Levan Kenia (Georgian: ლევან ყენია; born 18 October 1990) is a Georgian footballer who currently plays for German club Fortuna Düsseldorf.
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]
International career
He made his debut for the national team on 8 September 2007 against Ukraine, replacing Alexander Iashvili.[6] Georgia's former head coach Klaus Toppmöller said he had never before seen a player of his age with such accomplished technical abilities.[7] 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.[8] Toppmöller praised Kenia, "Kenia was one of the best on the pitch."[9]
He scored his first international goal in 27 May 2008 against Estonia.[10]
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
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Total
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Career total
|
50 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
55 |
9
|
(Last edit: 29 June 2013)
International goals
Personal
Levan is also the nephew of former SC Freiburg midfielder Georgi Kiknadze.
References
External links
- fussballdaten.de (German)
- FIFA competition record
| Persondata
|
| Name
|
Kenia, Levan
|
| Alternative names
|
|
| Short description
|
Georgian footballer
|
| Date of birth
|
18 October 1990
|
| Place of birth
|
Tbilisi, Soviet Unio
|
| Date of death
|
|
| Place of death
|
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