Liran Cohen
Israeli football player (born 1983)
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Liran Cohen (Hebrew: לירן כהן; born 14 February 1983 in Rishon LeZion) is an Israeli footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for A.S. HaMakhtesh Giv'atayim.
Full name
Liran Cohen
Date of birth
14 February 1983
Place of birth
Rishon LeZion, Israel
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liran Cohen | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Rishon LeZion, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tel Aviv Tomi | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 67 | (8) |
| 2006–2009 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 61 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Bnei Yehuda | 9 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Bnei Sakhnin | 42 | (5) |
| 2011–2013 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 35 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Hapoel Haifa | 35 | (2) |
| 2014–2017 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 72 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 42 | (2) |
| 2019 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | A.S. HaMakhtesh Giv'atayim | 22 | (8) |
| 2022– | Tel Aviv Tomi | 45 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Israel U21 | 11 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 February 2024 | |||
Career
Club
He previously played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Petah Tikva and Bnei Yehuda.[1]
A former key player for Maccabi Tel Aviv, and despite his lack of experience in Europe he has scored several important goals for Maccabi in their last campaigns in the UEFA Cup and in the UEFA Champions League.
In August 2011, he was loaned to Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała on a half-year deal.[2]
In January 2013, Cohen signed for Hapoel Haifa.
International
At international level, Cohen was capped for the Israel national under-21 team.[3]
