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{{short description|Georgian football manager (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Levan Kenia<br/><small>ლევან ყენია</small>
| image = Levan Kenia retouched.jpg
| upright = 0.8
| caption = Kenia with [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] in 2009
| height = 1.76 m
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|10|18}}
| birth_place = [[Tbilisi]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Attacking midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 2004–2005
| youthyears2 = 2005–2007
| youthclubs1 = [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]]
| youthclubs2 = [[FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi|Lokomotivi Tbilisi]] 
| years1 = 2007–2008 | clubs1 = [[FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi|Lokomotivi Tbilisi]] | caps1 = 19  | goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2008      | clubs2 = [[FC Schalke 04 II|Schalke 04 II]]           | caps2 =  2  | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2009–2012 | clubs3 = [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]                 | caps3 = 11  | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = [[FC Karpaty Lviv|Karpaty Lviv]]             | caps4 = 20  | goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2013–2014 | clubs5 = [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]]                       | caps5 = 11  | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2014–2017 | clubs6 = [[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Prague]]           | caps6 = 31  | goals6 = 3   
| years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = [[FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi|Lokomotivi Tbilisi]] | caps7 =  3  | goals7 = 0  
| years8 = 2018–2019 | clubs8 = [[F91 Dudelange]]                            | caps8 = 11  | goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2019–2020 | clubs9 = [[FC Saburtalo Tbilisi|Saburtalo]]           | caps9 =  9  | goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2021–2024 | clubs10 = [[KFC Uerdingen 05|KFC Uerdingen]]         | caps10 = 57 | goals10 = 6
| totalcaps = 174
| totalgoals = 17
| nationalyears1 = 2006
| nationalteam1 = [[Georgia national under-17 football team|Georgia U-17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2 <!-- When you update this parameter, please update the ntupdate parameter! -->
| nationalgoals1 = 0 <!-- When you update this parameter, please update the ntupdate parameter! -->
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2008
| nationalteam2 = [[Georgia national under-19 football team|Georgia U-19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 5 <!-- When you update this parameter, please update the ntupdate parameter! -->
| nationalgoals2 = 0 <!-- When you update this parameter, please update the ntupdate parameter! -->
| nationalyears3 = 2008–2012
| nationalteam3 = [[Georgia national under-21 football team|Georgia U-21]]
| nationalcaps3 = 5 <!-- When you update this parameter, please update the ntupdate parameter! -->
| nationalgoals3 = 1 <!-- When you update this parameter, please update the ntupdate parameter! -->
| nationalyears4 = 2007–2016
| nationalteam4 = [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]]
| nationalcaps4 = 29 <!-- When you update this parameter, please update the ntupdate parameter! -->
| nationalgoals4 = 4 <!-- When you update this parameter, please update the ntupdate parameter! -->
| manageryears1 = 2024
| managerclubs1 = [[KFC Uerdingen 05|KFC Uerdingen]]
}}
'''Levan Kenia''' ({{lang-ka|ლევან ყენია}}; born 18 October 1990) is a [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] professional [[association football|football]] [[Manager (association football)|manager]] and former [[football player|player]] who most recently was the head coach of [[Oberliga (football)|Oberliga]] club [[KFC Uerdingen 05|KFC Uerdingen]]. 

==Club career==
Kenia joined [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] from [[Lokomotivi Tbilisi]] in January 2008, signing a contract with the club that ran until June 2012<ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.geofootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=306:levan-kenia-signs-with-schalke-04&catid=16&Itemid=100006|title=Levan Kenia Signs With Schalke 04|publisher=Geofootball|date=6 January 2008|accessdate=24 June 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417044444/http://en.geofootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=306:levan-kenia-signs-with-schalke-04&catid=16&Itemid=100006|archivedate=17 April 2008}}</ref> Kenia made his debut for [[FC Schalke 04|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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/match?id=254932&cc=5739|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005142742/http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/match?id=254932&cc=5739|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 October 2011|title=Schalke 04 1 – 1 Apoel Nicosia|publisher=ESPN|date=2 October 2008|accessdate=24 June 2009}}</ref> Formerly, Kenia trained for two weeks at the age of 14 with [[FC Barcelona]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/magath_sein-erster-haertetest-513396/artikel | title = Magath: Sein erster Härtetest | language = German | publisher = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | access-date = 3 March 2012 | date = 20 August 2009}}</ref>

On 11 April 2009, Kenia made his [[Bundesliga]] debut for Schalke in a match against [[Karlsruher SC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schalke04.de/08_09_letztes_spiel.html |title=Knappen landen wichtigen 2:0-Arbeitssieg gegen den Karlsruher SC |language=German |publisher=FC Schalke 04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409014011/http://www.schalke04.de/08_09_letztes_spiel.html |archivedate=9 April 2009 }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fortuna-duesseldorf.de/news/uebersicht-news/artikel/article/levan-kenia-kommt-zur-fortuna/index.htm | title = Levan Kenia kommt zur Fortuna | language = German | publisher = Fortuna Düsseldorf}}</ref>

At Düsseldorf however he could never fulfill the expectations. Signed as the playmaker, he played only eleven games during the [[2013–14 2. Bundesliga|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.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.derwesten.de/sport/fussball/fortuna/levan-kenia-und-fortuna-duesseldorf-gehen-getrennte-wege-id9545415.html | title = Levan Kenia und Fortuna Düsseldorf gehen getrennte Wege | language = German | publisher = derwesten.de | accessdate = 25 July 2014| date = 1 July 2014}}</ref>

In the summer of 2018, he joined a Luxembourgian club [[F91 Dudelange|Dudelange]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[F91 Dudelange|Dudelange]]|url=http://www.f91.lu/index.php/2013-09-11-11-29-25/stat-joueurs/player/38/1282|title=Kenia profile by F81|accessdate=19 November 2018|language=French}}</ref>

==International career==
Kenia made his debut for the national team on 8 September 2007 against [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]], replacing [[Alexander Iashvili]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/match_facts/0,19762,11065_2665818,00.html|title=Georgia 1-1 Ukraine|publisher=Sky Sports|date=8 September 2007|accessdate=24 June 2009}}</ref> Georgia's former head coach [[Klaus Toppmöller]] said he had never before seen a player of his age with such accomplished technical abilities.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.iransportspress.com/isp-editorials/7432-isp-exclusive-world-s-top-30-young-talents.html | title = ISP Exclusive: World's Top 30 Young Talents | publisher = Iran Sports Press | date = 24 December 2008 | accessdate = 3 March 2012 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121008125230/http://www.iransportspress.com/isp-editorials/7432-isp-exclusive-world-s-top-30-young-talents.html | archivedate = 8 October 2012}}</ref> 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 national football team|Scotland]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7032632.stm|title=Georgia 2-0 Scotland|publisher=BBC|author=Clive Lindsay|date=17 October 2007|accessdate=24 June 2009}}</ref> Toppmöller praised Kenia, "Kenia was one of the best on the pitch."<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01c9-0ea94bb2d26d-06e81365f9ef-1000--schalke-capture-georgian-wunderkind/ | title = Schalke capture Georgian wunderkind | publisher = [[UEFA]] | date = 7 January 2008 | access-date = 3 March 2012}}</ref>

He scored his first international goal on 27 May 2008 against [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.geofootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=342:estonia-1-1-georgia&catid=14&Itemid=100005|title=Estonia 1-1 Georgia|publisher=Geofootball.com|author=Lasha Chankvetadze|date=30 May 2008|accessdate=24 June 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705160607/http://en.geofootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=342:estonia-1-1-georgia&catid=14&Itemid=100005|archivedate=5 July 2008}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
In 2021 he joined German [[Regionalliga]] club [[KFC Uerdingen]] as playing assistant.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[KFC Uerdingen 05]]|url=https://www.kfc-uerdingen.de/2021/12/21/verstaerkung-fuer-den-trainerstab-des-kfc/|title=Verstärkung für den Trainerstab des KFC|accessdate=21 December 2021|language=German}}</ref> Following the sacking of [[Marcus John]] in February 2024, Kenia was made new playing manager of the team.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[KFC Uerdingen 05]]|url=https://www.kfc-uerdingen.de/2024/02/trennung-von-marcus-john/|title=Trennung von Marcus John|accessdate=24 March 2024|language=German}}</ref> In March 2024, he retired from playing to become to [[manager (association football)|manager]] of the team.<ref>{{cite news |title=Levan Kenia hängt Fußball-Schuhe an den Nagel |url=https://www.fupa.net/news/levan-kenia-haengt-fussball-schuhe-an-den-nagel-3004970 |access-date=16 April 2024 |work=FuPa |date=2 March 2024 |language=de}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Levan is also the nephew of former [[SC Freiburg]] [[midfielder]] [[Georgi Kiknadze]].

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{{Updated|25 July 2014}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi|Lokomotivi Tbilisi]]
|[[2005–06 Umaglesi Liga|2005–06]]
|4||0||0||0||0||0||4||0
|-
|[[2006–07 Umaglesi Liga|2006–07]]
|11||3||0||0||0||0||11||3
|-
|[[2007–08 Umaglesi Liga|2007–08]]
|4||1||0||0||0||0||4||1
|-
!Total
!19!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!19!!4
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]
|[[2008–09 Bundesliga|2008–09]]
|1||0||0||0||1||0||2||0
|-
|[[2009–10 Bundesliga|2009–10]]
|10||0||2||1||0||0||12||1
|-
|[[2010–11 Bundesliga|2010–11]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[2011–12 Bundesliga|2011–12]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
!Total
!11!!0!!2!!1!!1!!0!!14!!1
|-
|[[FC Karpaty Lviv|Karpaty Lviv]]
|[[2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League|2012–13]]
|20||3||2||1||0||0||22||4
|-
|[[Fortuna Düsseldorf]]
|[[2013–14 2. Bundesliga|2013–14]]
|11||0||1||0||0||0||12||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Career total
!61!!7!!5!!2!!1!!0!!67!!9
|}

===International===
{{Updated|match played 27 May 2016}}<ref name=SW>{{Cite news |title=L. Kenia |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/levan-kenia/54900/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=27 May 2016}}</ref>
:''Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kenia goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Levan Kenia
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col" data-sort-type="date"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Cap
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
|align="center"|1
|27 May 2008||[[A. Le Coq Arena]], [[Tallinn]], Estonia||align="center"|9||{{fb|Estonia}}||align="center"|1–1||align="center"|1–1||[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
|align="center"|2
|20 August 2008||[[Liberty Stadium]], [[Swansea]], Wales||align="center"|11||{{fb|Wales}}||align="center"|1–1||align="center"|2–1|| Friendly
|-
|align="center"|3
|6 September 2008||[[Stadion am Bruchweg]], [[Mainz]], Germany||align="center"|12||{{fb|Republic of Ireland}}||align="center"|1–2||align="center"|1–2||[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|4
|27 May 2016||[[ASKÖ Stadion]], [[Wels]], Austria||align="center"|27||{{fb|Slovakia}}||align="center"|1–3||align="center"|1–3|| Friendly
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Fussballdaten|kenialevan|Lavan Kenia}}
* {{FIFA player|300849}}
* {{Soccerway|levan-kenia/54900}}

{{KFC Uerdingen 05 managers}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kenia, Levan}}
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