Larry Cohen (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Larry Jason Cohen | ||
Date of birth | 7 November 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
Playing position | Central defender, defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ajax Cape Town | ||
Youth career | |||
Highlands Park | |||
Balfour Park | |||
Corinthians F.C. (South Africa) | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2010 | Jomo Cosmos | 35 | (2) |
2010–2011 | Wits University | ||
2012 | Witbank Spurs | 8 | (2) |
2012 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 0 | (0) |
2012-2013 | Chippa United | 9 | (2) |
2013-2015 | Moroka Swallows | 36 | (1) |
2015- | Ajax Cape Town | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015- | Lithuania | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 3, 2012. |
Larry Cohen (born 7 November 1987 in Johannesburg, Gauteng) is a South African professional footballer of Lithuanian descent who currently plays for Ajax Cape Town [1] and the Lithuanian national football team.
Personal
Larry Cohen was born to Martin Cohen, one of South Africa's prominent footballers in the 1970s.[2]
On the 21st of November, 2014, Cohen's application of the reinstation of the Lithuanian nationality was approved and he became a Lithuanian citizen.[3] He received his first call up for the Lithuanian national football team for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against England, but FIFA did not allow Cohen to play for Lithuania.[4]
Playing career
After four seasons with Ezenkosi, Cohen signed with Wits in 2010.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/south-africa/absa-premiership/players/2012-2013/chippa-united/larry-cohen.html
- ↑ "Cohen confident of survival". Football365.co.za. 2009-07-23. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ↑ Skvernelis, Saulius (21 November 2014). "Dėl Lietuvos Respublikos pilietybės atkūrimo". e-tar.lt. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ FIFA neleido afrikiečiui žaisti Lietuvos rinktinėje
- ↑ Fakude, Ernest (10 March 2010). "Cosmos lose Cohen to Wits". Kickoff.com. Retrieved 19 November 2010.