Dean Cornelius (born 11 April 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for

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club

Harrogate Town Harrogate Town A.F.C. is a professional association football club in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed the Sulphurites, due to the ...

, as a midfielder.

Club career

Cornelius signed for

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

in the summer of 2018 from Hibernian. He made his debut as a substitute in Motherwell's 3–2 victory at home to

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on 18 May 2019. In June 2021, he signed a new two-year contract with Motherwell. He made his first start for the club on 14 July 2021, in a 1–0 win away to Queen's Park in the Scottish League Cup group stage. On 18 December 2021, Cornelius scored in his first

league start in a 2–0 home win against

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in the Scottish Premiership. On 31 May 2023, Motherwell announced that they had offered Cornelius a new contract, with his current deal expiring. On 22 June 2023,

announced the signing of Cornelius to a two-year contract.

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References

2001 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Motherwell F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Footballers from Bellshill Harrogate Town A.F.C. players {{scotland-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub