Yonatan Cohen
Israeli footballer (born 1996)
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Yonatan Cohen (Hebrew: יונתן כהן; born 29 June 1996) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a forward for Thai League 1 club Bangkok United and the Israel national team.[1]
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Cohen with Pisa in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bangkok United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| 2009–2010 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||
| 2010–2015 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2021 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 76 | (28) |
| 2015–2016 | → Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla (loan) | 31 | (11) |
| 2016–2018 | → Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (loan) | 61 | (10) |
| 2021–2023 | Pisa | 26 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | → Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 15 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Melbourne City | 19 | (6) |
| 2025–2026 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 21 | (4) |
| 2026– | Bangkok United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Israel U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Israel U21 | 7 | (2) |
| 2019– | Israel | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2022 | |||
Early life
Cohen was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish (Polish-Jewish) descent. His older brother Guy Cohen is also a footballer, and his father Mickey Cohen is an Israeli retired footballer who played for Maccabi Tel Aviv as well.[2]
He also holds a Polish passport, on account of his Ashkenazi Jewish descent, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.[3]
Club career
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Cohen began playing youth football for Maccabi Tel aviv before going on loans to Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla and to Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv. Then-manager Arik Benado brought Cohen to Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, where he made his senior debut in the Israeli Premier League.[2] Cohen became an important player for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv during the 2016–17 season, relegating previously established midfielders Pedro Joaquín Galván and Amir Agayev to the bench.[4]
Pisa
In August 2021, Cohen has moved to Pisa SC in the Italian Serie B having made his debut against Alessandria in Day 2, and scoring his first goal during the following fixture vs Ternana on 11 September.
Return to Maccabi Tel Aviv
On 29 September 2022, Pisa announced Cohen's return to Maccabi Tel Aviv. The transfer was initially a loan, at the end of the loan term Maccabi was obligated to purchase his rights.[5]
Melbourne City
Cohen moved to the A-League for the 2024–25 season, signing with Australian club Melbourne City FC.[6] Cohen scored Melbourne City's only and winning goal in the 2025 A-League Grand Final, securing their second championship win over cross-town rivals Melbourne Victory.[7]
International career
Cohen made his debut for the senior Israel national team on 21 March 2019 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovenia.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 May 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2017–18 | Israeli Premier League | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 13 | |||
| 2019–20 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 13 | ||
| 2020–21 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 14 | ||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 76 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 109 | 40 | ||
| Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla (loan) | 2015–16 | Liga Leumit | 31 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 11 | |||
| Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (loan) | 2016–17 | Israeli Premier League | 27 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 74 | 15 | ||||
| Pisa | 2021–22 | Serie B | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) | 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2023–24 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 28 | 5 | ||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 46 | 6 | |||
| Melbourne City | 2024–25 | A-League Men | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | ||||
| Career Total | 242 | 62 | 25 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 313 | 82 | ||
International
- As of match played 26 March 2022[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Israeli Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2023–24
- Israeli State Cup: 2020–21
- Toto Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21
- Israel Super Cup: 2024
Melbourne City
Individual
- Israeli Premier League top assist provider: 2019–20 (11 assists)
