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Daniel Cummings

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Daniel Cummings
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-04-14) 14 April 2006 (age 18)
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Celtic B
Number 55
Youth career
Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Celtic B 43 (32)
International career
2023 Scotland U17 3 (1)
2024 Scotland U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024

Daniel Cummings (born 14 April 2006) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Celtic.

Club career

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Cummings is a youth product of Celtic, where he first was a standout in the youth teams.[1]

During the 2022—23 season he made his breakthrough in the Lowland League Celtic B team, where he established himself as a prolific goalscorer the following season.[1]

In may 2023, he scored the decider in a 6-5 win against Rangers in the Scottish Youth Cup final.[2]

He started the 2024—25 season averaging more than a goal per game with the B team[3] and also standing in the Youth League, as he scored a brace to open the score against Slovan Bratislava, helping his team to a 4-0 opening win in the competition.[4][5]

International career

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Cummings is a youth international for Scotland,[5] having played for the under-17 team in 2023, as he helped them qualify for the 2023 European Championship.[6][deprecated source]

References

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  1. ^ a b Emery, Dan (10 April 2024). "The 12-goal Celtic academy teen who could be the homegrown Kyogo heir". FootballFanCast. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Rangers 5-6 Celtic (aet): Holders lose Scottish Youth Cup final after thriller". BBC Sport. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  3. ^ Clifford, Sean Markus (28 August 2024). "The potential internal solution to Brendan Rodgers' three-striker desire at Celtic". 67 Hail Hail. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Celtic turn on the style as they beat Slovan Bratislava in UEFA Youth League opener". The Herald. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b Emery, Dan (25 September 2024). "Rodgers may have a bigger talent than Vata in prolific 12-goal Celtic teen". FootballFanCast. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Scotland youth stars squeeze into Euro finals by tightest margin possible". The Scottish Sun. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
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