Alexander Domínguez
 Domínguez with Ecuador in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Domínguez Carabalí[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | L.D.U. Quito | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005 | Esmeraldas Club | ||
| 2006–2009 | L.D.U. Quito | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2016 | L.D.U. Quito | 292 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Monterrey | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Colón (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Vélez Sarsfield | 29 | (0) |
| 2021 | Cerro Largo | 13 | (0) |
| 2022 | Deportes Tolima | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | L.D.U. Quito | 50 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | Ecuador | 77 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 July 2024 | |||
Alexander Domínguez Carabalí (born 5 June 1987) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ecuadorian Serie A club LDU Quito and the Ecuador national team.[2]
Club career
[edit]LDU Quito (2006-2016)
[edit]Domínguez played for L.D.U. Quito from 2006 to 2016, taking over the starting spot from José Francisco Cevallos. He won two Ecuadorian Serie A titles, the 2009 Copa Sudamericana, the 2009 Recopa Sudamericana and the 2010 Recopa Sudamericana.[3]
Domínguez is one of the top 300 goalkeepers in the world, the third highest ranked Ecuadorian, and the highest ranked active Ecuadorian in terms of time spent without conceding a goal. From 2 September 2007 to 28 October 2007, he went 719 minutes without conceding a goal. He is nicknamed "Dida", after the Brazilian keeper of the same name.[4]
Clúb de Fútbol Monterrey (2016-2017)
[edit]On 22 June 2016, it was confirmed that Domínguez would be joining Monterrey.[5]
Club Atlético Colón (2017-2018)
[edit]Vélez Sarsfield (2018-2021)
[edit]Cerro Largo (2021-2022)
[edit]Dominguez joined Uruguayan club Cerro Largo as a free agent on 20 August 2021.[6] He played his first league match on 13 September 2021.[7]
Deportes Tolima (2022)
[edit]LDU Quito (2023- )
[edit]International career
[edit]Domínguez is a former Ecuadorian youth international, who represented the country at the 2007 South American U-20 Championship.[3]
Domínguez received his first call-ups for the senior Ecuador national football team in May 2010 for friendlies against Mexico and South Korea. However, he remained an unused substitute. Because of club-related commitments, he would not receive another call-up until February 2011 for a friendly against Honduras. Again, he was an unused substitute. Manager Reinaldo Rueda finally gave Domínguez his first cap on 26 March 2011 in a 2–0 friendly defeat to Colombia.[3] At the 2011 Copa América, he served as back-up to Marcelo Elizaga.
He established himself as Ecuador's first choice goalkeeper during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, making 12 appearances for La Tri.[3]
In June 2014, Domínguez was named in Ecuador's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[8] On 15 June, he made his FIFA World Cup debut in a 2–1 defeat to Switzerland at the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha in Brasília.[9]
On 25 June 2014, Domínguez was named Man of the Match vs. France in Ecuador's final match at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Domínguez kept a clean sheet and stopped shots from the likes of Karim Benzema, Paul Pogba, and Olivier Giroud.[10][11][12]
In November 2022, Domínguez was named in Ecuador's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar. He played a fundamental role in the harmonization of the group of players, and was a substitute for all three group stages matches against, Qatar, Netherlands and Senegal.
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of 4 July 2024[13]
| Ecuador | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 77 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]L.D.U. Quito
- Serie A (2): 2007, 2010, 2023
- Recopa Sudamericana (2): 2009, 2010
- Copa Sudamericana (2): 2009, 2023
Deportes Tolima
- Superliga Colombiana (1) :2022
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Ecuador" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Cerro Largo FC confirma fichaje del golero Alexander Domínguez". ElUniverso.com. 5 September 2021. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Alexander DOMINGUEZ". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ Gruber, Alex (1 July 2014). "Forecasting the Future of the Ecuador National Football Team". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Alexander Domínguez fichó por el Monterrey del fútbol mexicano". 22 June 2016. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Oficial: Alexander Domínguez será nuevo jugador de Cerro Largo". 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Alexander Domínguez debuta en empate de Cerro Largo". 13 September 2021. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "World Cup 2014: Antonio Valencia is named in Ecuador squad". BBC. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Switzerland 2-1 Ecuador". BBC Sport. 15 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "Teleamazonas Noticias, Deportes y Entretenimiento - Alexander Domínguez fue elegido como la figura del partido". Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Eurosport". Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Mundial Brasil 2014: Alexander Domínguez brilló ante Francia". 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ Alexander Domínguez at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]
- Domínguez's FEF player card (in Spanish)
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Copa Sudamericana–winning players
- Ecuadorian men's footballers
- Ecuador men's international footballers
- L.D.U. Quito footballers
- C.F. Monterrey players
- Club Atlético Colón footballers
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Liga MX players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- 2011 Copa América players
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players
- 2015 Copa América players
- Copa América Centenario players
- 2019 Copa América players
- 2021 Copa América players
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- 2024 Copa América players
- Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- People from Esmeraldas Province