Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 April 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
Youth career | |||
Celtic | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2025 | Celtic B | 57 | (38) |
2025 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
2025– | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023 | Scotland U17 | 3 | (1) |
2024 | Scotland U19 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:10, 1 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024 |
Daniel Cummings (born 14 April 2006) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club West Ham United
Glasgow born, [1] Cummings is a youth product of Celtic, where he first was a standout in the youth teams. [2]
During the 2022–23 season he made his breakthrough in the Lowland League Celtic B team, where he established himself as a prolific goalscorer the following season. [2] In May 2023, he scored the decider in a 6–5 win against Rangers in the Scottish Youth Cup final. [3]
He started the 2024–25 season averaging more than a goal per game with the B team [4] and also standing in the Youth League, as he scored a brace to open the score against Slovan Bratislava, helping his team to a 4–0 opening win in the competition. [5] [6]
On 29 January 2025, Cummings made his competitive debut for Celtic in the UEFA Champions League against Aston Villa when he came on as 79th minute substitute for Adam Idah. [7] [8]
On 1 July 2025, Premier League club West Ham United announced the signing of Cummings on a long–term deal. [9]
Cummings is a youth international for Scotland, [6] having played for the under-17 team in 2023, as he helped them qualify for the 2023 European Championship. [10]