Dean Cummings (born 30 March 1993) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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for Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale. Cummings has previously played for

Falkirk Falkirk ( ; ; ) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a resident population of 32,422 at the ...

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, Tynecastle and Edinburgh City.

Career

Cummings Joined Livingston in July 2008 from

becoming a member of Livingston's under 19 squad. The youth side reached the 2010 SFL Youth Cup final with Cummings scoring the opening goal with the match resulting in a 2–1 defeat to

Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland and currently plays in the . Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not ...

. During the tournament Cummings helped set a club record by scoring four goals in a 14–0 victory against

Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the , the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is The Honest Men, fro ...

. The following year the under-19 side won the league securing the title with a 10–0 victory against Stranaer. He signed a new two-year contract in April 2011 extending his stay until May 2013 and made his first team debut on 12 November 2011 as a substitute against

Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, who currently compete in . They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilto ...

. On 25 February 2012, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 defeat to Ayr United. After spells with Tynecastle and Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale, Cummings signed for recently promoted

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side Edinburgh City in June 2016. Cummings spent a season with Edinburgh City, before returning to Lothian Thistle for the 2017–18 season.

Career statistics

Personal life

Dean is the older brother of fellow professional footballer,

Jason Cummings Jason Steven Cummings (born 1 August 1995) is a professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan. Born in Scotland, he represents the Australia national team, after previously representing Scotland at ...

, who, like his brother also played for Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cummings, Dean 1993 births Living people Falkirk F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale F.C. players Edinburgh City F.C. players Scottish Football League players National Premier Leagues players Sorrento FC players Men's association football midfielders Scottish men's footballers Stirling Macedonia FC players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen