Jamie Cumming

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Jamie Cumming
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Personal information
Full name James Andrew Cumming[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-04) 4 September 1999 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Winchester, England[2]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Gillingham
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 1
Youth career
2008–2018 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Chelsea 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Stevenage (loan) 41 (0)
2021– → Gillingham (loan) 20 (0)
National team
2016 England U17 2 (0)
2018 England U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:44, 27 November 2021 (UTC)

James Andrew Cumming (born 4 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Gillingham, on loan from Chelsea.

Club career[]

Chelsea[]

Cumming joined Chelsea at the age of eight, enrolling in the club's development programme.[4] He progressed through the various age groups at Chelsea and became the under-17 team's first-choice goalkeeper at the start of the 2017–18 season.[4] That season, he played twice for the club's under-21 team in the EFL Trophy, making his debut in a 2–2 draw away to Plymouth Argyle on 15 August 2017.[3][5] Cumming also featured regularly for the club's under-19 team that season; saving three penalties in the club's UEFA Youth League semi-final penalty shoot-out victory over Porto on 20 April 2018.[6] He signed a professional contract with Chelsea in November 2018, keeping him contracted to the club until the end of the 2020–21 season.[4] Cumming played eleven times for the under-21 team in EFL Trophy matches over the next three seasons.[3][7][8] Cumming was named on the substitute's bench for Chelsea's 4–1 UEFA Europa League Final victory over Arsenal in Baku on 29 May 2019.[9]

Loan to Stevenage[]

Having not made any first-team appearances for Chelsea, Cumming joined League Two club Stevenage on a season-long loan agreement on 17 August 2020.[10] He made his professional debut for Stevenage in a 3–3 draw with Portsmouth in the EFL Cup on 29 August 2020.[11] The match went to a penalty shoot-out, which Stevenage lost 3–1.[11] He made his league debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Barrow on 12 September 2020.[12] Cumming made 47 appearances in all competitions for the Hertfordshire club during the 2020–21 season, registering 18 clean sheets, as Stevenage ended the campaign with the third best defensive record in League Two.[13]

Loan to Gillingham[]

Cumming signed for League One club Gillingham on a season-long loan on 26 July 2021.[14] He debuted for Gillingham in the club's 1–1 home draw with Lincoln City on the opening day of the 2021–22 season.[15]

International career[]

Cumming was called up to represent the England under-17 team for the 2016 UEFA European under-17 Championship Elite qualifying round matches in March 2016.[3] He played in the last two group matches as England qualified for the final tournament.[3][16][17] He also earned one cap for the England under-19 team, playing in a 2–0 defeat to Macedonia in a UEFA European under-19 qualifying match on 27 March 2018.[3][18]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 27 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea U21 2017–18[5] — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2018–19[7] — — — 5[a] 0 5 0
2019–20[7] — — — 4[a] 0 4 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 11 0
Stevenage (loan) 2020–21[13] League Two 41 0 3 0 1 0 2[a] 0 47 0
Gillingham (loan) 2021–22[15] League One 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Career total 61 0 3 0 1 0 13 0 78 0
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours[]

Chelsea

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Stevenage" (PDF). English Football League. p. 66. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Soccerbase – Jamie Cumming". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Soccerway – Jamie Cumming". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Chelsea – Jamie Cumming". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Games played by Jamie Cumming in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Chelsea beat Porto on penalties to reach UEFA Youth League final". ESPN. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Games played by Jamie Cumming in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Games played by Jamie Cumming in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Chelsea 4–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Jamie Cumming: Stevenage sign Chelsea goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Stevenage 3–3 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Barrow 1–1 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Games played by Jamie Cumming in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Gills sign Chelsea's Cumming on loan". BBC Sport. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Jamie Cumming in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  16. ^ "England U17 1–0 Finland U17". Soccerway. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Ukraine U17 1–1 England U17". Soccerway. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  18. ^ "England U19 0–2 Macedonia U19". Soccerway. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  19. ^ "2018/19, Final: Chelsea 4–1 Arsenal: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

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