Irena Kuznetsov

Irena Kuznetsov (Hebrew: אירנה קוזנצוב, born 24 April 2002) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as defender for Ligat Nashim club FC Ramat HaSharon and the Israel women's national team.[1] Her parents are Russian immigrants that left Russia for Israel.

Irena Kuznetsov
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002
Place of birth Hadera, Israel,
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Turbine Potsdam
Number 4
Youth career
2012–2016 Maccabi Kishronot Hadera
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Girls Football Academy 45 (4)
2019–2020 Maccabi Emek Hefer 15 (3)
2020 AEL Limassol 9 (0)
2020–2021 Maccabi Kishronot Hadera 9 (0)
2021–2022 Ramat HaSharon 5 (0)
2022- Turbine Potsdam 2 (0)
National team‡
2017–2018 Israel U17 7 (0)
2020– Israel 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 February 2022

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.

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 matches; 4 goals)
  • 2019-2020: Maccabi Bnot Emek Hefer, Israel (29 matches; 2 goals)
  • 2020-Nov 2020: AEL Limassol, Cyprus (9 matches; 0 goals)
  • 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". 7 September 2020.
  3. "עושה היסטוריה: חתמה בקפריסין, בדרך לצרפת". עושה היסטוריה: חתמה בקפריסין, בדרך לצרפת.
  4. "לירון שרון ספורט 1".
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