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Career & Clubs
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 Luxembourgish club Dudelange.
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.
In 2021 he joined German Regionalliga club KFC Uerdingen as playing assistant. Following the sacking of Marcus John in February 2024, Kenia was made new playing manager of the team. In March 2024, he retired from playing to become to manager of the team.
- Club
- FC Karpaty Lviv (2012–2013)
- Club
- FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi (2007–2008)
- Club
- Schalke 04 (2008–2008)
- Club
- Schalke 04 (2009–2012)
- Club
- Fortuna Düsseldorf (2013–2014)
- Club
- SK Slavia Prague (2014–)
- Club
- Georgia national under-17 football team (2006–2006)
- Club
- Georgia national under-19 football team (2007–2008)
- Club
- Georgia national under-21 football team (2008–2012)
- Club
- Georgia men's national football team (2007–)
- Club
- Georgia national under-17 football team (2005–2005)
- League
- Bundesliga
- League
- 2. Bundesliga
- National team
- Georgia
Personal
Levan is also the nephew of former SC Freiburg midfielder Georgi Kiknadze.
Clubs
- Georgia men's national football team2007current
- SK Slavia Prague2014current
- Georgia national under-17 football team2005–2005
- Georgia national under-17 football team2006–2006
- FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi2007–2008
- Georgia national under-19 football team2007–2008
- Georgia national under-21 football team2008–2012
- Schalke 042008–2008
- Schalke 042009–2012
- FC Karpaty Lviv2012–2013
- Fortuna Düsseldorf2013–2014
Played together with
Abdallah SimaSK Slavia Prague · 2020- Abdulla Yusuf HelalSK Slavia Prague · 2019–2022
- Abiodun ObafemiFortuna Düsseldorf · 1994–1997
Adam HloušekSK Slavia Prague · 2009–2011
Adam HloušekSK Slavia Prague · 2011–2011Adam MatuszczykFortuna Düsseldorf · 2012–2012
Adam PetroušSK Slavia Prague · 1996–2003- Adolf UrbanSchalke 04 · 1934–1942
Adolf ŠimperskýSK Slavia Prague · 1927–1936
Aggelos CharisteasSchalke 04 · 2011–2011
Ahmed KutucuSchalke 04 · 2011- Aiham OusouSK Slavia Prague · 2021–2025
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Identifiers & aliases
Levan Kenia is a Georgian professional football manager and former player who most recently was the head coach of Oberliga club KFC Uerdingen.
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