Dean Cornelius (born 11 April 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Harrogate Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dean Cornelius | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Harrogate Town | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hibernian | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Motherwell | 46 | (2) |
| 2023– | Harrogate Town | 53 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:56, 17 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editCornelius signed for Motherwell in the summer of 2018 from Hibernian.[1] He made his debut as a substitute in Motherwell's 3–2 victory at home to Livingston on 18 May 2019.[2]
In June 2021, he signed a new two-year contract with Motherwell.[3] He made his first start for the club on 14 July 2021, in a 1–0 win away to Queen's Park in the Scottish League Cup group stage.[4] On 18 December 2021, Cornelius scored in his first Motherwell league start in a 2–0 home win against St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership.[5]
On 31 May 2023, Motherwell announced that they had offered Cornelius a new contract, with his current deal expiring.[6] On 22 June 2023, Harrogate Town announced the signing of Cornelius to a two-year contract.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 4 November 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Motherwell | 2018–19[9] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[10] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[11] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[12] | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23[13] | Scottish Premiership | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| Total | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2 | ||
| Harrogate Town | 2023–24[14] | League Two | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Career total | 57 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 2 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Dean Cornelius". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Motherwell end season with win over Livingston". Motherwell F.C. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ Robertson, Euan (1 June 2021). "Motherwell duo agree new two-year contract extensions". Daily Record. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "QUEEN'S PARK 0–1 MOTHERWELL". motherwellfc.co.uk. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ Herrall, Jack (18 December 2021). "Motherwell 2–0 St Johnstone". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "END OF 2022/23 SQUAD UPDATE". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Motherwell midfielder Dean Cornelius Signs". harrogatetownafc.com. Harrogate Town A.F.C. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ Dean Cornelius at Soccerway
- ^ "Games played by Dean Cornelius in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Dean Cornelius in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Dean Cornelius in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Dean Cornelius in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Dean Cornelius in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Dean Cornelius in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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