| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Levan Kenia | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Schalke 04 | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 2005–2007 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 11 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Schalke 04 II | 2 | (0) |
| 2009– | Schalke 04 | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Georgia | 18 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 Janaury 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Levan Kenia (Georgian: ლევან ყენია; born 18 October 1990) is a Georgian footballer who plays for Schalke 04 in the German Bundesliga and the Georgian national team.
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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]
He made his debut for the national team on 8 September 2007 against Ukraine, replacing Alexander Iashvili.[5] Georgia's former head coach Klaus Toppmöller said he had never before seen a player of his age with such accomplished technical abilities.[6] Kenia, along with fellow teenagers Levan Mchedlidze and Giorgi Makaridze, played in their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign starring in a 2–0 victory over Scotland.[7] Toppmöller praised Kenia, "Kenia was one of the best on the pitch."[8]
He scored his first international goal in 27 May 2008 against Estonia.[9]
As of: 4 October 2008
| Club | Season | League | Cup | European Competition | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 2007-08 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Total | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
| Schalke | 2008-09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career Totals | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008-05-27 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 1-1 | 1-1 | Friendly Match |
| 2 | 2008-08-20 | Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Wales | Wales | 1-1 | 1-2 | Friendly Match |
| 3 | 2008-09-06 | Stadion am Bruchweg, Mainz, Germany | Republic of Ireland | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Levan is also the nephew of former SC Freiburg midfielder Georgi Kiknadze.[10]
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