Yonatan Cohen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 47 | (16) |
| 2015–2016 | → Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla (loan) | 31 | (11) |
| 2016–2018 | → Bnei Yehuda (loan) | 61 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Israel U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015– | Israel U21 | 7 | (2) |
| 2019– | Israel | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2019 | |||
Yonatan Cohen (Hebrew: יונתן כהן; born 29 June 1996) is an Israeli footballer. He currently plays for Maccabi Tel Aviv.[1]
Early life
Cohen was born in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel, to a Jewish family. His older brother Guy Cohen is also a footballer, and his father Mickey Cohen is a former footballer who played for Maccabi Tel Aviv as well.[2]
Club career
Cohen began playing youth football for Maccabi Tel Aviv before going on loans to Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla and Bnei Yehuda. Then-manager Arik Benado brought Cohen to Bnei Yehuda, where he would made his debut in the Israeli Premier League.[2] Cohen became an important player for Bnei Yehuda during the 2016–17 season, relegating previously established midfielders Pedro Joaquín Galván and Amir Agayev to the bench.[3]
Honours
- Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
- Maccabi Tel Aviv
International
He made his debut for Israel national football team on 21 March 2019 in an Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovenia.[4]
References
- ^ "The Israel Football Association". eng.football.org.il. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ a b Goldstein, Amit (25 May 2017). "יונתן כהן: על הכישרון הצעיר של מכבי תל אביב, המשחק בבני יהודה" [Yonatan Cohen: The young talent of Maccabi Tel Aviv, playing in Bnei Yehuda] (in Hebrew). Haaretz.
- ^ Goldberg, Asher (25 February 2017). "בני יהודה רוצה להאריך את החוזה עם יונתן כהן" [Bnei Yehuda wants to extend the contract with Yonatan Cohen] (in Hebrew). Maariv.
- ^ "Israel v Slovenia game report". UEFA. 21 March 2019.
External links
- Yonatan Cohen at Soccerway
- Yonatan Cohen – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Yonatan Cohen at National-Football-Teams.com
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