Chris Cohen

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Chris Cohen
Personal information
Full name Christopher David Cohen
Date of birth March 5, 1987 (1987-03-05) (age 21)
Place of birth    Norwich, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Nottingham Forest
Number 15
Youth clubs
West Ham United
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2003–2006
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–		 West Ham United
→ Yeovil Town (loan)
Yeovil Town
Nottingham Forest		 18 (0)
30 (1)
44 (6)
41 (2)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 17:24, 4 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Christopher David Cohen (born March 5, 1987) is an English professional footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Nottingham Forest.

He started his career with West Ham United in 2003. He had a loan at Yeovil Town, which lasted from 2005 until 2006. He joined the club permanently later in 2006, and spent one season with the club before joining Nottingham Forest in 2007.

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[edit] Background

Born in Norwich,[1] Cohen went to William Edwards School and Sports College, Stifford Clays, Grays, Essex.

[edit] Career

[edit] West Ham United

Cohen was a product of the West Ham United youth system and he was scouted whilst playing for an amateur football club at the age of six.[1] Cohen made his first breakthrough into the West Ham first team during the 2003–04 season. He made his debut as a 16 year old, coming on as a substitute in West Ham's 3–2 win over Sunderland on 13 December 2003,[2] which made him the youngest player to appear for the West Ham first-team for 80 years.[3] He featured another six times that season and went on to make 14 league and cup appearances the following season.[4]

[edit] Yeovil Town

As West Ham returned to the Premier League for the start of the 2005–06 season, Cohen found his first team chances limited. After a single League Cup appearance for the club in September,[4] he joined League One side Yeovil Town on a month's loan in November 2005.[5] The deal was extended until the end of the season during the January transfer window.[6] Cohen finished the season with 31 appearances and one goal for Yeovil.[4] Cohen joined the club on a permanent basis on a two-year contract on 28 June 2006.[7] Following Yeovil's exit from the FA Cup against Rushden and Diamonds, manager Russell Slade exempted Cohen from criticism, praising his performance.[8] Slade said he would do everything in his power to keep Cohen at Yeovil, saying the club had received a bid from Nottingham Forest in January 2007.[9] At the end of the 2006–07 season, he won two Player of the Year Awards from Yeovil Town.[10] He made 81 league and cup appearances for Yeovil, scoring eight goals.[4]

[edit] Nottingham Forest

In a combined £1.2 million deal with team-mate Arron Davies, Cohen moved to another League One side, Nottingham Forest, on 6 July 2007, signing a four year contract.[11] He missed the start of the 2007–08 season due to injury but recovered and started in Forest's 2–0 win at Port Vale.[12] He performed very well as he contributed significantly to the opening goal and was praised by manager Colin Calderwood afterwards.[13] He then hit a rich vein of form by helping Forest achieve an eight-game unbeaten run to put them into second spot in the league at Christmas 2008, including an influential display in the 3–0 win at Cheltenham Town.[14] He finally got a deserved first goal for the club, equalising just three minutes after coming off the bench in Forest's thrilling 2-1 victory over Huddersfield Town.[15] Cohen was a virtual ever-present for Forest in his first season for the club, only missing the first five league games of the season after recovering from an injury which he got in pre-season, but only netting twice. However, his impressive performances have earned him a good reputation at the City Ground, as he helped The Reds gain automatic promotion to the Championship.

[edit] Honours

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Chris Cohen interview", BBC Norfolk, 2006-04-18. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. 
  2. ^ "West Ham 3-2 Sunderland", BBC Sport, 2003-12-13. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. 
  3. ^ "Interview: Chris Cohen", BBC Somerset, 2006-06-28. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. 
  4. ^ a b c d Chris Cohen. Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
  5. ^ "Glovers swoop for midfield cover", BBC Sport, 2005-11-07. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. 
  6. ^ "Cohen stays on loan with Yeovil", BBC Sport, 2006-01-11. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. 
  7. ^ "Cohen ties up Huish Park switch", BBC Sport, 2006-06-28. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. 
  8. ^ "Cohen escapes Yeovil boss's wrath", BBC Sport, 2006-11-13. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. 
  9. ^ "Slade keen to keep hold of Cohen", BBC Sport, 2007-05-03. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. 
  10. ^ "Player Of The Season Awards", Yeovil Town FC, 2007-05-15. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. 
  11. ^ "Forest seal deal for Glovers duo", BBC Sport, 2007-07-06. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. 
  12. ^ "Resurgent Reds", BBC Nottingham, 2007-10-25. Retrieved on 2007-11-11. 
  13. ^ "Port Vale 0-2 Nottm Forest", BBC Sport, 2007-09-15. Retrieved on 2007-11-11. 
  14. ^ "Cheltenham Town 0 v 3 Nottingham Forest", Nottingham Forest FC, 2007-10-16. Retrieved on 2007-11-11. 
  15. ^ "Nottingham Forest 2-1 Huddersfield Town", BBC Sport, 2007-01-01. Retrieved on 2008-04-01. 

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