Mark Richard Cousins (born 9 January 1987) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League club Ebbsfleet United.
[7] While on loan with Yeading, Cousins faced Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup first round, with 80 league places separating the two sides.
He was brought on as a substitute for striker Kevin Lisbie after goalkeeper Dean Gerken was sent off for bringing down Kayode Odejayi in the penalty area during Colchester's 2–2 draw with Barnsley on 18 August 2007.
[11][12] Cousins started in three Football League Trophy games for Colchester during the 2008–09 season[13] and played in their 1–0 home defeat to Leyton Orient in the FA Cup on 8 November 2008.
[14] Cousins finally received his chance with regular first-team football with the arrival of new manager Paul Lambert in October 2008,[2] as he finished the season with 13 appearances in all competitions, featuring in an eight-game run in March and April 2009.
[20] Having started Colchester's first nine league games of the season, Cousins spent much of it as a back-up keeper who travelled to pomes but never made the substitutes bench.
[26] In June 2014, he signed for Football League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on a two-year deal after rejecting a new contract offer from Colchester.
[30] He suffered a severe injury in the opening minute of Bromley's 3–1 defeat to Yeovil Town on 28 September, and made his return to action on 8 February 2020 in a 2–2 draw with Solihull Moors.