Levan Kenia

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Levan Kenia
ლევან ყენია
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Personal information
Full name Levan Kenia
Date of birth (1990-10-18) 18 October 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR
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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 30 (3)
International career‡
2006 Georgia U-17 2 (0)
2007–2008 Georgia U-19 5 (0)
2008–2012 Georgia U-21 5 (1)
2007– Georgia 27 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 March 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2016

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[1] 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.[2] Formerly, Kenia trained for two weeks at the age of 14 with FC Barcelona.[3]

On 11 April 2009, Kenia made his Bundesliga debut for Schalke in a match against Karlsruher SC.[4]

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. [5]

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.[6]

International career

He made his debut for the national team on 8 September 2007 against Ukraine, replacing Alexander Iashvili.[7] Georgia's former head coach Klaus Toppmöller said he had never before seen a player of his age with such accomplished technical abilities.[8] 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.[9] Toppmöller praised Kenia, "Kenia was one of the best on the pitch."[10]

He scored his first international goal on 27 May 2008 against Estonia.[11]

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
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
(Last edit: 25 July 2014)

International goals

As of match played 27 May 2016. Georgia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kenia goal.[12]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 May 2008 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia 9  Estonia 1–1 1–1 Friendly
2 20 August 2008 Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Wales 11  Wales 1–1 2–1 Friendly
3 6 September 2008 Stadion am Bruchweg, Mainz, Germany 12  Republic of Ireland 1–2 1–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 27 May 2016 ASKÖ Stadion, Wels, Austria 27  Slovakia 1–3 1–3 Friendly

Personal

Levan is also the nephew of former SC Freiburg midfielder Georgi Kiknadze.

References

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