Steven Cohen (footballer)

Steven Cohen (Hebrew: סטיבן כהן‎; born 27 February 1986) is a French-Israeli professional association football player who is currently without a club.

Steven Cohen
סטיבן כהן‎
Personal information
Full name Steven Cohen
Date of birth (1986-02-27) 27 February 1986
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Montpellier HSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Montpellier B[1] - (-)
2006–2008 Racing de Ferrol 21 (1)
2008–2009 UD Salamanca 38 (6)
2009–2010 Hapoel Ra'anana 28 (7)
2010–2012 Beitar Jerusalem 51 (5)
2012 Waasland-Beveren 0 (0)
2012–2013 Beitar Jerusalem 18 (1)
2013–2014 Hapoel Ironi Acre 27 (3)
2014–2015 Hapoel Haifa 23 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:27, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Biography

Early life

Cohen was born in Marseille to a French father with Israeli citizenship and Jewish mother.[2]

From Montpellier to Ferrol

Cohen was brought up through the youth ranks of French club Montpellier HSC. After being released by Montpellier, Cohen landed at Spanish club Racing Club de Ferrol. The second season for Cohen in Spain proved to be his breakout year and he was courted by Deportivo de La Coruña who agreed to terms with Cohen on a four-year contract. Due to budget issues at Deportivo, the deal was canceled and Cohen traveled to Israel to visit family and friends.[2] During this visit, he went on a week-long trial at F.C. Ashdod. When push came to shove, no final offers had been made and Cohen returned to Spain to play for UD Salamanca.[2]

Move to Israel

In August 2009, Cohen spurned offers from clubs in Spain and Turkey and signed a two-year deal starting at €80K, with a one-year option, with Israeli club Hapoel Ra'anana. In doing so, Cohen advanced his dream of one day playing for the Israeli national team and became the most expensive signing ever for Hapoel Ra'anana.[3]

Cohen's debut in Israel was on 12 September 2009 in a Premier League match between Hapoel Ra'anana and Maccabi Netanya. In August 2010, Cohen signed for a 1-year contract at Beitar Jerusalem. After two seasons with Beitar, Cohen moved for Waasland-Beveren but after less than a month with the Belgian club he decided to get back to Israel and played another season with Beitar. In the 2013-14 he played for Hapoel Acre. After one season in Acre, Cohen signed a two-year contract with Hapoel Haifa.

Honours

Statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total
2006–2007Racing de FerrolSegunda División----------
2007–2008211------211
2008–2009UD Salamanca386------386
Total Spain 597------597
Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
2009–2010Hapoel Ra'ananaLigat ha'Al287005000337
2010–2011Beitar JerusalemLigat ha'Al231302100282
2011–2012Beitar JerusalemLigat ha'Al284103200326
2012–2013Waasland-BeverenBelgian Pro League0000000000
2012–2013Beitar JerusalemLigat Ha'Al181300000211
2013–2014Hapoel AkkoLigat Ha'Al273100000283
Total Israel 12416501030013919

Footnotes
  1. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.steven.cohen.33884.en.html
  2. Manor, Inbal; Kidron, Ran (2009-02-12). אולי גם אותו פספסת, קשטן? [Maybe You Also Missed Him, Kashtan?] (in Hebrew). Walla!. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  3. Manor, Inbal; Blech, Dor (2009-08-25). סטיבן כהן: "החלום שלי לשחק בנבחרת ישראל" [Steven Cohen: "My Dream Is To Play For The Israeli National Team"] (in Hebrew). Walla!. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
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