Alexander Domínguez Carabalí (born 5 June 1987) is an Ecuadorian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Ecuadorian Serie A The Liga Pro Betcris, simply known as the Liga Pro, or the Serie A, is a professional football league in Ecuador. At the top of the Ecuadorian football league system, it is the country's premier football competition. Contested by sixteen clubs, i ...

club

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and the Ecuador national team.

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

titles, the

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, the 2009 Recopa Sudamericana and the 2010 Recopa Sudamericana. 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.

Clúb de Fútbol Monterrey (2016-2017)

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

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. He played his first league match on 13 September 2021.

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. Domínguez received his first call-ups for the senior

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in May 2010 for friendlies against

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and

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. 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

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on 26 March 2011 in a 2–0 friendly defeat to Colombia. 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''. In June 2014, Domínguez was named in Ecuador's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. On 15 June, he made his

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debut in a 2–1 defeat to Switzerland at the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha in

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. On 25 June 2014, Domínguez was named

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vs.

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in Ecuador's final match at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Domínguez kept a clean sheet and stopped shots from the likes of

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, and

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. 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

Honours

L.D.U. Quito *

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(2): 2007, 2010 * Recopa Sudamericana (2): 2009, 2010 * Copa Sudamericana (2): 2009,

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Deportes Tolima * Superliga Colombiana (1) :

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References

External links

Domínguez's FEF player card
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dominguez, Alexander 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 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 2022 FIFA World Cup players