Daniel Cummings
Scottish footballer (born 2006)
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Daniel Cummings (born 14 April 2006) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club West Ham United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 April 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celtic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Celtic B | 57 | (38) |
| 2025 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Scotland U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2024 | Scotland U19 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:10, 1 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 November 2024 | |||
Club career
Glasgow born,[1] Cummings is a youth product of Celtic, where he first was a standout in the youth teams.[2]
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.[2] In May 2023, he scored the decider in a 6–5 win against Rangers in the Scottish Youth Cup final.[3]
He started the 2024–25 season averaging more than a goal per game with the B team[4] 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.[5][6]
On 29 January 2025, Cummings made his competitive debut for Celtic in the UEFA Champions League against Aston Villa when he came on as 79th minute substitute for Adam Idah.[7][8]
On 1 July 2025, Premier League club West Ham United announced the signing of Cummings on a long–term deal.[9]
International career
Cummings is a youth international for Scotland,[6] having played for the under-17 team in 2023, as he helped them qualify for the 2023 European Championship.[10]