Irena Kuznetsov
 | This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (October 2020) |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Hadera, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ramat HaSharon | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2016 | Maccabi Kishronot Hadera | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Girls Football Academy | 45 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | 15 | (3) | |
| 2020 | AEL Limassol | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Maccabi Kishronot Hadera | 9 | (0) |
| 2021– | Ramat HaSharon | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Israel U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2020– | Israel | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 December 2021 | |||
Irena Kuznetsov (Hebrew: אירנה קוזנצוב, born 24 April 2002) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as defender for Ligat Nashim club FC Ramat HaSharon and the Israel women's national team.[1]
Career[]
After having played in the men's sections of the professional men's Israeli Premier League club of Ironi Sport Hadera FC, Kuznetsov was scouted in 2012 by the professional women's club of the Israeli Women Premier League's club, Maccabi Kishronot Hadera F.C.[2]
In 2012, she began her junior career in a club in the Israeli women's Premier League, where she played until 2016.
In 2016, she signed with the Premier League's club of the Israeli National Women's Football Academy, and made her professional debut at the age of 14.
In 2019, she signed for the season and joined the Israeli club Maccabi Bnot Emek Hefer.
During the summer of 2020, at 18 years of age, she joined the Cypriot first division club AEL Limassol.[3][4][1]
In November 2020, following poor working conditions, she terminated her contract to engage with Israeli club Maccabi Kishronot Hadera FC.
Junior Career:
- 2010-2012: Men's Section of Ironi Sport Hadera FC, Israel
- 2012-2016: Maccabi Kishronot Hadera FC, Israel
Senior Career:
- 2016-2019: Israeli National Women's Football Academy called "Girls Football Academy of Israel", Israel (81 matches; 4 goals)
- 2019-2020: Maccabi Bnot Emek Hefer, Israel (29 matches; 2 goals)
- 2020-Nov 2020: AEL Limassol, Cyprus (9 matches; 0 goals)
- Since November 2020: Maccabi Kishronot Hadera FC, Israel
Honors[]
- Best revelation[clarification needed] of the Israeli Women's Premier League 2016-2017
- Best defender of Israeli Women's Premier League 2017-2018
- Best defender of September/October Cyprus's Women's Premier League 2020-2011
References[]
- ^ a b "בדרך לצמרת: אירנה קוזנצוב ורעות מיכאלי חתמו בקבוצת א.א.ל. לימסול מקפריסין". דבר העובדים בארץ ישראל.
- ^ "היפייפיה שעשתה היסטוריה בכדורגל הישראלי". 7 September 2020.
- ^ "עושה היסטוריה: חתמה בקפריסין, בדרך לצרפת". עושה היסטוריה: חתמה בקפריסין, בדרך לצרפת.
- ^ "לירון שרון ספורט 1".
External links[]
- Irena Kuznetsov – Israel Football Association league player details
- Irena Kuznetsov – Israel Football Association national team player details
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Israeli women's footballers
- Ligat Nashim players
- Israel women's international footballers
- Israeli people of Russian descent