Alexander Domínguez
Ecuadorian footballer (born 1987)
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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]
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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 | 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 July 2024 | |||
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][12][13]
Domínguez was selected in the 23 player Ecuador squad for the Copa América Centenario.[14]
Domínguez was selected in the 23-man Ecuador squad for the 2019 Copa América.[15]
Domínguez was selected in the 28 player Ecuador squad for the 2021 Copa América.[16]
In November 2022, Domínguez was named in Ecuador's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar.[17] He played a fundamental role in the harmonization of the group of players[citation needed], 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.[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 November 2024[19]
| 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[20]
| 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
- Copa Sudamericana (2): 2009, 2023
- Recopa Sudamericana (2): 2009, 2010
- Serie A (4): 2007, 2010, 2023, 2024
- Supercopa Ecuador (1): 2025
Deportes Tolima
- Superliga Colombiana (1) :2022
