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Steven Cohen

Steven Cohen is a French-Israeli former professional football player who played as a midfielder for clubs in France, Spain and Israel.

born 1986Midfielder for Beitar JerusalemPlaying in Spain's second divisionHapoel Ra'anana's 2009 signing

Born: 27 February 1986, Marseille
Occupation: association football player

Steven Cohen was born in 1986 in Marseille

Steven Cohen was born in Marseille on 27 February 1986. His father was French with Israeli citizenship, and his mother was Jewish.

He came up through the youth system of the French club Montpellier and joined its senior team in 2003. In 2006 he moved to Racing Club de Ferrol in the Spanish second division, where he scored 12 goals in 2 seasons. A planned move to Deportivo de La Coruña was canceled over budget issues, and in 2008 he joined Salamanca, scoring 6 goals in 1 season.

In August 2009 he signed with Hapoel Ra'anana in Israel and made his Premier League debut on 12 September 2009 against Maccabi Netanya. He scored 7 league goals that season, but the club was relegated. He then joined Beitar Jerusalem and played there until the end of the 2011/2012 season.

Before the 2012/2013 season he signed with the Belgian club Waasland-Beveren, but left after about a month without playing an official match and returned to Beitar Jerusalem. He played for Hapoel Acre in 2013/2014, scoring 3 goals in 27 appearances. In 2014/2015 he played for Hapoel Haifa and retired from active play after an injury.