Background
Levan was born on 18 October in 1990 in Georgia, Tbilisi.
Levan was born on 18 October in 1990 in Georgia, Tbilisi.
Levan joined Schalke 04 from Lokomotiv Tbilisi in January 2008, signing a contract with the club that runs until June 2012. Kenia made his debut for Schalke 04against 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.
He made his debut for the national team on 8 September 2007 against Ukraine, replacing Alexander Iashvili. Georgia's former head coach Klaus Toppmöllersaid 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.