Levan Kenia
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Levan Kenia | ||
Date of birth | 18 October 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Prague | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2005 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
2005–2007 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 19 | (4) |
2008 | Schalke 04 II | 2 | (0) |
2009–2012 | Schalke 04 | 11 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Karpaty Lviv | 20 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 11 | (0) |
2014– | Slavia Prague | 23 | (2 [1]) |
International career‡ | |||
2006 | Georgia U-17 | 2 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Georgia U-19 | 5 | (0) |
2008–2012 | Georgia U-21 | 5 | (1) |
2007– | Georgia | 24 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 March 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2013 |
Levan Kenia (Georgian: ლევან ყენია; born 18 October 1990) is a Georgian footballer who currently plays for Czech team Slavia Prague.
Club career
He joined Schalke 04 from Lokomotivi Tbilisi in January 2008, signing a contract with the club that runs until June 2012[2] Kenia made his debut for Schalke 04 against APOEL F.C. in a UEFA Cup match on 2 October 2008 coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for Gerald Asamoah.[3] Formerly, Kenia trained for two weeks at the age of 14 with FC Barcelona.[4]
On 11 April 2009, Kenia made his Bundesliga debut for Schalke in a match against Karlsruher SC.[5]
On 14 August 2012, Kenia joined Ukrainian Premier League side FC Karpaty Lviv on a two-year contract. After spending one year in Ukraine, Kenia returned to Germany and signed contract with Fortuna Düsseldorf for two years. [6]
At Düsseldorf however he could never fulfill the expectations. Signed as the playmaker, he played only eleven games during the 2013-14 season. In the second half of the campaign he even earned just a single cap playing four minutes. On 1 July 2014, according to previous rumors, it was announced that his contract was dissolved.[7]
International career
He made his debut for the national team on 8 September 2007 against Ukraine, replacing Alexander Iashvili.[8] Georgia's former head coach Klaus Toppmöller said he had never before seen a player of his age with such accomplished technical abilities.[9] Kenia, along with fellow teenagers Levan Mchedlidze and Giorgi Makaridze, played in their UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign starring in a 2–0 victory over Scotland.[10] Toppmöller praised Kenia, "Kenia was one of the best on the pitch."[11]
He scored his first international goal on 27 May 2008 against Estonia.[12]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 2005-06 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2006-07 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
2007-08 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
Schalke 04 | 2008-09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2009-10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
2010-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2011-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
Karpaty Lviv | 2012-13 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
Total | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | |
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2013-14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
Career total | 61 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 9 |
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 27 May 2008 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly Match | |
2 | 20 August 2008 | Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Wales | Wales | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly Match | |
3 | 6 September 2008 | Stadion am Bruchweg, Mainz, Germany | Republic of Ireland | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
PersonalLevan is also the nephew of former SC Freiburg midfielder Georgi Kiknadze. References
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Tbilisi
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- Georgia (country) international footballers
- Georgia (country) under-21 international footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Georgia (country)
- FC Schalke 04 players
- FC Schalke 04 II players
- FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi players
- FC Karpaty Lviv players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf players
- SK Slavia Prague players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Czech First League players
- Georgian Premier League players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
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