Omar Cummings

Omar Cummings

Colorado Rapids 2010
Personal information
Full name	Omar Cummings
Date of birth	13 July 1982 (1982-07-13)
Place of birth	Old Harbour, Jamaica
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Colorado Rapids
Number	14
Youth career
2002–2003	Rivoli United
2003–2004	Cincinnati State College
2005–2006	Cincinnati Bearcats
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007–	Colorado Rapids	120	(33)
National team‡
2008–	Jamaica	27	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 24, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 24, 2011

Omar Cummings (born 13 July 1982 in Old Harbour) is a Jamaican international footballer who plays professionally for the Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer, as a forward.

Career

Youth and amateur

Cummings attended Jonathan Grant High School, Cincinnati State College and the University of Cincinnati, where he majored in criminal justice.

Professional

Cummings was selected by the Colorado Rapids in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft as a Round 3, number 31 overall pick. On 4 September 2010, Cummings scored a pair of goals to help the Rapids to a 3-0 victory over Chivas USA at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. The performance led to him being voted as Major League Soccer Player of the Week for Week 23 of the MLS season by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR). On 27 December 2010, it was announced that the Colorado Rapids had granted Cummings permission to trial with English Premier League club Aston Villa. On 17 January 2011, Aston Villa manager Gérard Houllier announced that Cummings had impressed on the trial. Due to work permit issues, a deal did not proceed.

Having returned to play for Colorado again in 2010, Cummings made his 100th MLS appearance for the Rapids on Apri 30, 2010, in a game against Chicago Fire.

International

Cummings made his international debut for Jamaica in July 2008.

International goals

As of 30 March 2011

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competitions
1	November 9, 2008	Truman Bodden Stadium, George Town, Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands	0 – 1	0 – 2	International Friendly
2	November 19, 2008	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Canada	3 – 0	3 – 0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	July 10, 2009	FIU Stadium, Miami, United States	El Salvador	0 – 1	0 – 1	2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4	September 7, 2010	Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States	Peru	1 – 1	2 – 1	International Friendly
5	December 5, 2010	Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France, Martinique	Guadeloupe	1 – 1	1 – 1	2010 Caribbean Championship
6	March 29, 2011	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	El Salvador	1 – 3	2 – 3	International Friendly
7	September 2, 2011	Quito, Ecuador	Ecuador	1 – 4	2 – 5	International Friendly

Personal

Cummings is the cousin of fellow soccer players Rafe Wolfe, Wolry Wolfe and Kemeel Wolfe.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of current MLS players

External links

• MLS player profile
• Omar Cummings at National-Football-Teams.com