Dean Cornelius
Scottish footballer
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Dean Cornelius (born 11 April 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Ross County. Cornelius started his career at Motherwell before moving to Harrogate Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dean Cornelius | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ross County | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hibernian | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Motherwell | 46 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Harrogate Town | 74 | (3) |
| 2025– | Ross County | 14 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:36, 15 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Cornelius signed for Motherwell in the summer of 2018 from Hibernian.[1] He made his debut as a substitute in Motherwell's 3–2 victory at home to Livingston on 18 May 2019.[2]
In June 2021, he signed a new two-year contract with Motherwell.[3] He made his first start for the club on 14 July 2021, in a 1–0 win away to Queen's Park in the Scottish League Cup group stage.[4] On 18 December 2021, Cornelius scored in his first Motherwell league start in a 2–0 home win against St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership.[5]
On 31 May 2023, Motherwell announced that they had offered Cornelius a new contract, with his current deal expiring.[6] On 22 June 2023, Harrogate Town announced the signing of Cornelius to a two-year contract.[7]
On 8 May 2025, the club announced the player would be released in June when his contract expired.[8] On 23 June 2025 Cornelius joined Scottish Championship club Ross County on a two-year deal.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 13 December 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Motherwell | 2018–19[11] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[12] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[13] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[14] | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23[15] | Scottish Premiership | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| Total | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2 | ||
| Harrogate Town | 2023–24[16] | League Two | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| 2024–25[17] | League Two | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
| Total | 74 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 4 | ||
| Ross County | 2025–26[18] | Scottish Championship | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Career total | 134 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 158 | 8 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
- Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
