Yonatan Cohen (Hebrew: יונתן כהן; born 29 June 1996) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Melbourne City and the Israel national team.[1]
Early life
Cohen was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish and Polish-Jewish descent. His older brother Guy Cohen is also a footballer, and his father Mickey Cohen is an Israeli retired footballer who played for Maccabi Tel Aviv as well.[2]
He also holds a Polish passport, which eased his move to certain European football leagues.[3]
Club career
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Cohen began playing youth football for Maccabi Tel aviv before going on loans to Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla and to Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv. Then-manager Arik Benado brought Cohen to Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, where he made his senior debut in the Israeli Premier League.[2] Cohen became an important player for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv during the 2016–17 season, relegating previously established midfielders Pedro Joaquín Galván and Amir Agayev to the bench.[4]
Pisa
On August 2021, Cohen has moved to Pisa SC in the Italian Serie B having made his debut against Alessandria in Day 2, and scoring his first goal during the following fixture vs Ternana on 11 September.
Return to Maccabi Tel Aviv
On 29 September 2022, Pisa announced Cohen's return to Maccabi Tel Aviv. The transfer was initially a loan, at the end of the loan term Maccabi was obligated to purchase his rights.[5]
Melbourne City
Cohen moved to the A-League for the 2024-25 season, signing with Melbourne City FC.[6]
International career
Cohen made his debut for the senior Israel national team on 21 March 2019 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovenia.[7]
Honours
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
See also
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.
- ^ Levy, Tomer (9 July 2020). "מכבי ת"א תדרוש 2.5 מיליון יורו על כהן, גלזר ופרץ" [Maccabi Tel Aviv Will Ask For €2.5M For Cohen, Glazer and Peretz]. Sport5 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Yonatan Cohen passa al Maccabi Tel Aviv" (in Italian). Pisa. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Double signing boost as fan favourite returns". Melbourne City FC. 16 September 2024.
- ^ "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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