Elias Gaspar Pelembe (born 13 November 1983 in

Maputo Maputo () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,088,449 (as of 2017) distributed ov ...

), also known simply as Domingues, is a Mozambican

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er who plays for

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and

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. His position is

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Club career

Domingues, as he is nicknamed, moved to South Africa in 2007 from Desportivo Maputo. He was considered

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's most influential player when they won the 2007–08 Premier Soccer League and was subsequently voted

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. During the summer of 2009, he was rumoured to be closing in on a move to one of Europe's bigger leagues as he had caught the eye of

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scouts following a string of impressive performers for club and national team. Eventually he was bought by big-spenders

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where he was handed a substantial wage. On 17 May 2017,

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were crowned 2016-17 Premier Soccer League Champions, following a 2–0 win over

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, beating his former club (

) in the title race. According to his coach,

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, Domingues was instrumental in that game. The win also meant he is now one of very few players to have won the

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title 4 times (with 3 different clubs), having also won 2 with

in 2007–08 Premier Soccer League and 2008–09 Premier Soccer League and 1 with

) in 2013–14 Premier Soccer League. Furthermore, the win also meant he successfully completed a League and Cup double, since

also won the

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title earlier in the season, with a 3–0 win over

at the

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, on 1 October 2016. He left Bidvest Wits at the end of the 2019–20 season. He joined

in a free agent transfer in February 2021.

International career

He is also an influential member of his country's national team, the Black Mambas. He is currently their top scorer between players that are still actively playing and their most capped player with over 100 caps.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Mamelodi Sundowns *

: 2013–14 *

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: 2014–15 ;SuperSport United *

: 2008–09 ;Bidvest Wits *

: 2016–17

References

External links

*
Bidvest Wits profile
* 1983 births Living people Footballers from Maputo Mozambican men's footballers 21st-century Mozambican sportsmen Mozambique men's international footballers GD Maputo players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players SuperSport United F.C. players Bidvest Wits F.C. players Polokwane City F.C. players Royal AM F.C. players Mozambican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Mozambican expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Men's association football midfielders Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players UD Songo players FIFA Men's Century Club {{Mozambique-footy-bio-stub