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Irena Kuznetsov

Irena Kuznetsov is an Israeli footballer who plays as a defender for Turbine Potsdam in the German women's Bundesliga and for the Israel women's national team.

born 2002Defender for Turbine PotsdamIsrael women's national team2022 German Cup final

Born: 24 April 2002, Hadera
Occupation: association football player

Irena Kuznetsov was born in 2002 in Hadera

Kuznetsov was born on 24 April 2002 in Hadera, to parents who immigrated to Israel from Russia. She also holds a Russian passport. Her brother Ruslan Kuznetsov is captain of Hapoel Herzliya.

As a child she played in boys' youth teams in Hadera. In 2012 she was scouted by Maccabi Kishronot Hadera and played there until 2016. In 2016 she moved to the national women's football academy at Wingate, where she made her league debut.

In 2019 she joined Maccabi Bnot Emek Hefer. In the summer of 2020 she moved to AEL Limassol in Cyprus, but left in November 2020 over poor working conditions and returned to Maccabi Kishronot Hadera. Before the 2021/22 season she moved to Ramat HaSharon.

In January 2022 she signed with Turbine Potsdam. In May 2022 she played in the German Cup final, which Potsdam lost 4-0 to Wolfsburg. She made her senior national team debut on 20 October 2020 against Denmark.