Omar Cummings
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Cummings with Colorado in 2010
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| Full name | Omar Cummings | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Old Harbour, Jamaica | ||
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| Position(s) | Forward | ||
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Current team
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FC Cincinnati | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Rivoli United | ||
| 2003–2004 | Cincinnati State College | ||
| 2005–2006 | Cincinnati Bearcats | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Colorado Rapids | 148 | (39) |
| 2013–2014 | Houston Dynamo | 37 | (3) |
| 2015 | San Antonio Scorpions | 29 | (10) |
| 2016– | FC Cincinnati | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2012 | Jamaica | 35 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 October 2011 |
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Omar Cummings (born 13 July 1982) is a Jamaican international footballer who plays for FC Cincinnati in the United Soccer League.
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Career
Youth and amateur
Cummings attended Jonathan Grant High School, Cincinnati State College and the University of Cincinnati, where he majored in criminal justice.[1]
Professional
Cummings was selected by the Colorado Rapids in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft as a Round 3, number 31 overall pick.[2] On 4 September 2010, Cummings scored two goals to help the Rapids to a 3–0 victory over Chivas USA at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. The performance led to him being voted as Major League Soccer Player of the Week for Week 23 of the MLS season by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR).[3] On 27 December 2010, it was announced that the Colorado Rapids had granted Cummings permission to trial with English Premier League club Aston Villa.[4] On 17 January 2011, Aston Villa manager Gérard Houllier announced that Cummings had impressed on the trial.[5] Due to work permit issues, a deal did not proceed.[6]
Having returned to play for Colorado again in 2010, Cummings made his 100th MLS appearance for the Rapids on 30 April 2010, in a game against Chicago Fire.
On 22 December 2012 Cummings was traded to Houston Dynamo in exchange for Nathan Sturgis and allocation money.[7] He remained with Houston for two years.
In 2015, Cummings signed with San Antonio Scorpions of the North American Soccer League.[8] He enjoyed a successful season, scoring 10 goals in 29 matches.
On 21 January 2016, Cummings signed with expansion side FC Cincinnati of the United Soccer League.[9]
International
Cummings made his international debut for Jamaica in July 2008.[2]
International goals
- As of 30 March 2011[10]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competitions |
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| 1 | 9 November 2008 | Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town, Cayman Islands |  Cayman Islands |
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| 2 | 19 November 2008 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica |  Canada |
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| 3 | 10 July 2009 | FIU Stadium, Miami, United States |  El Salvador |
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2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 4 | 7 September 2010 | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States |  Peru |
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International Friendly |
| 5 | 5 December 2010 | Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France, Martinique |  Guadeloupe |
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2010 Caribbean Championship |
| 6 | 29 March 2011 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | El Salvador |
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International Friendly |
| 7 | 2 September 2011 | Quito, Ecuador |  Ecuador |
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Personal
Cummings is the cousin of fellow soccer players Rafe Wolfe, Wolry Wolfe and Kemeel Wolfe.[citation needed]
Cummings holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[11]
References
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- MLS player profile
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- ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/12/23/new-look-rapids-deal-veteran-cummings-dynamo
- ↑ http://mlsmultiplex.com/2015/03/27/san-antonio-scorpions-sign-omar-cummings/
- ↑ https://www.fccincinnati.com/%EF%BB%BF-fc-cincinnati-signs-six-more-players/
- ↑ RSSF – Jamaica International Matches Details 1998–2010
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- Pages with reference errors
- Use Jamaican English from June 2015
- All Wikipedia articles written in Jamaican English
- Pages with broken file links
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- Articles with unsourced statements from January 2011
- Use dmy dates from March 2011
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Jamaican footballers
- Jamaica international footballers
- Cincinnati Bearcats men's soccer players
- Colorado Rapids players
- Houston Dynamo players
- San Antonio Scorpions players
- FC Cincinnati players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Association football forwards
- People from Saint Catherine Parish
- Major League Soccer players
- Major League Soccer All-Stars
- North American Soccer League players
- United Soccer League players
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Jamaican expatriates in the United States
- Jamaican expatriate footballers
- Colorado Rapids draft picks
