Jason Cummings is the latest player hoping to lead the Socceroos attack and arrives in his first camp with a unique nickname.
Cummings has quickly taken Australian football by storm and caught Graham Arnold's eye after scoring 10 goals across his first 21 games with Central Coast Mariners last season in the A-League Men.
With the Socceroos still looking for a reliable goalscorer, Cummings was handed his first call-up last week ahead of two friendlies against New Zealand.
The 27-year-old, who previously represented Scotland before switching his allegiance to Australia, is also known affectionately as 'Cumdog'.
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A fresh face on the team, the former Nottingham Forest forward was asked about how he got his unusual moniker.
"I got that nickname, it was my wrestling nickname," Cummings said via a Q+A conducted on the Socceroos Instagram page.
"I wrestled some guy called Grado, he was a wrestler in Scotland, and he came in when I was at Hibs.
"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.
"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."
The hashtag #CapTheCumdog gained some momentum on social media in recent months as fans called for Cummings to be handed his chance with the Socceroos.
It was a gesture Cummings himself noticed, saying: "Cap the Cumdog, thanks to everyone who put that trend in. It worked."
Prior to coming to play football in Australia, Cummings developed a cult following in Scotland and England for his antics on and off the pitch.
In 2020, he famously scored two goals against Liverpool for Shrewsbury Town and prior to the game turned plenty of heads with an unexpected TV cameo.
Jason keeping calm ahead of Sunday 🕺 🤣#Salop @Jasoncummings35 pic.twitter.com/kAiQ6qOP6I
— Shrewsbury Town FC (@shrewsburytown) January 22, 2020
Jokes and nicknames aside, Cummings has proven he is a serious goalscorer and started his career in prolific fashion for Hibernian scoring 71 goals across 150 appearances.
The striker will be hoping he can make his Socceroos debut on Thursday night against the All Whites and put himself in contention for a place in Australia's World Cup squad.
"I'm looking forward to a couple games against New Zealand, it will be tough games," he said.
"It's been good so far with the Socceroos. Just happy to be here. Hopefully get some game time and show you guys what I'm all about."
