Gil Cohen (footballer)

Gil Cohen
Personal information
Full name Gil Cohen
Date of birth (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Ashdod, Israel
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Center-back, full-back
Team information
Current team
Beitar Jerusalem
Number 3
Youth career
F.C. Ashdod
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2024 F.C. Ashdod 140 (0)
2024– Beitar Jerusalem 0 (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)
2019–2023 Israel U-21 26 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024

Gil Cohen (Hebrew: גיל כהן; born (2000-11-08)8 November 2000) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a center-back or as a full-back for Israeli Premier League club Beitar Jerusalem.

Early life

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

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

See also

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