Omar Cummings is considered one of the most dangerous strikers in MLS following a stellar 2009 season. Last year, Cummings tied for the league lead with a new Rapids single season record 12 assists. His blazing speed has also been a factor in earning his regular call-ups to the Jamaican National Team.
MLS CAREER
2009: Started in 28 games, playing in 2,474 minutes and had a team high and new single season career-high 12 assists on the season…Scored a new single season career-high 8 goals…Was named the Rapids 2009 Most Valuable Player…Won MLS Player of the Week for Week 14…Won MLS Goal of the Week for Week 12…T-1st in assists (12), 2nd in shots (82), 6th in shots on goal (34), T-6th in multi-goal games (2), T-10th in fouls suffered (41)...Tallied his seventh and eighth goals of the season at Chicago (8/23)…Registered a single-game career-high three assists vs. Chivas USA (8/8)…Added seventh assist of the season vs. New York (7/25)…Played 19 minutes in friendly vs. Club America (7/15)…Scored the game-tying goal in the 84th minute vs. FC Dallas (6/24). Goal was nominated for MLS Goal of the Week…Won MLS Player of the Week for Week 14, earning award for first time in his career, after scoring two goals (first multi goal game of his career) and adding an assist vs. D.C. United (6/20). First goal was nominated for MLS Goal of the Week…Scored in the 88th minute against Real Salt Lake (6/6) to earn a 1-1 draw, as his score won MLS Goal of the Week for Week 12…Earned an assist for the second straight week at New York (5/30)…Registered his career-high tying fourth assist of the season vs. Seattle (5/23)…Tallied third assist of the season vs. LA (4/25) on Colin Clark’s goal in the 60th minute…Played in 57 minutes at LA (4/7) in U.S. Open Cup play-in match and scored in penalty kick shootout victory…Recorded two assists at LA (4/4) setting up Conor Casey twice on his hat trick performance. Earned assist on Casey’s second fastest goal in MLS history just 16 seconds into the match...2008: Cummings had a breakout season in 2008 recording career-highs in games played (26), starts (17), goals (6) and assists (4)…His six goals were second highest on the team…Appeared in one Reserve division match…2007: Posted two goals in the regular season, placing him tied for fourth on the team…Appeared in 11 matches, logging 182 total minutes…He also recorded two goals and two assists for the defending champion Rapids Reserves this year…Highlight of 2007 was scoring the game-winning goal at Chivas USA on Oct. 14 in the 90th minute.
NATIONAL TEAM
Omar Cummings has 18 career caps with the Reggae Boyz and has scored four goals in international competition...2008: Earned his first cap for the Jamaican National Team playing the full 90 minutes in friendly against El Salvador (7/26)…Played in 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Canada (8/20), Mexico (10/11), Honduras (10/15)…Scored his first international goal in the 42nd minute in international friendly against the Cayman Islands (11/9)…Record second goal for Reggae Boyz in World Cup qualifier against Canada (11/19)…Was part of team that won Digicel Caribbean Cup playing in matches against Barbados (12/3), Grenada (12/5), Trinidad & Tobago (12/7) and Grenada (12/14)…2009: Was a member of the Reggae Boyz Gold Cup roster appearing in matches against Canada (7/3), Coast Rica (7/7) and scored Jamaica’s only goal in a 1-0 win over El Salvador (7/10)...Earned caps in friendlies vs. Ecuador (8/12) and South Africa (11/17)…2010: Played in international friendlies against Canada (1/31) and Argentina (2/10)…Tallied his fourth career international goal in the 20th minute in friendly versus Peru (9/7).
COLLEGE
Two-time NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region first team selection...Two-time unanimous first team All-BIG EAST selection...Finished two-year UC career ranked fifth in school history in assists with 16...42 career points rank just outside of UC's top 10...Scored 42 points in 38 career matches with 13 goals and 16 assists…Junior College: Earned first team NSCAA All-American honors in 2004 at Cincinnati State...Named first team all-conference in 2003.
PERSONAL
Was awarded the Rapids’ 2007 Rookie of the Year Award in October for his stellar play in his first year with the club…Was born and grew up in his native country of Jamaica…Majored in criminal justice at Cincinnati…Earned all-league honors as a senior at Jonathon Grand High School.
