Jason Steven Cummings was born on 1 August 1995 and is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for A-League Men club Central Coast Mariners.
32 Facts About Jason Cummings
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Jason Cummings 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.
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Jason Cummings moved to Nottingham Forest in June 2017, but did not play regularly for their first team and was loaned to Rangers in January 2018, Peterborough United in July 2018 and Luton Town in January 2019.
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In 2022 Jason Cummings signed for Australian club Central Coast Mariners.
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Jason Cummings made his first full international appearance for Scotland in November 2017, but subsequently made himself available for selection by Australia.
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Jason Cummings made his first appearance for them in September 2022, and was then selected in their 2022 World Cup squad.
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Jason Cummings grew up a Hearts fan and attended Tynecastle High School.
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Jason Cummings played for local boys team Hutchison Vale and then joined the Hearts youth program.
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Jason Cummings made his debut senior appearance for Hibernian in a Scottish Premiership match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in November 2013.
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Jason Cummings won the SPFL Young Player of the Month award for September 2014, after his two goals helped Hibs to beat Rangers in Glasgow.
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On 16 February 2016, Jason Cummings became the first Hibs player to score in four consecutive Edinburgh derbies for 42 years after scoring the winner against Hearts in a Scottish Cup 4th round replay.
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On 16 April 2016, Jason Cummings missed a penalty kick with a Panenka attempt in the Scottish Cup semi-final against Dundee United, which ended goalless, although he later scored the winning kick in the penalty shoot-out.
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Later that day, Jason Cummings tweeted that they had fulfilled his promise to return the team to the top flight.
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Jason Cummings signed a three-year contract with Nottingham Forest on 17 June 2017, moving for an undisclosed fee.
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Jason Cummings was loaned to Scottish Premiership side Rangers in January 2018 for the rest of the season, with Rangers holding an option to make the transfer permanent.
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Jason Cummings was one of four players to make their first appearance for Rangers in that game.
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On 13 July 2018, Jason Cummings moved on a season-long loan to EFL League One side Peterborough United.
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Later that month, Jason Cummings was loaned to League One leaders Luton Town.
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On 2 September 2019, it was announced that Jason Cummings had signed for League One side Shrewsbury Town for an undisclosed fee.
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Jason Cummings scored in wins against Southend United and Sunderland, but minor injuries and illnesses over Christmas 2019 meant he was largely used as a substitute during January 2020.
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On 28 January 2021, Jason Cummings returned to Scotland to sign with Dundee, on a deal until the summer of 2022.
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In December 2021, Jason Cummings was sent home from training after showing up unfit to train.
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Amid interest from A-League side Central Coast Mariners, Jason Cummings left Dundee in January 2022.
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Jason Cummings signed an 18-month contract with Central Coast Mariners in January 2022.
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Jason Cummings scored in his A-League Men debut against Sydney FC on 30 January 2022.
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Jason Cummings received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad in November 2017, and made his first full international appearance in a friendly against the Netherlands.
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Jason Cummings is of Australian descent through his mother Tracey who was born in Perth, and is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Australia.
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In September 2019, Jason Cummings told The Sun newspaper he was considering switching from Scotland to Australia and had already spoken with Socceroos assistant manager Rene Meulensteen.
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Jason 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".
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In September 2022, Jason Cummings was selected in the Australian squad to play two friendlies against New Zealand.
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Jason Cummings made his debut and scored a penalty as a second-half substitute in the second match, in Auckland.
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Jason Cummings made his World Cup debut in Australia's opening match against France, coming on as a substitute in the 56th minute.