Yonatan Cohen (; born 29 June 1996) is an Israeli professional association footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Maccabi Tel Aviv on loan from the Italian club Pisa, and the Israel national team. Early life Cohen was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, of Polish-Jewish descent on his mother's side. 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, which eased his 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 Since August 2021, Cohen plays for 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 is initially a loan, at the end of the loan term Maccabi will be obligated to purchase his rights. International career Cohen made his debut for the senior Israel national team on 21 March 2019 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovenia... Honours Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Israeli State Cup: 2016–17 Maccabi Tel Aviv Israeli Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20 Toto Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21 See also List of Jewish footballers List of Jews in sports References External links Living people 1996 births Israeli Ashkenazi Jews Israeli footballers Jewish footballers Association football wingers Israel international footballers Israel youth international footballers Israel under-21 international footballers Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam F.C. players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Pisa S.C. players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Serie B players Israeli expatriate footballers Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy Footballers from Tel Aviv Israeli people of Polish-Jewish descent Israeli Jews