LA JOLLA, Calif. – Former
UC San Diego men's soccer goalkeeper
Josh Cohen '14 has led Maccabi Haifa FC to an Israeli Premier League title. The side earned a 3-2 win over Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC on Sunday on the final day of the season. Thanks to his strong play, Cohen was voted the Israeli Premier League's Player of the Season for the first time.
Cohen helped Haifa to a 24-5-7 record this season, posting 16 shutouts. He successfully stopped four of five penalty kicks faced during the season.
The Greens won the IPL championship for the first time since 2011, and the side have now won the IPL title 13 times in club history. They will advance to the UEFA Champions' League qualifying round beginning next month.
Last fall, Cohen was featured on Tritoncast, where he discussed his transition to the Israeli Premier League and reflected on his time at UC San Diego. That podcast interview can be heard by searching "
TRITONCAST" on any major podcast platform, or by
clicking here.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions III and II and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America accolades, while 38 have received prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
