Sportsג'וש כהן

Josh Cohen

Josh Cohen is an American Israeli soccer goalkeeper who won 3 Israeli Premier League titles with Maccabi Haifa and was named Israeli Footballer of the Year for 2020-21.

born 1992Goalkeeping for Maccabi Haifa3 Israeli Premier League titlesIsraeli Footballer of the Year 2020-21

Born: 18 August 1992, Mountain View
Occupation: association football player

Josh Cohen was born in 1992 in Mountain View

Cohen was born in 1992 in Mountain View, California, to a Jewish family. He played college soccer at the University of California, San Diego from 2010 to 2013 and earned a degree in bioengineering and computer science.

He then played in the United States for Burlingame Dragons, Orange County Blues, Phoenix Rising and Sacramento Republic. In 2018 he played every minute of the Sacramento season and was a finalist for USL Goalkeeper of the Year.

In 2019 he moved to Maccabi Haifa and soon became the first-choice goalkeeper. He was named Player of the Season for 2020-21 as the club won the league, and Haifa won again in 2021-22 and 2022-23. He also played in the club's 2-0 win over Juventus in the Champions League group stage.

Cohen became an Israeli citizen in 2021 under the Law of Return. He joined Atlanta United in 2023 and signed with Chicago Fire in 2025.