Gil Cohen ( he, גיל כהן; born 8 November, 2000) is an Israeli professional
football
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player who plays as a
center-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
or as either
full-back for
Israeli Premier League
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club
MS Ashdod, and
captains
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the
Israel national under-21 team.
Early life
Cohen was born and raised in
Ashdod
Ashdod ( he, ''ʾašdōḏ''; ar, أسدود or إسدود ''ʾisdūd'' or '' ʾasdūd'' ; Philistine: 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤃 *''ʾašdūd'') is the sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country's Southern District, it lies on the Mediterran ...
,
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
,
to an Israeli family of
Sephardi Jewish
Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefa ...
descent.
He also holds a Spanish passport, on account of his Sephardi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.
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See also
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List of Jewish footballers
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See also
* List of Jews in sports
References
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Footballers
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List of Jews in sports
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List of Israelis
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References
2000 births
Living people
Israeli men's footballers
Jewish men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
F.C. Ashdod players
Israeli Premier League players
Footballers from Ashdod
Israel men's youth international footballers
Israel men's under-21 international footballers
Israeli Jews
Sephardi Jews
Citizens of Spain through descent
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