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Eartha Cumings (born 11 June 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liverpool in the Women's Super League and the Scotland national team.

Eartha Cumings

Cumings in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Eartha Cumings
Date of birth	(1999-06-11) 11 June 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth	Scotland
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Liverpool
Number	21
Youth career
	Spartans
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Spartans	0	(0)
2018–2020	Bristol City	0	(0)
2020–2022	Charlton Athletic	28	(0)
2022–	Liverpool	0	(0)
National team‡
2013–2014	Scotland Under-16	3	(0)
2015–2016	Scotland Under-17	5	(0)
2016–2018	Scotland Under-19	7	(0)
2022–	Scotland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:25, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

Life

Cumings was born in 1999 in Scotland. She went to university where she studied Ancient History.[1]

Playing career

Spartans, 2014–2018

Cumings started her senior career at age 14 with the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) Spartans, a club which she joined age 10.[2][3][4]

Bristol City, 2018–2020

Cumings subsequently joined Bristol City in the FA WSL alongside fellow Scottish international Lucy Graham prior to the 2018–2019 season.[5][6]

Charlton Athletic, 2020–2022

In July 2021, Charlton announced its intentions to become a fully professional club. Cumings then became the first player in history to sign a professional full time contract with Charlton WFC. Manager Karen Hills signed her although she had already played thirteen matches before signing the contract.[7] Her debut season saw her named Players’ Player of the Year, while in May she was named Charlton’s Player of the Year after an impressive campaign that included nine clean sheets and a run of almost 15 hours without conceding a goal in all competitions.[8]

Liverpool F.C., 2022–

On 14 July 2022,Cumings joined the Reds after two impressive seasons with Charlton Athletic Women in the FA Women’s Championship.[9]

International career

Cumings has represented Scotland at the under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.[10][11] In May 2021, she was named to the Scottish senior national team for the first time, ahead of friendlies against Northern Ireland and Wales in June 2021.[12] Cumings made her full international debut during the 2022 Pinatar Cup, in a goalless draw with Hungary.[13]

Personal life

During a routine operation, Cumings developed compartment syndrome and almost had to have both of her legs amputated.[14] Cumings commented on the experience while speaking to The Guardian, "I had to have numerous surgeries to repair the injury and spent a good bit of time on crutches. Nearly losing the opportunity to play football changed my outlook. Even if I’m just sitting on the bench, I still think that’s a huge achievement."[15]

References

External links

• Eartha Cummings (sic) on the Scottish Football Association's official website

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