An Australian-Scottish player is making waves at the World Cup because of his unusual nickname, ‘Cumdog.
Jason Cummings, a professional footballer for Australia in the 2022 World Cup Qatar.
Socceroos lovers would be thrilled to see this big-named personality play a match at the tournament. However, the nickname that the 27-year old has become is making tongues wag worldwide.
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Cummings is therefore known as the Cumdog.
The September issue Q+A Cummings hosted the event on the Socceroos’ official Instagram. Cummings stated that the nickname was something he got while fighting Grado, a professional wrestler at Hibernian’s Scottish football club.
“He came in and he was giving it the big one, so I chucked on the spandex, put ‘Cumdog’ on the chest and I battered him,” He stated.
“The rest was history. Everyone’s called me Cumdog since then but now I’m in Australia, everyone is calling me the Cumdingo. So the Cumdog or Cumdingo, no problem.”
He was born in Scotland and has been raised there. However, because of his dual citizenship with Australia through his mother, he can represent Australia on an international stage.
He explained: “Scotland never qualify for World Cups. I always had in the back of my head, coming to Australia and playing for the national team. I love Australia. It’s an honour to be here. Obviously, with my mum being born here and stuff, and my brother being here, we’ve always had a nice soft spot for Australia. Even my mum’s house is full of Australia merchandise. It’s a big part of our family.”
Recently, he joined the A-League Men and Central Coast Mariners. He scored his international debut in September.
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