David Cuperman | |
Full Name: | David Cuperman Coifman |
Birth Date: | 8 November 1996 |
Birth Place: | Bogotá, Colombia |
Height: | 1.81 m |
Position: | Left-back |
Currentclub: | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
Collegeyears1: | 2015–2017 |
Collegecaps1: | 51 |
Collegegoals1: | 21 |
Years1: | 2019–2022 |
Clubs1: | Fortaleza |
Caps1: | 54 |
Goals1: | 3 |
Years2: | 2021 |
Caps2: | 11 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2022–2024 |
Clubs3: | FC Ashdod |
Caps3: | 32 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2024– |
Caps4: | 8 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
Club-Update: | 15 April 2024 |
David Cuperman (born 8 November 1996) is a Colombian of Polish and Israelí descent professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Tel Aviv.
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]
He 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]
Born in Colombia, Cuperman is of Polish-Jewish descent.[5] On 10 August 2022 became an Israeli citizen.[6]