# Almog Cohen (footballer)

Almog Cohen (Hebrew: אלמוג כהן, born 1 September 1988) is an Israeli former professional footballer who works as sporting director for Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem.

## Early life

Cohen was born in Beersheba, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family.

## Career

Cohen began his career with Beitar Tubruk and signed for Maccabi Netanya in summer 2006. In February 2010, Maccabi Netanya confirmed that he was set to join 1. FC Nürnberg in the 2010 summer transfer window. He made his league debut for the club on the third day of the 2010–11 Bundesliga season, starting Nürnberg's match at Hamburger SV. Coincidentally, his debut goal in the Bundesliga was also against Hamburg, Nürnberg won the game 2–0 with Cohen scoring the second goal of the match.
He spent five months on loan at Hapoel Tel Aviv in 2013.
On 30 July 2013, he joined FC Ingolstadt on a three-year contract. On 22 April 2016, he extended his contract until 2018.
On 25 June 2019, Cohen returned to Maccabi Netanya on a four-year contract.
On 14 February 2022, Cohen retired from playing after struggling with injuries and became Maccabi Netanya's new sporting director.

## International career

Cohen represented the Israel U21 national team and the senior side.

## Career statistics
### Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2006–07 | Ligat ha'Al | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2007–08 | Ligat ha'Al | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2008–09 | Ligat ha'Al | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2009–10 | Ligat ha'Al | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 7 |
| Maccabi Netanya | Total | Total | 89 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 117 | 8 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | Total | Total | 58 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 2 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) | 2012–13 | Ligat ha'Al | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| FC Ingolstadt | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| FC Ingolstadt | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| FC Ingolstadt | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| FC Ingolstadt | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 |
| FC Ingolstadt | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| FC Ingolstadt | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| FC Ingolstadt | Total | Total | 126 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 12 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2019-20 | Ligat ha'Al | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2020–21 | Ligat ha'Al | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 2021–22 | Ligat ha'Al | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Maccabi Netanya | Total | Total | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 338 | 22 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 390 | 23 |

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Competitive | Competitive | Friendly | Friendly | Total | Total |
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Israel | 2010 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Israel | 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Israel | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Israel | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel | 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Israel | 2017 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Israel | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 |

## Honours

Maccabi Netanya
* Israeli Premier League runner-up: 2006–07, 2007–08
FC Ingolstadt
* 2. Bundesliga: 2014–15