Levan Kenia
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club 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 | 31 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Georgia U-17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Georgia U-19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2012 | Georgia U-21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2007– | Georgia | 27 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 August 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 ran 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 a 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 | |
International goals
- As of match played 27 May 2016. Georgia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kenia goal.[12]
| 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
- ↑ "Levan Kenia Signs With Schalke 04". Geofootball. 6 January 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
- ↑ "Schalke 04 1 – 1 Apoel Nicosia". ESPN. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
- ↑ "Magath: Sein erster Härtetest" (in German). kicker.de. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ↑ "Knappen landen wichtigen 2:0-Arbeitssieg gegen den Karlsruher SC" (in German). FC Schalke 04. Archived from the original on 9 April 2009.
- ↑ "Levan Kenia kommt zur Fortuna" (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf.
- ↑ "Levan Kenia und Fortuna Düsseldorf gehen getrennte Wege" (in German). derwesten.de. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ↑ "Georgia 1-1 Ukraine". Sky Sports. 8 September 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
- ↑ "ISP Exclusive: World's Top 30 Young Talents". Iran Sports Press. 24 December 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ↑ Clive Lindsay (17 October 2007). "Georgia 2-0 Scotland". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
- ↑ "Schalke capture Georgian wunderkind". UEFA.com. 7 January 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ↑ Lasha Chankvetadze (30 May 2008). "Estonia 1-1 Georgia". Geofootball.com. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
- ↑ "L. Kenia". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
External links
- Lavan Kenia profile at Fussballdaten
- Levan Kenia – FIFA competition record