Jamie Cumming

Jamie Cumming

Cumming with Chelsea U21 in 2017
Personal information
Full name	James Andrew Cumming [1]
Date of birth	(1999-09-04) 4 September 1999 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth	Winchester, England [2]
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [3]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Oxford United (on loan from Chelsea)
Number	1
Youth career
2008–2020	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	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)
International career
2016	England U17	2	(0)
2018	England U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:00, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

James Andrew Cumming (born 4 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League One club Oxford United, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea.

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 in what was his first season of regular first-team senior football. After spending the first half of the 2021–22 season at Gillingham, Cumming joined Milton Keynes Dons in January 2022, where he made 77 appearances over two loan spells.

Club career

Chelsea

Cumming joined Chelsea at the age of eight, enrolling in the club's development programme. ^[3] He progressed through the various age groups at Chelsea and became the under-17 team's first-choice goalkeeper at the start of the 2017–18 season. ^[3] That season, he played twice for the club's under-21 team in the EFL Trophy, making his debut in a 2–2 draw away to Plymouth Argyle on 15 August 2017. ^{[4] [5]} Cumming also featured regularly for the club's under-19 team that season; saving three penalties in the club's UEFA Youth League semi-final penalty shoot-out victory over Porto on 20 April 2018. ^[6] He signed a professional contract with Chelsea in November 2018, keeping him contracted to the club until the end of the 2020–21 season. ^[3] Cumming played eleven times for the under-21 team in EFL Trophy matches over the next three seasons. ^{[4] [7] [8]} Cumming was named on the substitute's bench for Chelsea's 4–1 UEFA Europa League Final victory over Arsenal in Baku on 29 May 2019. ^[9]

Loan to Stevenage

Having not made any first-team appearances for Chelsea, Cumming joined League Two club Stevenage on a season-long loan agreement on 17 August 2020. ^[10] He made his professional debut for Stevenage in a 3–3 draw with Portsmouth in the EFL Cup on 29 August 2020. ^[11] The match went to a penalty shoot-out, which Stevenage lost 3–1. ^[11] He made his league debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Barrow on 12 September 2020. ^[12] Cumming made 47 appearances in all competitions for the Hertfordshire club during the 2020–21 season, registering 18 clean sheets, as Stevenage ended the season with the third best defensive record in League Two. ^[13]

Loan to Gillingham

Cumming signed for League One club Gillingham on a season-long loan on 26 July 2021. ^[14] He debuted for Gillingham in the club's 1–1 home draw with Lincoln City on the opening day of the 2021–22 season. ^[15] Having made 22 appearances during the first half of the season, Cumming was recalled from his loan by Chelsea on 13 January 2022. ^{[15] [16]}

Loan to Milton Keynes Dons

On the same day as his loan recall was officially announced, Cumming joined another League One club, Milton Keynes Dons, for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. ^[16] He made his debut on 15 January 2022, in a 2–1 away victory against Portsmouth. ^[17] Cumming made 23 appearances for Milton Keynes Dons during the season, ^[15] keeping 10 clean sheets as MK Dons finished the season in third place in League One. ^[18] He returned to MK Dons for a second loan spell on 9 July 2022, with the agreement running for the 2022–23 season. ^[19] Cumming made 54 appearances during a season in which MK Dons were relegated to League Two. ^{[20] [21]} Cumming was named both the club's Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year at MK Dons' end-of-season awards ceremony. ^[22]

Loan to Oxford United

On 11 January 2024, Cumming joined Oxford United on a six-month loan. ^[23]

International career

Cumming was called up to represent the England under-17 team for the 2016 UEFA European under-17 Championship Elite qualifying round matches in March 2016. ^[4] He played in the last two group matches as England qualified for the final tournament. ^{[4] [24] [25]} He also earned one cap for the England under-19 team, playing in a 2–0 defeat to Macedonia in a UEFA European under-19 qualifying match on 27 March 2018. ^{[4] [26]}

Career statistics

As of 7 May 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chelsea U21s	2017–18 [5]	—							2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	2018–19 [7]	—							5 [lower-alpha 1]	0	5	0
	2019–20 [8]	—							4 [lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	11	0
Stevenage (loan)	2020–21 [13]	League Two	41	0	3	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	47	0
Gillingham (loan)	2021–22 [15]	League One	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
Milton Keynes Dons (loan)	2021–22 [15]	League One	21	0	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	23	0
	2022–23 [20]	League One	46	0	1	0	4	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	54	0
	Total		67	0	1	0	4	0	5	0	77	0
Career total			130	0	4	0	5	0	18	0	157	0

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in 2021–22 EFL League One play-offs

Honours

Chelsea

• UEFA Europa League: 2018–19 ^[27]

Oxford United

• EFL League One play-offs: 2024 ^[28]

Individual

• Milton Keynes Dons Player of the Year: 2022–23 ^[22]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Stevenage" (PDF). English Football League. p. 66. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
2. "Soccerbase – Jamie Cumming". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
3. "Chelsea – Jamie Cumming". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
4. "Soccerway – Jamie Cumming". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
5. "Games played by Jamie Cumming in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
6. "Chelsea beat Porto on penalties to reach UEFA Youth League final". ESPN. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
7. "Games played by Jamie Cumming in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
8. "Games played by Jamie Cumming in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
9. "Chelsea 4–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
10. "Jamie Cumming: Stevenage sign Chelsea goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
11. "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. "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. "Games played by Jamie Cumming in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
16. "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. "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. "Player of the Year announced at The Awards 2023". Milton Keynes Dons. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
23. "Cumming completes loan switch". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
24. "England U17 1–0 Finland U17". Soccerway. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
25. "Ukraine U17 1–1 England U17". Soccerway. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
26. "England U19 0–2 Macedonia U19". Soccerway. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
27. "2018/19, Final: Chelsea 4–1 Arsenal: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
28. "Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Oxford United: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

External links

• Jamie Cumming – UEFA competition record ( archive )