David Cuperman
Personal information
Full name David Cuperman Coifman
Date of birth (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left Back
Team information
Current team
 Ashdod
Number 3
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Averett University 51 (21)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Fortaleza 54 (3)
2021 → Alianza Petrolera 11 (0)
2022– FC Ashdod 28 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023

David Cuperman (born 8 November 1996) is an Colombian professional footballer who plays as a Left Back for FC Ashdod from the Israeli Premier League.

Biography

Cuperman was born to parents Salomon Cuperman and Raquel Coifman in Bogota. After attending Colegio Colombo Hebreo for high school, Cuperman left for the US to study sports management and coaching at Averett University.[1] He earned USA South All-Conference First Team honors.[2] Cuperman was named to the 2017 Jewish Sports Review Men's Soccer All-America First Team for Division II and II.[2]

In 2017, Cuperman traveled to Israel to represent Colombia at the 2017 Maccabiah Games.[3]

Football career

Cuperman made his debut in the Colombian Categoría Primera A with Alianza Petrolera on 16 February 2021, starting at left midfield against Patriotas Boyacá.

In 2022, Cuperman joined FC Ashdod in Israel on trial.[4]

Personal life

Born in Colombia, Cuperman is of Polish-Jewish descent.[5] On 10 August 2022 became an Israeli citizen.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "David Cuperman". Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  2. 1 2 "Men's soccer's Cuperman selected to Jewish Sports Review All-America First Team". Averett University Athletics.
  3. ↑ "Macabeada Israel 2017". Macabi Colombia. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  4. ↑ Kalfi, Itzik (2022-07-05). "המגן דויד קופרמן צפוי לחתום במ.ס אשדוד". One.co.il. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  5. ↑ Krzeszowski, Michał (December 11, 2019). "Kaio, Cuperman, El-Hage, Golemić, czyli co najmniej 59 polskich śladów na piłkarskiej mapie świata – część II". iGol.pl.
  6. ↑ Tuchman, Yaniv (10 August 2022). "דויד קופרמן קיבל תעודת זהות כחולה. אשדוד מנסה לאזרח גם את ז'ורדן סבן" (in Hebrew). Walla. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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