{{short description|Scottish footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Use British English|date=February 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Dean Cummings | image = | fullname = | height = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|3|30|df=y}} | birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Sorrento FC | clubnumber = 17 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2008 | youthclubs1 = Falkirk | youthyears2 = 2008–2011 | youthclubs2 = Livingston | years1 = 2011–2015 | clubs1 = Livingston | caps1 = 11 | goals1 = 1 | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2015–2016 | clubs3 = Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2016–2017 | clubs4 = Edinburgh City | caps4 = 21 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2017–2018 | clubs5 = Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 2018–2019 | clubs6 = Stirling Macedonia | caps6 = 39 | goals6 = 8 | years7 = 2020 | clubs7 = Bayswater City | caps7 = 9 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2021– | clubs8 = Sorrento FC | caps8 = 85 | goals8 = 52 | club-update = 23 November 2023 }}
'''Dean Cummings''' (born 30 March 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale. Cummings has previously played for Falkirk, Livingston, Tynecastle and Edinburgh City.
==Career== Cummings Joined Livingston in July 2008 from Falkirk<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.livingstonfc.co.uk/team_profiles/u19/team_cummings.php |title=Dean Cummings Livingston Profile |publisher=Livingston F.C. |accessdate=12 November 2011}}</ref> becoming a member of Livingston's under 19 squad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.livingstonfc.co.uk/team_u19.php |title=Under 19's Squad 2011-12 |publisher=Livingston F.C. |accessdate=12 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213162035/http://www.livingstonfc.co.uk/team_u19.php |archivedate=13 February 2012 }}</ref> The youth side reached the 2010 SFL Youth Cup final with Cummings scoring the opening goal with the match resulting in a 2–1 defeat to Partick Thistle.<ref>{{cite news |title=Thistle lift the SFL Youth Cup |url=http://www.ptfc.co.uk/news/2009-2010/may_2010/thistle_lift_the_sfl_youth_cup |work=ptfc.co.uk |publisher=Partick Thistle F.C. |date=8 May 2010 |accessdate=13 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916083001/http://www.ptfc.co.uk/news/2009-2010/may_2010/thistle_lift_the_sfl_youth_cup |archive-date=16 September 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During the tournament Cummings helped set a club record by scoring four goals in a 14–0 victory against Ayr United.<ref>{{cite news |title=SFL Daily Update - Wednesday, February 10 |url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/round-up-of-sfl-news-2010-02-10/ |work=scottishfootballleague.com |publisher=Scottish Football League |date=10 February 2010 |accessdate=13 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120913000214/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/round-up-of-sfl-news-2010-02-10/ |archivedate=13 September 2012 }}</ref>
The following year the under-19 side won the league securing the title with a 10–0 victory against Stranaer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Under 19's blitz Stranraer to clinch title |url=http://www.livingstonfc.co.uk/news/news_20110418_1.php |work=livingstonfc.co.uk |publisher=Livingston F.C. |date=18 April 2011 |accessdate=13 November 2011}}</ref> He signed a new two-year contract in April 2011 extending his stay until May 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.livingstonfc.co.uk/news/news_20110405_1.php |title=New Deals for Midfield Duo |publisher=Livingston F.C. |date=5 April 2011 |accessdate=12 November 2011}}</ref> and made his first team debut on 12 November 2011 as a substitute against Hamilton Academical.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15700753 |title=Livingston 1–0 Hamilton |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |work=BBC Sport |date=12 November 2011 |access-date=12 November 2011}}</ref> On 25 February 2012, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 defeat to Ayr United.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17162098 |title=Ayr United 3–-1 Livingston |publisher=BBC |work=BBC Sport |date=25 February 2012 |access-date=11 March 2012}}</ref>
After spells with Tynecastle and Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale, Cummings signed for recently promoted Scottish League Two side Edinburgh City in June 2016.<ref name="Edinubrgh City signing">{{cite web |url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/lower-leagues/edinburgh-city-boost-midfield-by-capturing-cummings-1-4163715 |title=Edinburgh City boost midfield by capturing Cummings |first=Ross |last=Pilcher |work=Edinburgh Evening News |publisher=Johnston Publishing Ltd |date=27 June 2016 |accessdate=27 June 2016}}</ref> Cummings spent a season with Edinburgh City, before returning to Lothian Thistle for the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40606058 |title=Scottish League Two ins and out - summer 2017 |first=Clive |last=Lindsay |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=18 July 2017 |accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
{{updated|11 March 2012}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/dean-cummings/162901/ | title=Dean Cummings Soccerway | publisher=Soccerway | accessdate=12 November 2011}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |+ Club statistics |- ! rowspan=2 | Club ! rowspan=2 | Season ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Scottish Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Other ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! App ! Goals ! App ! Goals ! App ! Goals ! App ! Goals ! App ! Goals |- align=center | rowspan=1 | Livingston |2011–12 season |6||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||6||1 |- align=center ! Total ! ! 6 ! 1 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 6 ! 1 |- |}
==Personal life== Dean is the older brother of fellow professional footballer, Jason Cummings,<ref name="Edinubrgh City signing"/> who, like his brother also played for Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/lower-leagues/cummings-ainslie-park-cup-switch-suits-lothian-1-3966235 |title=Cummings: Ainslie Park cup switch suits Lothian |first=Robert |last=Scrimgeour |work=Edinburgh Evening News |publisher=Johnston Publishing Ltd |date=4 December 2015 |accessdate=27 June 2016 |archive-date=16 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816055837/http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/lower-leagues/cummings-ainslie-park-cup-switch-suits-lothian-1-3966235 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerbase}}
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