Michael Cunningham (footballer, born 2001)

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Michael Cunningham
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sauchie Juniors
Number 18
Youth career
2007–2011 East Fife
2011–2018 Celtic
2018–2021 Dundee
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Dundee 1 (0)
2020 → Cumbernauld Colts (loan) 5 (3)
2020–2021 → Edinburgh City (loan) 3 (0)
2021–2024 East Fife 9 (0)
2022–2023 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 17 (5)
2023 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 12 (0)
2024– Sauchie Juniors 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:00, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

Michael Cunningham (born 10 March 2001) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Sauchie Juniors. [1]

Contents

Career

Dundee

Cunningham made his debut for Dundee in the Scottish League Cup, coming off the bench in a game against Peterhead. [2] He made his league debut in January 2020 against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. [3]

At the end of January, Cunningham joined Lowland Football League side Cumbernauld Colts on loan. [4] In his shortened time there due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cunningham impressed, scoring 3 goals in 5 games, before returning to his parent club. [5]

In October 2020, Cunningham joined Edinburgh City on loan. [6] He made his debut for The Citizens in a 1–5 win against Brechin City. [7]

Cunningham would leave Dundee at the conclusion of his contract in 2021. [8]

East Fife and Cowdenbeath loans

In July 2021, after a successful trial period, Cunningham signed for local Scottish League One side East Fife. [9] On 9 February 2022, Michael was awarded a contract extension at East Fife until summer 2023. [10] Cunningham scored his first goal for the club in August 2022, in a Scottish Challenge Cup victory over St Johnstone B. [11]

In November 2022, Cunningham signed a one-year extension with East Fife and joined Lowland League club Cowdenbeath on loan for the rest of the season. [12] [13]

On 11 August 2023, Cunningham returned to Cowdenbeath on a loan until January 2024. [14] He would return to East Fife in January for their game against Clyde. [15] He left East Fife by mutual consent on 16 February 2024. [16]

Sauchie Juniors

On 16 February 2024, the same day as he left East Fife, Cunningham joined East of Scotland Football League Premier Division club Sauchie Juniors on a permanent deal. [17]

Career statistics

As of 24 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee U20 2018–19 [18] ————1 [a] 010
Dundee 2019–20 [19] Scottish Championship 1000100020
2020–21 [20] 0000000000
Total1000100020
Cumbernauld Colts (loan) 2019–20 [19] Lowland League 530000—53
Edinburgh City (loan) 2020–21 [20] Scottish League Two 3000100040
East Fife 2021–22 [21] Scottish League One 7000301 [b] 0110
2022–23 [22] Scottish League Two 2010302 [b] 181
2023–24 [23] 0000000000
Total90106031191
Cowdenbeath (loan) 2022–23 [22] Lowland League 175——00175
Cowdenbeath (loan) 2023–24 [23] Lowland League 12021—3 [c] 2173
Sauchie Juniors 2023–24 [23] East of Scotland Football League Premier Division20——0020
Career total4983170736712
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup for Dundee under-20/under-21s in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in the South Challenge Cup

References

  1. ↑ Michael Cunningham at Soccerbase
  2. ↑ "Dundee v Peterhead". BBC. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Smith, Tyrone (4 January 2020). "Dundee v Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Dundee's Michael Joins on Loan". cumbernauldcoltsfc.com. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. ↑ MacLean, Ian (17 June 2020). "Cumbernauld Colts bring in host of new signings from Queen's Park". cumbernauld-news.co.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Michael joins Edinburgh City on loan". dundeefc.co.uk. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Brechin City v Edinburgh City". BBC. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Player departures". dundeefc.co.uk. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Three New Signings Announced". eastfifefc.info. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Three New Signings Announced". eastfifefc.info. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "SPFL Trust Trophy Results | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Cunningham Comes To Cowden | Cowdenbeath FC". cowdenbeathfc.com. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "Cunningham Signs Contract Extension Ahead of Loan Move". eastfifefc.info. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  14. ↑ "Cunningham Comes Back To Cowden". www.cowdenbeathfc.com. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "East Fife v Clyde". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "@EastFifeFC on Twitter". twitter.com. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  17. ↑ "@sauchieofficial on Twitter". 16 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Michael Cunningham in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Michael Cunningham in 2019/20". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  20. 1 2 "Games Played by Michael Cunningham in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  21. ↑ "Games Played by Michael Cunningham in 2021/2022". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Michael Cunningham in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  23. 1 2 3 "Games played by Michael Cunningham in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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