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

Early life

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

Almog Cohen (footballer)

Career

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

Almog Cohen (footballer)

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

Almog Cohen (footballer)

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

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 and the senior side.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Maccabi Netanya

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

FC Ingolstadt

2. Bundesliga: 2014–15

References

External links

Almog Cohen at One

National team stats at IFA

1988 births

Living people

Israeli Sephardi Jews

Israeli men's footballers

Footballers from Beersheba

Men's association football midfielders

Israel men's international footballers

Israeli Premier League players

Bundesliga players

2. Bundesliga players

Maccabi Netanya F.C. players

Beitar Nes Tubruk F.C. players

1. FC Nürnberg players

Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players

FC Ingolstadt 04 players

Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent

Israeli expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Germany

Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Germany