Alexander Domínguez

Alexander Domínguez
Domínguez with Ecuador in 2015
Personal information
Full name Alexander Domínguez Carabalí[1]
Date of birth (1987-06-05) 5 June 1987 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 LDU Quito
Number 22
Youth career
2005 Esmeraldas Club
2006–2009 LDU Quito
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2016 LDU 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 3 (0)
2022– LDU Quito 43 (0)
International career‡
2011– Ecuador 71 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Domínguez and the second or maternal family name is Carabalí.

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

LDU Quito (2006-2016)

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)

On 22 June 2016, it was confirmed that Domínguez would be joining Monterrey.[5]

Club Atlético Colón (2017-2018)

Vélez Sarsfield (2018-2021)

Cerro Largo (2021-2022)

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)

LDU Quito (2023- )

International career

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

International

As of 21 November 2023[13]
Ecuador
Year Apps Goals
2011 1 0
2012 8 0
2013 8 0
2014 6 0
2015 11 0
2016 8 0
2018 5 0
2019 5 0
2020 4 0
2021 6 0
2022 6 0
2023 3 0
Total 71 0

Honours

L.D.U. Quito

Deportes Tolima

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Cerro Largo FC confirma fichaje del golero Alexander Domínguez". ElUniverso.com. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Alexander DOMINGUEZ". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  4. ^ Gruber, Alex (1 July 2014). "Forecasting the Future of the Ecuador National Football Team". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Alexander Domínguez fichó por el Monterrey del fútbol mexicano". 22 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Oficial: Alexander Domínguez será nuevo jugador de Cerro Largo". 20 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Alexander Domínguez debuta en empate de Cerro Largo". 13 September 2021.
  8. ^ "World Cup 2014: Antonio Valencia is named in Ecuador squad". BBC. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Switzerland 2-1 Ecuador". BBC Sport. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Eurosport". Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Mundial Brasil 2014: Alexander Domínguez brilló ante Francia". 25 June 2014.
  13. ^ Alexander Domínguez at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata

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