Marseille forward Derek Cornelius is part of the squad for the 2026/27 Ligue 1 season. He was born on 25 November 1997 in Ajax, Canada.
He began his senior career at VfB Lübeck in 2015, and he went on to play for VfR Neumünster, Javor Ivanjica, Vancouver Whitecaps and Panetolikos. He moved to Marseille in 2024.
Cornelius is a senior international for Canadian.
Cornelius’s senior club career, which began in 2015/16, has so far brought 223 appearances and 12 goals for 8 clubs. The 2023 season, with 4 goals from 30 matches for Malmö FF, remains his highest tally. His busiest campaign was 2021/22, with 33 appearances. So far in 2026/27 he has made 4 appearances for Marseille. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.