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

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player who plays as a striker for

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club Mohun Bagan. 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 goal scorer 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

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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

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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

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club

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, winning the league in 2022–23 and receiving the Joe Marston Medal for player of the match in the

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, having scored a

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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 was then selected in their

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squad.

Club career

Hibernian

Cummings grew up a Hearts fan and attended Tynecastle High School. He played for local boys team Hutchison Vale and then joined the Hearts youth program. 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 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 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

, assisting Anthony Stokes' opening goal as Hibs won 3–2 against Rangers. During the 2016 close season, Cummings signed a new four-year contract with Hibs. Peterborough United offered Hibs £1.2 million for Cummings in August 2016, but this proposal was rejected. He netted the winner in a 1–0 win Tannadice 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 PFA Scotland 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

on 17 June 2017, moving for an undisclosed fee. As part of the deal Cummings former clubs Heart of Midlothian and Hutchison Vale 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 Peterborough United. In September 2018, Cummings was seen on video destroying his flat; chairman

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called the behaviour "daft" and said that it had been dealt with by the club, and manager Steve Evans told the media that it had been caused by the end of a relationship. 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

. 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 League One side

for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut for the club on 14 September, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Daniel Udoh away at A.F.C. Wimbledon, and five minutes later, he scored the equaliser in a 1–1 draw. Cummings scored in wins against Southend United 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

debut against

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on 30 January 2022.

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rejected an application from the Mariners to allow Cummings to play in the 2021 FFA Cup final, which Cummings was ineligibile for as he was signed after the 2021 FFA Cup semifinals. Cummings finished the 2021–22 A-League Men season with ten goals from 21 appearances after joining the competition mid-season. Cummings would have a very successful stint with the Mariners over two seasons, culminating in scoring a hat-trick in a 6–1 victory over Melbourne City in the 2023 A-League Men Grand Final, with Cummings receiving the Joe Marston Medal as the Grand Final's player of the match. In the Championship winning season, Cummings broke the record for most league goals in a season for the Mariners, having scored 20 goals, and was named in the PFA A-League Team of the Season. Cummings departed the Mariners after the Grand Final win, with the club describing him as a "legend".

Mohun Bagan

In June 2023, Cummings joined

club Mohun Bagan following his departure from the Central Coast Mariners. Cummings made his debut in the

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, coming on as a second-half substitute in the

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against

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which ended in a 1–0 loss for which he was heavily criticised for missing chances. He scored his first goal on his full debut against Machhindra F.C. at AFC Cup preliminary round 2 in a 3–1 win. He scored again in next match this time by a penalty in a 3–1 win over

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in AFC Cup Play-off round. Cummings won his first silverware with Mohun Bagan in a

win in the final of the 2023 Durand Cup Cummings made his league debut on 23 September, scoring a goal in their 3–1 win over newly promoted club

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. Mohun Bagan would win the League Shield at the end of the regular season. On 7 March 2025, Mohun Bagan lifted the ISL League Shield as regular season champions, with Stewart scoring at the end of the victory over

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in the final game of the season. On 12 April, Cummings scored a penalty in the Indian Super League final and lifted the trophy after defeating

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in extra time.

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 penalty 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

;International goals ''Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Hibernian *

: 2016–17 *

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

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runner-up: 2015-16 Luton Town *

: 2018–19 Dundee * Scottish Premiership play-offs: 2020–21 Central Coast Mariners * A-League Men Championship: 2022–23 Mohun Bagan * Indian Super League Shield: 2023–24, 2024–25 * ISL Cup: 2024–25; runner-up: 2023–24 *

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; runner-up:

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Individual * SPFL Young Player of the Month: September 2014, April 2015 * Scottish Championship Player of the Month: October 2015, August 2016 * PFA Scotland

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

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* PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2022–23 * Joe Marston Medal:

* Indian Super League Team of the Season: 2024–25

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cummings, Jason 1995 births Living people Footballers from Edinburgh Australian men's soccer players Australia men's international soccer players Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers Scotland men's youth international footballers Scotland men's 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 Dundee F.C. players Central Coast Mariners FC players Mohun Bagan Super Giant players People educated at Tynecastle High School English Football League players A-League Men players A-League Men All-Stars Men's association football forwards Dual internationalists (men's football) 2022 FIFA World Cup players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen 21st-century Australian sportsmen