Levan Kenia

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Personal information
Levan Kenia
Full name	Levan Kenia
Date of birth	November 18, 1990 (1990-11-18) (age 17)
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Soviet Union
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Schalke 04
Number	-
Youth clubs
2003–2007	FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2007–2008 2008–	FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi FC Schalke 04	11 (3) 0 (0)
National team²
2008-	Georgia	8 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 29 May, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Levan Kenia Georgian: ლევან ყენია (born November 18, 1990 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a footballer for FC Schalke 04, in Germany's Bundesliga, after making his Umaglesi Liga debut for FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi, in the starting stages of 2007-08. He was signed for FC Schalke 04 officially in January, 2008, until 2012.

He made his debut in national team, in 8 September, 2007, against Ukraine national football team, replaced David Siradze. Levan is an attacking midfielder/playmaker. He is extremely gifted on the ball. Georgia's head coach Klaus Topmoller said he had never before seen a player of his age with such accomplished technical abilities.

He Scored his first international goal in 28 May, 2008 agaist Estonia.

Levan is also the nephew of former SC Freiburg midfielder Georgi Kiknadze.^[1]