Idan Cohen ( he, עידן כהן; born January 6, 1996) is an

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er who plays for

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Early life

Cohen was born in

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to an

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family, and he

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with them back to

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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

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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

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season. He signed with American second division team

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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.

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