Omar Cummings

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Omar Cummings

Cummings with Colorado in 2010
Personal information
Full nameOmar Cummings
Date of birth (1982-07-13) 13 July 1982
Place of birthOld Harbour, Jamaica
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current clubHouston Dynamo
Number7
Youth career
2002–2003Rivoli United
2003–2004Cincinnati State College
2005–2006Cincinnati Bearcats
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2012Colorado Rapids148(39)
2013–Houston Dynamo11(0)
National team‡
2008–Jamaica35(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 7, 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 24, 2011

Omar Cummings (born 13 July 1982 in Old Harbour) is a Jamaican international footballer who plays professionally for the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer, as a forward.

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 Apri 30, 2010, in a game against Chicago Fire.

On December 22, 2012 Cummings was traded to Houston Dynamo in exchange for Nathan Sturgis and allocation money.[7]

International

Cummings made his international debut for Jamaica in July 2008.[2]

International goals

As of 30 March 2011[8]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competitions
1 November 9, 2008 Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town, Cayman Islands  Cayman Islands
0 – 1
0 – 2
 International Friendly
2 November 19, 2008 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica  Canada
3 – 0
3 – 0
 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 July 10, 2009 FIU Stadium, Miami, United States  El Salvador
0 – 1
0 – 1
 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4 September 7, 2010 Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States  Peru
1 – 1
2 – 1
 International Friendly
5 December 5, 2010 Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France, Martinique  Guadeloupe
1 – 1
1 – 1
 2010 Caribbean Championship
6 March 29, 2011 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  El Salvador
1 – 3
2 – 3
 International Friendly
7 September 2, 2011 Quito, Ecuador  Ecuador
1 – 4
2 – 5
 International Friendly

Honors

Personal

Cummings is the cousin of fellow soccer players Rafe Wolfe, Wolry Wolfe and Kemeel Wolfe.[citation needed]

See also

  • List of current MLS players

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". University of Cincinnati Athletics official website. Retrieved 1 January 2011. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Profile". Colorado Rapids official website. Retrieved 1 January 2011. 
  3. ↑ Joshua Mayer (6 September 2010). "Colorado's Omar Cummings named MLS Player of the Week". Seattle Times. Retrieved 1 January 2011. 
  4. ↑ German Sferra (27 December 2010). "Cummings to train with EPL's Aston Villa". Colorado Rapids official website. Retrieved 1 January 2011. 
  5. ↑ "Colorado Rapids striker Omar Cummings impresses Villa". BBC Sport. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011. 
  6. ↑ German Sferra (18 January 2011). "Work permit issues end Cummings' EPL stay". Colorado Rapids official website. Retrieved 18 January 2011. 
  7. ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/12/23/new-look-rapids-deal-veteran-cummings-dynamo
  8. ↑ RSSF – Jamaica International Matches Details 1998–2010

External links

Houston Dynamo – current squad
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