Jamie Cumming

James Andrew Cumming (born 4 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Gillingham, on loan from Chelsea.

Club Career

Chelsea

Cumming joined Chelsea at the age of eight, enrolling in the club's development programme. He progressed through the various age groups at Chelsea and became the under-17 team's first-choice goalkeeper at the start of the 2017–18 season. That season, he played twice for the club's under-21 team in the EFL Trophy, making his debut in a 2–2 draw away to Plymouth Argyle on 15 August 2017. Cumming also featured regularly for the club's under-19 team that season; saving three penalties in the club's UEFA Youth League semi-final penalty shoot-out victory over Porto on 20 April 2018. He signed a professional contract with Chelsea in November 2018, keeping him contracted to the club until the end of the 2020–21 season. Cumming played eleven times for the under-21 team in EFL Trophy matches over the next three seasons. Cumming was named on the substitute's bench for Chelsea's 4–1 UEFA Europa League Final victory over Arsenal in Baku on 29 May 2019.

Loan to Stevenage

Having not made any first-team appearances for Chelsea, Cumming joined League Two club Stevenage on a season-long loan agreement on 17 August 2020. He made his professional debut for Stevenage in a 3–3 draw with Portsmouth in the EFL Cup on 29 August 2020. The match went to a penalty shoot-out, which Stevenage lost 3–1. He made his league debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Barrow on 12 September 2020. Cumming made 47 appearances in all competitions for the Hertfordshire club during the 2020–21 season, registering 18 clean sheets, as Stevenage ended the campaign with the third best defensive record in League Two.

Loan to Gillingham

Cumming signed for League One club Gillingham on a season-long loan on 26 July 2021. He debuted for Gillingham in the club's 1–1 home draw with L