Irena Kuznetsov

Irena Kuznetsov (born 24 April 2002 in Hadera, Israel) is an Israeli professional football player. She plays as defender in the Israel women's national football team.[1]


Photo taken during training with the National Team of Israel in September 2020

Career

After having played in the men's sections of the professional men's Israeli Premier League club of Ironi Sport Hadera FC, Kuznetsov was scouted in 2012 by the professional women's club of the Israeli Women Premier League's club, Maccabi Kishronot Hadera F.C..[2]

In 2012, she began her junior career in a club in the Israeli women's Premier League, where she played until 2016.

In 2016, she signed with the Premier League's club of the Israeli National Women's Football Academy, and made her professional debut at the age of 14 years old.

In 2019, she signed for the season and joined the Israeli club Maccabi Bnot Emek Hefer.

During the summer of 2020, at 18 years of age, she joined the Cypriot first division club AEL Limassol.[3][4][1]

In November 2020, following poor working conditions, she terminated her contract to engage with Israeli club Maccabi Kishronot Hadera FC.

Junior Career:

  • 2010-2012: Men's Section of Ironi Sport Hadera FC, Israel
  • 2012-2016: Maccabi Kishronot Hadera FC, Israel

Senior Career:

  • 2016-2019: Israeli National Women's Football Academy called "Girls Football Academy of Israel", Israel (81 matchs; 4 goal)
  • 2019-2020: Maccabi Bnot Emek Hefer, Israel (29 matchs; 2 goals)
  • 2020-Nov 2020: AEL Limassol, Cyprus (9 matchs; 0 goal)
  • Since November 2020: Maccabi Kishronot Hadera FC, Israel

Honors
  • Best revelation of the Israeli Women's Premier League 2016-2017
  • Best defender of Israeli Women's Premier League 2017-2018
  • Best defender of September/October Cyprus's Women's Premier League 2020-2011

References
  1. "בדרך לצמרת: אירנה קוזנצוב ורעות מיכאלי חתמו בקבוצת א.א.ל. לימסול מקפריסין". דבר העובדים בארץ ישראל.
  2. "היפייפיה שעשתה היסטוריה בכדורגל הישראלי". September 7, 2020.
  3. "עושה היסטוריה: חתמה בקפריסין, בדרך לצרפת". עושה היסטוריה: חתמה בקפריסין, בדרך לצרפת.
  4. "לירון שרון ספורט 1".
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