Dean Cornelius

Dean Cornelius

Personal information
Full name	Dean Cornelius
Date of birth	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ross County
Number	8
Youth career
	Hibernian
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2023	Motherwell	46	(2)
2023–2025	Harrogate Town	74	(3)
2025–	Ross County	14	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:36, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

Dean Cornelius (born 11 April 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Ross County. Cornelius started his career at Motherwell before moving to Harrogate Town.

Club career

Cornelius signed for Motherwell in the summer of 2018 from Hibernian. ^[1] He made his debut as a substitute in Motherwell's 3–2 victory at home to Livingston on 18 May 2019. ^[2]

In June 2021, he signed a new two-year contract with Motherwell. ^[3] He made his first start for the club on 14 July 2021, in a 1–0 win away to Queen's Park in the Scottish League Cup group stage. ^[4] On 18 December 2021, Cornelius scored in his first Motherwell league start in a 2–0 home win against St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership. ^[5]

On 31 May 2023, Motherwell announced that they had offered Cornelius a new contract, with his current deal expiring. ^[6] On 22 June 2023, Harrogate Town announced the signing of Cornelius to a two-year contract. ^[7]

On 8 May 2025, the club announced the player would be released in June when his contract expired. ^[8] On 23 June 2025 Cornelius joined Scottish Championship club Ross County on a two-year deal. ^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 December 2025 ^[10]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Motherwell	2018–19 [11]	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2019–20 [12]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21 [13]	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2021–22 [14]	Scottish Premiership	12	2	2	0	3	0	—		17	2
	2022–23 [15]	Scottish Premiership	32	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	34	2
	Total		46	2	3	0	4	0	0	0	53	2
Harrogate Town	2023–24 [16]	League Two	39	2	2	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	43	2
	2024–25 [17]	League Two	35	1	3	1	1	0	3 [a]	0	42	2
	Total		74	3	5	1	2	0	4	0	85	4
Ross County	2025–26 [18]	Scottish Championship	14	0	1	0	4	0	1 [b]	0	20	0
Career total			134	5	9	1	10	0	5	0	158	8

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
2. Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup.

References

1. "Dean Cornelius". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
2. "Motherwell end season with win over Livingston". Motherwell F.C. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
3. Robertson, Euan (1 June 2021). "Motherwell duo agree new two-year contract extensions". Daily Record. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
4. "QUEEN'S PARK 0–1 MOTHERWELL". motherwellfc.co.uk. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
5. Herrall, Jack (18 December 2021). "Motherwell 2–0 St Johnstone". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
6. "END OF 2022/23 SQUAD UPDATE". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
7. "Motherwell midfielder Dean Cornelius Signs". harrogatetownafc.com. Harrogate Town A.F.C. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
8. "Harrogate Town release five players at the end of 2024-25 League Two season". BBC Sport. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
9. "Dean Cornelius joins the Staggies". Ross County FC. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
10. Dean Cornelius at Soccerway
11. "Games played by Dean Cornelius in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
12. "Games played by Dean Cornelius in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
13. "Games played by Dean Cornelius in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
14. "Games played by Dean Cornelius in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
15. "Games played by Dean Cornelius in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
16. "Games played by Dean Cornelius in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
17. "Games played by Dean Cornelius in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
18. "Games played by Dean Cornelius in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2025.