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[1]
Place of birth Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position 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 91 (0)
International career‡
2011–2024 Ecuador 77 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 July 2024
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.[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)

Domínguez 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- )

On 16 July 2022, Domínguez was announced at LDU Quito on a two and a half year contract.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11] Domínguez was selected in the 23 player Ecuador squad for the Copa América Centenario.[12] Domínguez was selected in the 23-man Ecuador squad for the 2019 Copa América.[13] Domínguez was selected in the 28 player Ecuador squad for the 2021 Copa América.[14]

In November 2022, Domínguez was named in Ecuador's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar.[15] 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.

Domínguez was called up to the final 26-man Ecuador squad for the 2024 Copa América.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
L.D.U. Quito 2006 Ecuadorian Serie A 1 0 — — — 1 0
2007 19 0 — — — 19 0
2008 14 0 — — — 14 0
2009 24 0 — 12 0 2 0 38 0
2010 38 0 — 0 0 1 0 39 0
2011 34 0 — 19 0 — 53 0
2012 45 0 — — 0 0 45 0
2013 39 0 — 2 0 — 41 0
2014 26 0 — — — 26 0
2015 39 0 — 6 0 — 45 0
2016 13 0 — 5 0 — 18 0
Total 292 0 — 44 0 3 0 339 0
Monterrey 2016–17 Liga MX 9 0 7 0 3 0 — 19 0
Colón 2017–18 Argentine Primera División 27 0 0 0 2 0 — 29 0
Vélez Sarsfield 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 12 0 1 0 — 0 0 13 0
2019–20 4 0 — 2 0 0 0 6 0
2020–21 2 0 — 3 0 — 5 0
2021 4 0 1 0 — — 5 0
Total 22 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 29 0
Cerro Largo 2021 Uruguayan Primera División 12 0 — — — 12 0
Deportes Tolima 2022 Categoría Primera A 9 0 2 0 7 0 — 18 0
L.D.U. Quito 2022 Ecuadorian Serie A 13 0 — — — 13 0
2023 27 0 — 14 0 — 41 0
2024 30 0 2 0 8 0 2 0 42 0
2025 21 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 27 0
Total 91 0 5 0 24 0 3 0 123 0
Career total 462 7 16 0 85 0 6 0 569 0

International

As of 4 July 2024[18]
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

L.D.U. Quito

Deportes Tolima

  • Superliga Colombiana (1) :2022

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" [Cerro Largo FC confirms signing of goalkeeper Alexander Domínguez]. ElUniverso.com. 5 September 2021. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Alexander Domínguez fichó por el Monterrey del fútbol mexicano" [Alexander Domínguez signed for Monterrey of Mexican football]. 22 June 2016. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Oficial: Alexander Domínguez será nuevo jugador de Cerro Largo" [Official: Alexander Dominguez will be a new Cerro Largo player]. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Alexander Domínguez debuta en empate de Cerro Largo" [Alexander Domínguez debuts in Cerro Largo draw]. 13 September 2021. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Liga de Quito concreta el regreso de Alexander Domínguez" [Liga de Quito confirms the return of Alexander Domínguez]. www.aficioncentral.com (in Spanish).
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Switzerland 2-1 Ecuador". BBC Sport. 15 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Teleamazonas Noticias, Deportes y Entretenimiento - Alexander Domínguez fue elegido como la figura del partido" [Teleamazonas News, Sports, and Entertainment - Alexander Domínguez was chosen as the man of the match]. www.teleamazonas.com (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
    "Dominguez : aussi bon qu'Ocha ou destinataire des passes des Bleus? - Le Buzz" [Dominguez: as good as Ochoa or recipient of the Blues' passes? - Le Buzz]. Le Buzz (in French). 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
    Bryan, Cristante (21 April 2023). "RR88". Retrieved 25 April 2026.
    "Mundial Brasil 2014: Alexander Domínguez brilló ante Francia" [Brazil 2014 World Cup: Alexander Domínguez shone against France]. Perú.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  12. ^ "PRE NÓMINA DE ECUADOR PARA LA COPA AMÉRICA CENTENARIO". Sitio Oficial de la Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  13. ^ "LOS 23 CONVOCADOS DE ECUADOR PARA COPA AMÉRICA DE BRASIL 2019". Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  14. ^ Ecuadorian Football Federation [@LaTri] (9 June 2021). "¡Y los convocados son! Estos son los elegidos por el DT #GustavoAlfaro para encarar un desafío continental: la @CopaAmerica" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Ecuador national football team [@LaTri] (14 November 2022). "Aquí están los 26 jugadores elegidos por el DT Gustavo Alfaro para jugar la Copa Mundial FIFA, estamos listos para hacer historia" [Here are the 26 players chosen by head coach Gustavo Alfaro to play the FIFA World Cup, we are ready to make history.] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ Redacción (30 May 2024). "Ecuador presenta lista oficial para la Copa América: Gonzalo Plata y Robert Arboleda quedaron relegados" [Ecuador presents official roster for Copa America: Gonzalo Plata and Robert Arboleda left off the list]. El Universo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  17. ^ Alexander Domínguez at Soccerway
  18. ^ Alexander Domínguez at National-Football-Teams.com
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