A-League successful centre ahead Australia’s Jason Cummings has inked a three-year contract with reigning Indian Super League champions Mohun Bagan, the membership introduced on Wednesday.
It’s a switch from one Mariners to a different for the 27-year-old A-League Championship successful striker.
At the Central Coast Mariners, Cummings was a “legend” scoring 31 objectives in his 50 appearances.
“I’ve been following ISL closely for last few years and after I got an offer from Mohun Bagan, I came to know about the club and its rich legacy,” he was quoted as saying in a press launch.
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“Hopefully, I’m able to bring more laurels to the club in next three seasons,” added Cummings, who has a market worth of Rs 9.6 crore as per transfermarket. At Mohun Bagan he was signed for an undisclosed price.
The Juan Ferrando-coached aspect will now have an enviable ahead line that features the Aussie duo of Dimtri Petratos, Cummings and Albanian striker Armando Sadiku.
Cummings was key to the Mariners’ championship-winning 2022-23 marketing campaign, together with scoring a hat-trick and successful the Joe Marston medal as participant of the match within the Grand Final in opposition to Melbourne City.
The Socceroo had switched allegiance to Central Coast Mariners from Dundee and rapidly changing into a fan favorite.
He scored in his first A-League match in opposition to Sydney FC and completed the 2021-22 season with 10 objectives in 21 matches that earned him the golden boot.
He was then picked for the A-League All-Stars and finally be picked in his first ever Socceroos the place he has made three appearances together with as a substitue of their Qatar World Cup match in opposition to France.
He has one purpose to his title for the nationwide group.
Cummings led their attacking line of their triumphant 2022-23 marketing campaign as they certified for the AFC Cup.
Cummings broke the report for essentially the most Mariners objectives in an A-League marketing campaign, discovering the again of the web on 20 events, together with 3 times within the last.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com