Cummings

WHILE NOT a particularly young player, 26-year-old Omar Cummings is largely unknown in this country having not played a lot on home soil in the past five years.

The forward, who stands about 5 feet 10 inches tall, played for Jonathan Grant in the Manning Cup before joining his mentor, Bradley Stewart, at Duhaney Park. He also played under Stewart's leadership at Rivoli in the Premier League.

In 2000, he earned a late call-up to the country's Under-20 team which was preparing for the 2001 World Youth Championship in Argentina. While impressing, he was not chosen as the coaches did not want to disturb the chemistry in the squad.

He was born and raised in Old Harbour and is cousin to fellow national players Wolry and Rafe Wolfe as well as Kemeel, who represents Harbour View in the Premier League. He was drafted to the United States MLS in 2007 by the Colorado Rapids.

Cummings was due to make his national debut in June when then technical director René Simoes invited him for a series of friendlies before the World Cup qualifiers against the Bahamas on June 15 and 18 but club commitments ruled him out. He impressed on his belated debut, which had Simoes singing his praises, especially for his movement on and off the ball.

FACT FILE

NAME: Omar Cummings

DOB: July 13, 1982

POSITION: Forward

CURRENT CLUB: Colorado Rapids

PREVIOUS CLUBS: Duhaney Park and Rivoli United

Caps: 2 Goals: None

DEBUT: July 26, 2008 against El Salvador

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