Gil Cohen (footballer)

Gil Cohen (Hebrew: גיל כהן; born 8 November, 2000) is an Israeli professional football player who plays as a center-back or as either full-back for Israeli Premier League club MS Ashdod, and captains the Israel national under-21 team.

Gil Cohen
Personal information
Full name Gil Cohen
Date of birth (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000
Place of birth Ashdod, Israel
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Center-back, full-back
Team information
Current team
MS Ashdod
Number 3
Youth career
MS Ashdod
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– MS Ashdod 118 (0)
International career
2016 Israel U-16 2 (0)
2016–2017 Israel U-17 5 (0)
2017 Israel U-18 2 (0)
2018–2019 Israel U-19 9 (0)
2019– Israel U-21 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023

Early life

Cohen was born and raised in Ashdod, Israel,[1] to an Israeli family of Sephardi Jewish descent.[2][1]

He also holds a Spanish passport, on account of his Sephardi Jewish ancestors, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[2][1]

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