Almog Cohen

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Almog Cohen
Almog Cohen 2011.jpg
Cohen signing autographs for 1. FC Nürnberg fans in 2011
Personal information
Full name Almog Cohen
Date of birth (1988-09-01) 1 September 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth Beersheba, Israel
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
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 49 (0)
National team‡
2007–2010 Israel U21 17 (0)
2010–2019 Israel 27 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:18, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:45, 2 February 2019 (UTC)

Almog Cohen (Hebrew: אלמוג כהן, born 1 September 1988)[1] is an Israeli footballer playing for Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Netanya.[2]

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 26 September 2021 [11]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
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
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
Maccabi Netanya 2019-20 Ligat ha'Al 24 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 28 0
2020–21 24 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 26 0
2021–22 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 337 22 24 1 24 0 4 0 416 23

International[]

As of match played 20 November 2018 [12]
National team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Israel 2010 4 0 1 0 5 0
2011 4 0 2 0 6 0
2012 1 0 1 0 2 0
2013 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 3 0 1 0 4 0
2017 5 0 1 0 6 0
2018 1 0 1 0 2 0
Total 18 0 7 0 25 0

Honours[]

Club[]

Maccabi Netanya

FC Ingolstadt 04

Individual[]

FC Ingolstadt 04

References[]

  1. ^ "Almog Cohen". UEFA. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Almog Cohen neu beim FCI". Fussballclub Ingolstadt (in German). Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. ^ "German police probe anti-Semitic tweet against Israeli soccer player". www.timesofisrael.com.
  4. ^ "Matthäus gratuliert zu Cohen" (in German). kicker.de. 15 February 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Cohens erstes Bundesligator sichert FCN-Erfolg" (in German). kicker.de. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  7. ^ We spraken Almog Cohen over het Israëlisch elftal en de relatie tussen joden en moslims vice.com
  8. ^ Zimmermann, Ruben (30 July 2013). "Almog Cohen wechselt vom 1. FC Nürnberg zum FC Ingolstadt" (in German). goal.com. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Cohen verlängert beim FCI bis 2018" (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  10. ^ Harush, Moshe (17 October 2008). "Soccer: Crash course". Ha'aretz. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  11. ^ Almog Cohen at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Almog Cohen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Official Fantasy Bundesliga - Matchday 15 Team of the Week". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  14. ^ "Official Fantasy Bundesliga - Matchday 18 Team of the Week". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.

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