Jamie Cumming

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Jamie Cumming
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Cumming with Chelsea U21 in 2017
Personal information
Full name James Andrew Cumming [1]
Date of birth (1999-09-04) 4 September 1999 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Winchester, England [2]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [3]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Oxford United
Number 1
Youth career
2008–2020 Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2024 Chelsea 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Stevenage (loan) 41 (0)
2021–2022 → Gillingham (loan) 22 (0)
2022 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 21 (0)
2022–2023 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 46 (0)
2024 → Oxford United (loan) 20 (0)
2024– Oxford United 58 (0)
International career
2016 England U17 2 (0)
2018 England U19 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:19, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

James Andrew Cumming (born 4 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Oxford United.

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A product of the Chelsea academy, Cumming signed his first professional contract with the club in 2018. He spent the 2020–21 season on loan at Stevenage, his first season of regular first-team football. After a loan spell at Gillingham during the first half of the 2021–22 season, he joined Milton Keynes Dons in January 2022, making 77 appearances across two loan spells. Cumming joined Oxford United on loan in January 2024, helping the club achieve promotion to the Championship via the play-offs before signing permanently in June 2024.

Club career

Chelsea

Cumming joined Chelsea at the age of eight, progressing through the club's academy system to become first-choice goalkeeper for the under-17 team in 2017–18. [3] That season, he made two EFL Trophy appearances for the under-21s and featured regularly in the UEFA Youth League, [4] [5] saving three penalties in a semi-final penalty shoot-out win against Porto. [6] He signed his first professional contract with Chelsea in November 2018, keeping him contracted to the club until the end of the 2020–21 season. [3] Cumming went on to make 11 EFL Trophy appearances over the following three seasons. [4] [7] [8] He was named on the substitutes' bench in Chelsea's 4–1 UEFA Europa League Final victory over Arsenal in Baku on 29 May 2019. [9]

Loan spells

Cumming joined League Two club Stevenage on a season-long loan on 17 August 2020, marking his first spell of senior football. [10] He made his professional debut in a 3–3 EFL Cup draw with Portsmouth on 29 August 2020, [11] which Stevenage lost 3–1 on penalties, [11] and made his league debut in a 1–1 draw with Barrow on 12 September 2020. [12] He went on to make 47 appearances in all competitions, registering 18 clean sheets as Stevenage finished the season with the third-best defensive record in League Two. [13]

Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Cumming joined League One club Gillingham on a season-long loan on 26 July 2021. [14] He debuted for Gillingham in a 1–1 home draw with Lincoln City on 7 August 2021, [15] and made 22 appearances during the first half of the season before being recalled by Chelsea on 13 January 2022. [15] [16]

On the same day as his loan recall was officially announced, Cumming joined Milton Keynes Dons for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [16] He made his debut two days later in a 2–1 away victory against Portsmouth. [17] Cumming made 23 appearances during the campaign, [15] keeping 10 clean sheets as MK Dons finished third in League One. [18] He returned to the club for a second loan spell on 9 July 2022, joining for the 2022–23 season. [19] Cumming made 54 appearances during a season that ended in relegation to League Two, [20] [21] and was named both the club's Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year at their end-of-season awards ceremony. [22]

Oxford United

Having been included in Chelsea's pre-season tour of the United States ahead of the 2023–24 season, Cumming joined League One club Oxford United on a six-month loan on 11 January 2024. [23] He became the club's first-choice goalkeeper during the second half of the season, making 23 appearances, including three in the 2024 League One play-offs, as Oxford secured promotion to the Championship with a 2–0 victory over Bolton Wanderers in the final at Wembley Stadium on 18 May 2024. [24]

He signed for Oxford on a permanent basis on 27 June 2024, having impressed the management team during his loan spell with his development and composure in high-pressure situations. [25] He made 45 appearances during the 2024–25 season, keeping 13 clean sheets, as Oxford finished 17th in the Championship. [26] [27] [28] He signed a new long-term contract on 30 June 2025, stating the high standards within Oxford's goalkeeping department had continued to drive his improvement. [29]

International career

Cumming received his first international call-up in March 2016 for the England under-17 team during the UEFA European under-17 Championship elite qualifying round. [4] He played in the final two group matches as England advanced to the tournament proper. [4] [30] [31] He later represented the England under-19 team, earning one cap in a 2–0 defeat to Macedonia in a UEFA European under-19 Championship qualifying match on 27 March 2018. [4] [32]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U21s 2017–18 [5] —2 [a] 020
2018–19 [7] —5 [a] 050
2019–20 [8] —4 [a] 040
Total000000110110
Stevenage (loan) 2020–21 [13] League Two 41030102 [a] 0470
Gillingham (loan) 2021–22 [15] League One 220000000220
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2021–22 [15] League One210——2 [b] 0230
2022–23 [20] League One46010403 [a] 0540
Total670104050770
Oxford United (loan) 2023–24 [33] League One200——3 [c] 0230
Oxford United 2024–25 [26] Championship 450000000450
2025–26 [34] Championship90001000100
Total740001030780
Career total204040602102350

Honours

Chelsea

Oxford United

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Stevenage" (PDF). English Football League. p. 66. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Soccerbase – Jamie Cumming". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Chelsea – Jamie Cumming". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Soccerway – Jamie Cumming". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Games played by Jamie Cumming in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  6. ↑ Twomey, Liam (20 April 2018). "Chelsea beat Porto on penalties to reach UEFA Youth League final". ESPN. ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Games played by Jamie Cumming in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Jamie Cumming in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  9. ↑ Bevan, Chris (29 May 2019). "Chelsea beat Arsenal 4–1 to win Europa League final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "Jamie Cumming: Stevenage sign Chelsea goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  11. 1 2 "Stevenage 3–3 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Barrow 1–1 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Jamie Cumming in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "Gills sign Chelsea's Cumming on loan". BBC Sport. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "Games played by Jamie Cumming in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  16. 1 2 "Jamie Cumming recalled by Chelsea and joins MK Dons on loan". Gillingham F.C. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  17. ↑ "Portsmouth 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  18. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers (agg 1–2)". BBC Sport. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  19. ↑ "Jamie Cumming returns to MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons F.C. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Jamie Cumming in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  21. ↑ "Tables – League One – 2022/2023". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  22. 1 2 "Player of the Year announced at The Awards 2023". Milton Keynes Dons F.C. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  23. ↑ "Cumming completes loan switch". Chelsea F.C. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  24. 1 2 Freeman, Jay (18 May 2024). "Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Oxford United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  25. ↑ "Jamie Cumming re-signs on permanent deal". Oxford United F.C. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Jamie Cumming in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  27. ↑ "Live Championship table: 2024/25 season standings". Sky Sports. Sky UK. 21 April 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  28. ↑ Rice, Liam (1 July 2025). "Why Jamie Cumming is one of the top Championship keepers". This Is Oxfordshire. Newsquest Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  29. ↑ "Oxford goalkeeper Cumming signs 'long-term' deal". BBC Sport. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  30. ↑ "England U17 1–0 Finland U17". Soccerway. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  31. ↑ "Ukraine U17 1–1 England U17". Soccerway. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  32. ↑ "England U19 0–2 Macedonia U19". Soccerway. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Jamie Cumming in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Jamie Cumming in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  35. ↑ "2018/19, Final: Chelsea 4–1 Arsenal: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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