Omar Cummings

Previous Club: N/A
College: Cincinnati
Hometown: Bodles Crescent, Jamaica

Acquired: Drafted by Colorado in 3rd round (31st overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft

• Considered one of the most dangerous strikers in MLS, having been named to the All-Star team in 2011 and starting against Manchester United
• Rapids Golden Boot winner in 2010 and tied for MLS assist lead in 2009 with a Rapids single season record 12 assists.
• Blazing speed and finishing ability has been a factor in earning regular call-ups to the Jamaican National Team. 

MLS CAREER

2011

• Led the Rapids with six assists in the 2011 season.
• Was named to his first MLS All-Star team and played the first 45 minutes against Manchester United (7/27).
• Missed seven games (5/7 to 6/11) due to an ankle sprain suffered on 5/4 at the Houston Dynamo.
• Played in five CONCACAF Champions League matches, starting 3, and scored a goal against Isidro Metapan (9/28).
• Scored at least one goal in nine of 11 games played from 8/28/10 to 4/3/11 (11 total goals).
• Playoffs: Started all three games and scored a goal in the 1-0 Wild Card victory over Columbus Crew (10/27).

2010

• Played in a career-high 29 games, with 28 starts, playing 2,471 minutes and scored a career-high and team-high 14 goals and added three assists.
• Finished T-4th in MLS in goals (14).
• Won MLS Player of the Month for September (first time earning honor in his career).
• Scored in five consecutive games that he’s appeared in, tallying seven goals between Sept. 28 - Oct. 29. (his streak of goals in five straight games equaled the MLS season-high set by Toronto’s Dwayne De Rosario in April, and was one short of the club record of goals in six consecutive games set by John Spencer in 2003).
• Won MLS Goal of the Week for his strike at New York (9/11).
• Won MLS Player of the Week honors following his brace vs. Chivas USA (9/4).
• Registered sixth goal of the season vs. Houston (8/28). His goal was the 600th scored in Rapids franchise history.
• Playoffs: Started all four games and registered an assist in each leg against Columbus (10/28) and (11/6).

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 and scored 8 goals.
• Was named the Rapids 2009 Most Valuable Player.
• T-1st in MLS in assists (12) and 2nd in MLS in shots (82).
• Won MLS Player of the Week for Week 14.
• Won MLS Goal of the Week for Week 12.
• Registered a single-game career-high three assists vs. Chivas USA (8/8).
• 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).
• 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.
• 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

• Played 26 games, 17 as a starter and scored 6 goals and added four assists.
• His six goals were second highest on the team.
• Appeared in one Reserve division match.

2007

• Appeared in 11 matches, logging 182 total minutes and posted two goals.
• Also recorded two goals and two assists for the defending champion Rapids Reserves playing in nine MLS reserve division games.
• Scored the game-winner at Chivas USA (10/14) in the 90th minute.
• Was awarded the Rapids’ 2007 Rookie of the Year Award.

NATIONAL TEAM

• Has 27 career caps with Jamaica and has scored eight goals in international competition.

2011

• Was called up for international friendlies against Honduras (10/11), Colombia (9/6), China (8/10), and Venezuela (3/25).
• Scored his two goals for Jamaica this year, one in a 5-2 loss to Ecuador (9/2) and another as the game winning goal in a 3-2 win over El Salvador (3//29).

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).
• Was member of squad that won the Digicel Caribbean Cup playing in matches against Guadeloupe (11/29), Grenada (12/3) and tallied his sixth career international goal in the final against Guadeloupe (12/5).

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).

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 the Digicel Caribbean Cup playing in matches against Barbados (12/3), Grenada (12/5), Trinidad & Tobago (12/7) and Grenada (12/14).

2000

• Earned a late call up to the country’s Under-20 team then preparing for their historic competition in the 2001 World Youth Championship in Argentina. While impressing, he was not chosen as the coaches did not want to disturb the already established chemistry in the squad.

COLLEGE

• Finished two-year UC career with 13 goals and 16 assists in 38 career matches.
• Ranked fifth in school history in assists with 16.
• Named to 2006 NSCAA/adidas All-America first team (first player in school history) and was a two-time unanimous first team All-BIG EAST selection and first team All-Great Lakes Region selection in 2005 and 2006.
• Junior College: Earned first team NJCAA All-American honors in 2004 at Cincinnati State and was named first team all-conference in 2003.

PERSONAL

• Majored in criminal justice at Cincinnati.
• Earned all-league honors as a senior at Jonathon Grand High School and attended Duhaney Park Primary School.
• Went on to play with Rivoli in the National Jamaican Premier League.
• Trained with English Premier League side Aston Villa from December 1-January 15, 2010.