Jason Steven Cummings (born 1 August 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a striker for A league Men club Central coast Mariners . Born in Scotland, he represents the Australia national team, after previously representing Scotland at youth and senior international level. Cummings started his professional career with Hibernian, making 16 appearances and scoring twice in the 2013–14 season. He was their top goalscorer over each of the next three seasons, scoring more than 20 goals each season, making him the first player to achieve this feat for over 50 years. These goals helped Hibs win the

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and promotion in

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. He moved to Nottingham Forest in June 2017, but did not play regularly for their first team and was loaned to Rangers in January 2018,

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in July 2018 and Luton Town in January 2019. After a spell with

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, Cummings signed for

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in 2021 and with them he would once again gain promotion to the

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. In 2022 Cummings signed for Australian club

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. He made his first full international appearance for

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in November 2017, but subsequently made himself available for selection by Australia. Cummings made his first appearance for them in September 2022 and scoring.

Club career

Hibernian

Cummings grew up a Hearts fan and attended

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. He played for local boys team

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and then joined the Hearts

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. After struggling with injuries, Cummings was released by Hearts in 2012. After an impressive season with Hutchison Vale he was signed by Hibernian in the summer of 2013. Cummings made his debut senior appearance for Hibernian in a

match against

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in November 2013. Cummings scored his first career goals on 21 May 2014, netting twice as Hibernian won 2–0 against

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in the first leg of the promotion/relegation play-off. Hibs lost the return match 2–0 and Cummings missed the decisive kick in the

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, which resulted in Hibs being relegated to the

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. Cummings won the SPFL Young Player of the Month award for September 2014, after his two goals helped Hibs to beat Rangers in Glasgow. On 16 February 2016, Cummings became the first Hibs player to score in four consecutive Edinburgh derbies for 42 years after scoring the winner against Hearts in a

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, which ended goalless, although he later scored the winning kick in the penalty shoot-out. He then played the first 65 minutes of the

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, assisting

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' opening goal as Hibs won 3–2 against Rangers. During the 2016 close season, Cummings signed a new four-year contract with Hibs.

offered Hibs £1.2 million for Cummings in August 2016, but this proposal was rejected. He netted the winner in a 1–0 win

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on 10 March 2017, and in doing so became the first Hibernian player to score more than twenty goals in three successive seasons since

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between 1957 and 1961. On 15 April, Hibs clinched the title and achieved promotion back to the Scottish Premiership after beating Queen of the South 3–0 at Easter Road. Later that day, Cummings tweeted that they had fulfilled his promise to return the team to the top flight. Cummings was nominated by

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in their Young Player of the Year and Championship Player of the Year awards for 2016–17.

Nottingham Forest

Cummings signed a three-year contract with

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on 17 June 2017, moving for an undisclosed fee. As part of the deal Cummings former clubs Heart of Midlothian and

were awarded a solidarity fee, due to his youth development. He scored his first goal for Forest on his debut in a 2–1

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win against

on 8 August 2017.

Rangers (loan)

Cummings was loaned to

side Rangers in January 2018 for the rest of the season, with Rangers holding an option to make the transfer permanent. He made his competitive debut for the club on 24 January, in a 2–0 win against

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. Cummings was one of four players to make their first appearance for Rangers in that game. He scored his first goal for Rangers four days later, in a 2–1 win at Ross County. On 4 March, Cummings scored a hat-trick for Rangers in a Scottish Cup quarter-final against

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Peterborough United and Luton Town (loan)

On 13 July 2018, Cummings moved on a season-long loan to

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side

. After a strong start, scoring six goals in his first five league games, Cummings began to struggle for goals and his loan was terminated by Peterborough on 30 January 2019. Later that month, Cummings was loaned to League One leaders

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. He scored his first goal for Luton on 6 April 2019, coming on as a substitute against Blackpool, netting an equaliser in the 86th minute with the game finishing 2–2.

Shrewsbury Town

On 2 September 2019, it was announced that Cummings had signed for

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side

for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut for the club on 14 September, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for

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away at A.F.C. Wimbledon, and five minutes later, he scored the equaliser in a 1–1 draw. Cummings scored in wins against

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and

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, but minor injuries and illnesses over Christmas 2019 meant he was largely used as a substitute during January 2020. On 26 January 2020, Cummings came off the bench to net twice in a 2–2 draw with

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in the

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fourth round.

Dundee

On 28 January 2021, Cummings returned to Scotland to sign with

, on a deal until the summer of 2022. Despite only joining in January, Cummings would finish the season as Dundee's joint-top league scorer, and played an important role in helping the club win the Premiership play-offs and gaining promotion to the Premiership. On 31 July 2021, Cummings scored in

’s first game back in the

since the 2018–19 season in their 2–2 draw with St Mirren. In December 2021, Cummings was sent home from training after showing up unfit to train. Amid interest from

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side

, Cummings left Dundee in January 2022.

Central Coast Mariners

Cummings signed an 18-month contract with

in January 2022. He scored in his

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debut against

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on 30 January 2022.

International career

Scotland

Cummings played for the Scotland under-19 and under-21 teams. He received his first call-up to the senior

squad in November 2017, and made his first full international appearance in a friendly against the

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Australia

Cummings is of Australian descent through his mother Tracey who was born in

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, and is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Australia. In July 2019,

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manager

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said that he wanted Cummings to play for the Socceroos, which was still possible as he had only played two friendlies for Scotland. In September 2019, Cummings told ''The Sun'' newspaper he was considering switching from Scotland to Australia and had already spoken with Socceroos assistant manager Rene Meulensteen. Talks silenced for a while, however, when the

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struck. Cummings said in March 2021 that he hoped "Australia are still looking out for me, if I get the call I'll be over there in a heartbeat". In September 2022, Cummings was selected in the Australian squad to play two friendlies against

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. He made his debut and scored a

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as a second-half substitute in the second match, in Auckland. In November 2022, he was named in Australia's squad for the

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. Cummings made his World Cup debut in Australia's opening match against

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, coming on as a substitute in the 56th minute.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Hibernian *

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2015–16 *

: 2016–17 Luton Town *

: 2018–19 Dundee *

playoffs:

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Individual * SPFL Young Player of the Month (2): September 2014, April 2015 * Scottish Championship Player of the Month (2): October 2015, August 2016 *

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Team of the Year (2): 2015–16, 2016–17 * A-Leagues All Star:

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cummings, Jason 1995 births Living people Footballers from Edinburgh Australian soccer players Australia international soccer players Scottish footballers Scotland international footballers Scotland youth international footballers Scotland under-21 international footballers Scottish people of Australian descent Australian people of Scottish descent Scottish Professional Football League players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players People educated at Tynecastle High School English Football League players A-League Men players Association football forwards Dundee F.C. players Central Coast Mariners FC players Dual men's international footballers 2022 FIFA World Cup players

Club career

Hibernian

Nottingham Forest

Rangers (loan)

Peterborough United and Luton Town (loan)

Shrewsbury Town

Dundee

Central Coast Mariners

International career

Scotland

Australia

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

See also

References

External links