Yonatan Cohen (Hebrew: יונתן כהן; born 29 June 1996) is an Israeli professional association footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Maccabi Tel Aviv on loan from the Italian club Pisa, and the Israel national team.[1]
![]() Cohen on the day of his presentation in Pisa in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1996-06-29) 29 June 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2009 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
2009–2010 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
2010–2015 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2021 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 76 | (28) |
2015–2016 | → Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla (loan) | 31 | (11) |
2016–2018 | → Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (loan) | 61 | (10) |
2021– | Pisa | 26 | (4) |
2022– | → Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Israel U19 | 1 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Israel U21 | 7 | (2) |
2019– | Israel | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2022 |
Cohen was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, of Polish-Jewish descent on his mother's side. 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]
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]
Since August 2021, Cohen plays for 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.
On 29 September 2022, Pisa announced Cohen's return to Maccabi Tel Aviv. The transfer is initially a loan, at the end of the loan term Maccabi will be obligated to purchase his rights.[5]
Cohen made his debut for the senior Israel national team on 21 March 2019 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovenia.[6]
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. – current squad | |
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