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]

Almog Cohen
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
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 35 (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 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maccabi Netanya2006–07Ligat ha'Al70004000110
2007–08280405000370
2008–09231306000321
2009–10317101040377
1. FC Nürnberg2010–11Bundesliga252200000272
2011–12240200000260
2012–139000000090
Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan)2012–13Ligat ha'Al121200000141
FC Ingolstadt 042013–142. Bundesliga221300000251
2014–155000000050
2015–16 Bundesliga200000000200
2016–17317200000337
2017–18 2. Bundesliga272310000303
2017–18 2. Bundesliga101000000101
Career total 274222211604031623

International
As of match played 20 November 2018 [12]
National teamYearCompetitive Friendly Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Israel 2010401050
2011402060
2012101020
2013000000
2014000000
2015000000
2016301040
2017501060
2018101020
Total 18070250

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 2 February 2019.
  12. "Almog Cohen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. 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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