Jason Cummings

Jason Steven Cummings (born 1 August 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan.

In 2022 Cummings signed for A-League Men club Central Coast Mariners, winning the league in 2022–23 and receiving the Joe Marston Medal for player of the match in the final, having scored a hat-trick.

[3] Cummings made his debut senior appearance for Hibernian in a Scottish Premiership match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in November 2013.

[7][8][9] Cummings won the SPFL Young Player of the Month award for September 2014, after his two goals helped Hibs to beat Rangers in Glasgow.

[15] 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 Joe Baker between 1957 and 1961.

[16] 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.

[20] As part of the deal Cummings former clubs Heart of Midlothian and Hutchison Vale were awarded a solidarity fee, due to his youth development.

[28] In September 2018, Cummings was seen on video destroying his flat; chairman Darragh MacAnthony called the behaviour "daft" and said that it had been dealt with by the club,[29] and manager Steve Evans told the media that it had been caused by the end of a relationship.

[35] Cummings scored in wins against Southend United[36] and Sunderland,[37] but minor injuries and illnesses over Christmas 2019 meant he was largely used as a substitute during January 2020.

[41] On 31 July 2021, Cummings scored in Dundee's first game back in the Scottish Premiership since the 2018–19 season in their 2–2 draw with St Mirren.

[48] In June 2023, Cummings joined Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan following his departure from the Central Coast Mariners.

[51] Cummings made his debut in the Durand Cup, coming on as a second-half substitute in the Kolkata Derby against East Bengal which ended in a 1–0 loss for which he was heavily criticised for missing chances.

He received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad in November 2017,[58] and made his first full international appearance in a friendly against the Netherlands.

[59] Cummings is of Australian descent through his mother Tracey who was born in Perth,[60] and is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Australia.

[62][63][64] 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.