Yonatan Cohen

Yonatan Cohen
	Cohen with Pisa in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	29 June 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth	Tel Aviv, Israel
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Positions	Attacking midfielder; forward;
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
2015–2021	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2015–2016	→ Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla (loan)
2016–2018	→ Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv (loan)
2021–2023	Pisa
2022–2023	→ Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan)
2023–2024	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2024–2025	Melbourne City
2025–2026	Hapoel Petah Tikva
2026–	Bangkok United
International career‡
2014	Israel U19
2015–2018	Israel U21
2019–	Israel
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 June 2026; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2022

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.

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.

He also holds a Polish passport, on account of his Ashkenazi Jewish descent, which eases the move to certain European football leagues.

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. 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.

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.

Melbourne City

Cohen moved to the A-League for the 2024–25 season, signing with Australian club Melbourne City FC. 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.

International career

Cohen made his debut for the senior Israel national team on 21 March 2019 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovenia.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	Israeli Premier League	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	Serie B	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	Israeli Premier League	15	1	2	0	2	3	9	1	—		28	5
Maccabi Tel Aviv	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

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Israel	2019	4
	2020	0
	2021	3
	2022	1
Total		8

Honours

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv

Israeli State Cup: 2016–17

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Melbourne City

A-League: 2024–25

Individual

Israeli Premier League top assist provider: 2019–20 (11 assists)

References

↑ "The Israel Football Association". eng.football.org.il. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
1 2 Goldstein, Amit (25 May 2017). "יונתן כהן: על הכישרון הצעיר של מכבי תל אביב, המשחק בבני יהודה" [Yonatan Cohen: The young talent of Maccabi Tel Aviv, playing in Bnei Yehuda] (in Hebrew). Haaretz.
↑ Levy, Tomer (9 July 2020). "מכבי ת"א תדרוש 2.5 מיליון יורו על כהן, גלזר ופרץ" [Maccabi Tel Aviv Will Ask For €2.5M For Cohen, Glazer and Peretz]. Sport5 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
↑ Goldberg, Asher (25 February 2017). "בני יהודה רוצה להאריך את החוזה עם יונתן כהן" [Bnei Yehuda wants to extend the contract with Yonatan Cohen] (in Hebrew). Maariv.
↑ "Yonatan Cohen passa al Maccabi Tel Aviv" (in Italian). Pisa. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
↑ "Double signing boost as fan favourite returns". Melbourne City FC. 16 September 2024.
↑ "Socceroo's outrageous skill lights up Grand Final". 31 May 2025.
↑ "Israel v Slovenia game report". UEFA. 21 March 2019.
↑ Yonatan Cohen at Soccerway
↑ Yonatan Cohen at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Yonatan Cohen at Soccerway
Yonatan Cohen – UEFA competition record (archive)
Yonatan Cohen at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "The Israel Football Association". eng.football.org.il. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[Walla-2] 1 2 Goldstein, Amit (25 May 2017). "יונתן כהן: על הכישרון הצעיר של מכבי תל אביב, המשחק בבני יהודה" [Yonatan Cohen: The young talent of Maccabi Tel Aviv, playing in Bnei Yehuda] (in Hebrew). Haaretz.

[3] Levy, Tomer (9 July 2020). "מכבי ת"א תדרוש 2.5 מיליון יורו על כהן, גלזר ופרץ" [Maccabi Tel Aviv Will Ask For €2.5M For Cohen, Glazer and Peretz]. Sport5 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 July 2020.

[4] Goldberg, Asher (25 February 2017). "בני יהודה רוצה להאריך את החוזה עם יונתן כהן" [Bnei Yehuda wants to extend the contract with Yonatan Cohen] (in Hebrew). Maariv.

[5] "Yonatan Cohen passa al Maccabi Tel Aviv" (in Italian). Pisa. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

[6] "Double signing boost as fan favourite returns". Melbourne City FC. 16 September 2024.

[7] "Socceroo's outrageous skill lights up Grand Final". 31 May 2025.

[8] "Israel v Slovenia game report". UEFA. 21 March 2019.

[9] Yonatan Cohen at Soccerway

[10] Yonatan Cohen at National-Football-Teams.com

Personal information
Cohen with Pisa in 2021
Date of birth	(1996-06-29) 29 June 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth	Tel Aviv, Israel
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Positions	Attacking midfielder forward
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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2022