Almog Cohen
Almog Cohen (Hebrew: אלמוג כהן, born 1 September 1988)[1] is an Israeli footballer playing for Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Netanya.[2]
Cohen signing autographs for 1. FC Nürnberg fans in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Almog Cohen | ||
Date of birth | 1 September 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Beersheba, Israel | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Netanya | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2006 | Beitar Tubruk | ||
2006–2007 | Maccabi Netanya | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2010 | Maccabi Netanya | 89 | (8) |
2010–2013 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 58 | (2) |
2013 | → Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2013–2019 | FC Ingolstadt | 126 | (11) |
2019- | Maccabi Netanya | 17 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2010 | Israel U21 | 17 | (0) |
2010– | Israel | 27 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:18, 20 May 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:45, 2 February 2019 (UTC) |
Early life
Cohen was born in Be'er Sheva, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family.[3]
Career
Cohen began his career with Beitar Tubruk and signed for Maccabi Netanya in summer 2006.[4] In February 2010, Maccabi Netanya F.C. confirmed that he was set to join 1. FC Nürnberg in the 2010 summer transfer window.[5] He made his league debut for the club on the third day of the 2010–11 Bundesliga season, starting Nürnberg's match at Hamburger SV. Coincidentally, his debut goal in the Bundesliga was also against Hamburg, Nürnberg won the game 2–0 with Cohen scoring the second goal of the match.[6]
He spent five months on loan at Hapoel Tel Aviv in 2013.[7]
On 30 July 2013, he joined FC Ingolstadt 04 on a three-year contract.[8] On 22 April 2016, he extended his contract until 2018.[9]
On 25 June 2019, Cohen returned to Maccabi Netanya on a four-year contract.
International career
He has represented the Israel national under-21 football team.[10] Cohen now plays for the senior side.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 February 2019 [11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Maccabi Netanya | 2006–07 | Ligat ha'Al | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
2007–08 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
2009–10 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 7 | ||
1. FC Nürnberg | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
2011–12 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) | 2012–13 | Ligat ha'Al | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
FC Ingolstadt 04 | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
2016–17 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | ||
2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
Career total | 274 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 316 | 23 |
Honours
References
- "Almog Cohen". UEFA. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- "Almog Cohen neu beim FCI". Fussballclub Ingolstadt (in German). Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- "German police probe anti-Semitic tweet against Israeli soccer player". www.timesofisrael.com.
- "Matthäus gratuliert zu Cohen" (in German). kicker.de. 15 February 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- "1. FC Nürnberg verpflichtet Israeli Cohen" (in German). goal.com. 11 February 2010. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- "Cohens erstes Bundesligator sichert FCN-Erfolg" (in German). kicker.de. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- We spraken Almog Cohen over het Israëlisch elftal en de relatie tussen joden en moslims vice.com
- Zimmermann, Ruben (30 July 2013). "Almog Cohen wechselt vom 1. FC Nürnberg zum FC Ingolstadt" (in German). goal.com. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- "Cohen verlängert beim FCI bis 2018" (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- Harush, Moshe (17 October 2008). "Soccer: Crash course". Ha'aretz. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- Almog Cohen at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- "Almog Cohen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- "Official Fantasy Bundesliga - Matchday 15 Team of the Week". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
- "Official Fantasy Bundesliga - Matchday 18 Team of the Week". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
External links
- Almog Cohen at One (in Hebrew)
- National team stats at IFA