Almog Cohen (footballer) explained

Almog Cohen
Birth Date:	1 September 1988
Birth Place:	Beersheba, Israel
Height:	1.70 m
Position:	Defensive midfielder
Currentclub:	Beitar Jerusalem
Youthyears1:	1998–2006
Youthclubs1:	Beitar Tubruk
Youthyears2:	2006–2007
Youthclubs2:	Maccabi Netanya
Years1:	2007–2010
Clubs1:	Maccabi Netanya
Caps1:	89
Goals1:	8
Years2:	2010–2013
Clubs2:	1. FC Nürnberg
Caps2:	58
Goals2:	2
Years3:	2013
Clubs3:	→ Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan)
Caps3:	12
Goals3:	1
Years4:	2013–2019
Clubs4:	FC Ingolstadt
Caps4:	126
Goals4:	11
Years5:	2019–2022
Clubs5:	Maccabi Netanya
Caps5:	53
Goals5:	0
Totalcaps:	338
Totalgoals:	22
Nationalyears1:	2007–2010
Nationalteam1:	Israel U21
Nationalcaps1:	17
Nationalgoals1:	0
Nationalyears2:	2010–2019
Nationalteam2:	Israel
Nationalcaps2:	27
Nationalgoals2:	0

Almog Cohen (he|אלמוג כהן, born 1 September 1988)^[1] is an Israeli former professional footballer who works as sporting director for Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem.

Early life

Cohen was born in Beersheba, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family.^[2]

Career

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 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

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

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	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	2. Bundesliga	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	Bundesliga	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

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Competitive		Friendly		Total
National team	Year	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

Maccabi Netanya

Israeli Premier League runner-up: 2006–07, 2007–08

FC Ingolstadt

2. Bundesliga: 2014–15

External links

Almog Cohen at One
National team stats at IFA

Notes and References

Web site: Almog Cohen . . 17 August 2010.
Web site: German police probe anti-Semitic tweet against Israeli soccer player. www.timesofisrael.com.
Web site: Matthäus gratuliert zu Cohen . de . kicker.de . 17 August 2010. 15 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100715231156/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/521007/artikel_Matthaeus-gratuliert-zu-Cohen.html. 15 July 2010 . live.
Web site: 1. FC Nürnberg verpflichtet Israeli Cohen. de. 11 February 2010. 12 February 2010. goal.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100213205417/http://www.goal.com/de/news/968/transfermarkt/2010/02/11/1785857/1-fc-n%C3%BCrnberg-verpflichtet-israeli-cohen. 13 February 2010 . live.
Web site: Cohens erstes Bundesligator sichert FCN-Erfolg . de . kicker.de . 29 January 2011 . 29 January 2011.
https://www.vice.com/nl/article/qk78qv/we-spraken-almog-cohen-over-het-israelisch-elftal-en-de-relatie-tussen-joden-en-moslims We spraken Almog Cohen over het Israëlisch elftal en de relatie tussen joden en moslims
Web site: Almog Cohen wechselt vom 1. FC Nürnberg zum FC Ingolstadt. 30 July 2013. de. 30 July 2013 . goal.com . Ruben . Zimmermann.
Web site: Cohen verlängert beim FCI bis 2018. 5 May 2016. de.
News: Soccer: Crash course . Ha'aretz . Moshe . Harush . 17 October 2008 . 17 August 2010.