Levan Kenia (; born 18 October 1990) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for German club KFC Uerdingen.
Club career
Kenia joined Schalke 04 from Lokomotivi Tbilisi in January 2008, signing a contract with the club that ran until June 2012 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. Formerly, Kenia trained for two weeks at the age of 14 with FC Barcelona.
On 11 April 2009, Kenia made his Bundesliga debut for Schalke in a match against Karlsruher SC.
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 a contract with Fortuna Düsseldorf for two years.
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.
In the summer of 2018, he joined a Luxembourgian club Dudelange.
In 2021 he joined German Regionalliga club KFC Uerdingen as playing assistant.
International career
Kenia made his debut for the national team on 8 September 2007 against Ukraine, replacing Alexander Iashvili. Georgia's former head coach Klaus Toppmöller said he had never before seen a player of his age with such accomplished technical abilities. 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. Toppmöller praised Kenia, "Kenia was one of the best on the pitch."
He scored his first international goal on 27 May 2008 against Estonia.
Personal life
Levan is also the nephew of former SC Freiburg midfielder Georgi Kiknadze.
Career statistics
Club
International
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kenia goal.
References
External links
1990 births
Footballers from Tbilisi
Living people
Men's footballers from Georgia (country) Men's association football midfielders Georgia (country) men's international footballers Georgia (country) men's under-21 international footballers FC Locomotive Tbilisi players FC Schalke 04 players FC Schalke 04 II players FC Karpaty Lviv players Fortuna Düsseldorf players SK Slavia Prague players F91 Dudelange players FC Saburtalo Tbilisi players KFC Uerdingen 05 players Erovnuli Liga players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Ukrainian Premier League players Czech First League players Luxembourg National Division players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country) Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Luxembourg Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg