Larry Cohen (soccer)
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 information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Larry Jason Cohen | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | 48 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Wits University | ||
| 2012 | Witbank Spurs | 25 | (2) |
| 2012 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Chippa United | 22 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Moroka Swallows | 36 | (1) |
| 2015– | Ajax Cape Town | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Lithuania | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 June 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 March 2015 | |||
Personal
Larry Cohen was born to Martin Cohen, one of South Africa's prominent footballers in the 1970s.[2]
On 21 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
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Cohen confident of survival". Football365.co.za. 23 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- Skvernelis, Saulius (21 November 2014). "Dėl Lietuvos Respublikos pilietybės atkūrimo". e-tar.lt. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- Augustis, Mindaugas (23 March 2015). "FIFA neleido afrikiečiui žaisti Lietuvos rinktinėje". Delfi (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- Fakude, Ernest (10 March 2010). "Cosmos lose Cohen to Wits". Kickoff.com. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
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