Almog Cohen (footballer)

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Almog Cohen
Cohen signing autographs for 1. FC Nürnberg fans in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-09-01) 1 September 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Beersheba, Israel
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
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)
2019–2022 Maccabi Netanya 53 (0)
Total 338 (22)
International career
2007–2010 Israel U21 17 (0)
2010–2019 Israel 27 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Almog Cohen (Hebrew: אלמוג כהן, born 1 September 1988)[1] is an Israeli former professional footballer who works as sporting director for Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Netanya.

Early life[edit]

Cohen was born in Be'er Sheva, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family.[2]

Career[edit]

Cohen began his career with Beitar Tubruk and signed for Maccabi Netanya in summer 2006.[3] In February 2010, Maccabi Netanya confirmed that he was set to join 1. FC Nürnberg in the 2010 summer transfer window.[4] 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.[5]

He spent five months on loan at Hapoel Tel Aviv in 2013.[6]

On 30 July 2013, he joined FC Ingolstadt 04 on a three-year contract.[7] On 22 April 2016, he extended his contract until 2018.[8]

On 25 June 2019, Cohen returned to Maccabi Netanya on a four-year contract.

On 14 February 2022, Cohen retired from playing after struggling with injuries and became Maccabi Netanya's new sporting director.

International career[edit]

Cohen represented the Israel U21 national team[9] and the senior side.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10]
Club Season League National 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
Total 89 8 8 0 16 0 4 0 117 8
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
Total 58 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 62 2
Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) 2012–13 Ligat ha'Al 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
FC Ingolstadt 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
Total 126 11 8 1 0 0 0 0 134 12
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 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 9 0
Total 53 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 63 0
Career total 338 22 24 1 24 0 4 0 390 23

International[edit]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[11]
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[edit]

Maccabi Netanya

FC Ingolstadt

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

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