Idan Cohen ( he, עידן כהן; born January 6, 1996) is an
Israeli
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association football
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er who plays for
Maccabi Petah Tikva
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.
Early life
Cohen was born in
United States
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to an
Israeli Jewish
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family, and he
immigrated
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with them back to
Israel
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when he was two years old. After 6 years, they had returned to the U.S., and when he was eleven years old they family finally settled in
Ramat Gan
Ramat Gan ( he, רָמַת גַּן or , ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipality of Tel Aviv and part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. It is home to one of the world's major diamond exchanges, and many ...
, Israel.
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Professional career
Cohen had played with Israeli club
Hapoel Tel Aviv U19 team before making his debut with the senior team in 2015. He made 75 appearances with the team between 2015 and the end of the 2019-2020
Israeli Premier League
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season. He signed with American second division team
Hartford Athletic
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History
On June 8, 2021, Ha ...
on September 4, 2020.
In June 2021, Cohen signed with
Israeli second division club
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C.
International career
Cohen played for the Israeli
U19,
U18,
U17 and
U16 teams, making 41 total appearances with the various youth national teams.
References
External links
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1996 births
Israeli Jews
Living people
Israeli men's footballers
Footballers from Ramat Gan
Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. players
Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam F.C. players
Hartford Athletic players
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. players
Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
Liga Leumit players
Israeli Premier League players
USL Championship players
Israeli expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Israeli expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Men's association football defenders
Israel men's under-21 international footballers
American people of Israeli descent
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