Jamie Cumming

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

Jamie Cumming
Personal information
Full name James Andrew Cumming[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-04) 4 September 1999[2]
Place of birth Winchester, England[2]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Stevenage
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 1
Youth career
2008–2018 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Chelsea 0 (0)
2020– → Stevenage (loan) 24 (0)
National team
2016 England U17 2 (0)
2018 England U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:15, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Chelsea

Cumming joined Chelsea at the age of eight, enrolling in the club's development programme.[4] 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.[4] 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.[3][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.[4] Cumming played eleven times for the under-21 team in EFL Trophy matches over the next three seasons.[3][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 deal 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]

International career

Cumming was called up to represent the England U17 team for the 2016 UEFA European U17 Championship Elite qualifying round matches in March 2016.[3] He played in the last two group matches as England qualified for the final tournament.[3][13][14] He also earned one cap for the England U19 team, playing in a 2–0 defeat to Macedonia in a UEFA European U19 qualifying match on 27 March 2018.[3][15]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U21 2017–18[5] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
2018–19[7] ———5[lower-alpha 1]050
2019–20[7] ———4[lower-alpha 1]040
Total 000000110110
Stevenage 2020–21[16] League Two 24030102[lower-alpha 1]0300
Career total 2403010130410
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Chelsea

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. "Soccerway – Jamie Cumming". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. "Chelsea – Jamie Cumming". Chelsea F.C. 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. "England U17 1–0 Finland U17". Soccerway. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  14. "Ukraine U17 1–1 England U17". Soccerway. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  15. "England U19 0–2 Macedonia U19". Soccerway. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  16. "Games played by Jamie Cumming in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  17. "2018/19, Final: Chelsea 4–1 Arsenal: Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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