Dean Cornelius

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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 5ft 9in (176cm)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Harrogate Town
Number 8
Youth career
Hibernian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2023 Motherwell 46 (2)
2023– Harrogate Town 74 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:36, 19 April 2025 (UTC)

Dean Cornelius (born 11 April 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Harrogate Town.

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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]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 April 2025 [9]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Motherwell 2018–19 [10] Scottish Premiership 10000010
2019–20 [11] Scottish Premiership00000000
2020–21 [12] Scottish Premiership1000000010
2021–22 [13] Scottish Premiership1222030172
2022–23 [14] Scottish Premiership320101000342
Total462304000532
Harrogate Town 2023–24 [15] League Two 39220101 [a] 0432
2024–25 League Two 35131103 [a] 0422
Career total12058160401388

Notes

  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

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 at Soccerway
  10. "Games played by Dean Cornelius in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  11. "Games played by Dean Cornelius in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  12. "Games played by Dean Cornelius in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  13. "Games played by Dean Cornelius in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  14. "Games played by Dean Cornelius in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  15. "Games played by Dean Cornelius in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2023.