David Cuperman (born 8 November 1996) is an Colombian professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
left-back for
Israeli Premier League club
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...
.
Early life
Cuperman was born to parents Salomon Cuperman and Raquel Coifman in Bogota. After attending Colegio Colombo Hebreo for high school, Cuperman left for the US to study sports management and coaching at
Averett University
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, type = Private university
, endowment = $21.3 million (2019)
, staff =
, faculty = 270
, president = Tiffany M. Franks
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, rector =
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. He earned USA South All-Conference First Team honors.
Cuperman was named to the 2017 ''
Jewish Sports Review
''Jewish Sports Review (JSR)'' is a bi-monthly magazine that was established in 1997. Its editors are Ephraim Moxson and Shel Wallman.
The magazine identifies which star and professional athletes are Jewish. It also covers and has all-time lists ...
'' Men's Soccer All-America First Team for Division II and II.
Career
In 2017, Cuperman traveled to Israel to represent Colombia at the
2017 Maccabiah Games
The 2017 Maccabiah Games ( he, משחקי המכביה 2017), also referred to as the 20th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-20), were the 20th edition of the Maccabiah Games. They took place from 4 to 17 July 2017, in Israel. The Maccabiah ...
.
He made his debut in the Colombian
Categoría Primera A
The Categoría Primera A (), commonly referred to as Liga BetPlay Dimayor (between 2015 and 2019 ''Liga Águila'') due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay, is a Colombian professional league for association football clubs. It is the ...
with
Alianza Petrolera on 16 February 2021, starting at left midfield against
Patriotas Boyacá
Patriotas Boyacá, also known as Patriotas, is a professional Colombian football team based in Tunja, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. They play their home games at the La Independencia stadium.
History
Patriotas was founded i ...
.
In 2022, Cuperman joined
FC Ashdod
Moadon Sport Ashdod ( he, מועדון ספורט אשדוד, ''Sport Club Ashdod''), commonly referred to as MS Ashdod (, ''Mem Samekh Ashdod''), is an Israeli professional Association football, football club, playing in the port city of Ashd ...
in Israel on trial.
Personal life
Born in Colombia, Cuperman is of Polish-Jewish descent. On 10 August 2022 became an Israeli citizen.
See also
*
List of select Jewish football (association; soccer) players
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cuperman, David
1996 births
Living people
Colombian Jews
Jewish footballers
Colombian men's footballers
Footballers from Bogotá
Men's association football fullbacks
Categoría Primera A players
Categoría Primera B players
Israeli Premier League players
Fortaleza C.E.I.F. footballers
Alianza Petrolera F.C. players
F.C. Ashdod players
Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
Naturalized citizens of Israel
Colombian emigrants to Israel
Colombian people of Polish-Jewish descent
Israeli people of Polish-Jewish descent
Maccabiah Games competitors
Competitors at the 2017 Maccabiah Games
Colombian expatriate men's footballers