Levan Shengelia

Levan Shengelia
Shengelia with Daejeon Citizen in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-27) 27 October 1995
Place of birth Samtredia, Georgia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Dila Gori II 14 (3)
2014 Dila Gori 3 (0)
2014 Torpedo Kutaisi 1 (0)
2015 Kolkheti Poti 11 (4)
2015–2018 Tubize 40 (3)
2017Daejeon Citizen (loan) 30 (5)
2018–2019 Dinamo Tbilisi 50 (25)
2019–2021 Konyaspor 59 (7)
2021–2022 OH Leuven 22 (3)
2022–2024 Panetolikos 51 (5)
2024–2026 OFI 58 (4)
International career
2013–2014 Georgia U19 4 (0)
2015–2016 Georgia U21 4 (1)
2019– Georgia 23 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2025

Levan Shengelia (Order of Honor) (Georgian: ლევან შენგელია; born 27 October 1995) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Georgia national team.

Shengelia has played in Georgia, Belgium, South Korea, Turkey and Greece, and was a member of Georgia's first ever UEFA Euro squad in 2024. He was made a Order of Honor in 2024.

Career

Shengelia was born on 27 October 1995, in Samtredia.[1]

On 12 August 2015, Shengelia was announced at Tubize on a permanent transfer.[2]

In 2017, Shengelia joined Daejeon Hana Citizen.[1]

On 2 September 2019, Shengelia was announced at Konyaspor on a two year contract with the option of another year.[3]

In 2021, Shengelia joined OH Leuven on a permanent transfer, making 24 appearances and scoring three goals.[4]

On 17 August 2022, Shengelia was announced at Panetolikos on a two year contract.[5]

In June 2024, Shengelia was appointed the Order of Honor by Salomé Zourabichvili.[6]

On 9 August 2024, Shengelia was announced at OFI on a two year contract.[7]

International career

Shengelia made his Georgia national team debut on 12 October 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Republic of Ireland. He substituted Giorgi Kvilitaia in the 73rd minute.[8] He made his first start in the next qualifier against Gibraltar on 15 October 2019 and provided two assists in a 3–2 victory.

On 22 May 2024, Shengelia was announced in the Georgia squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 March 2024.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dila Gori II 2013–14 Pirveli liga 14 3 14 3
Dila Gori 2013–14 Umaglesi Liga 3 0 0 0 3 0
Torpedo Kutaisi 2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 1 0 2 0 3 0
Kolkheti Poti 2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 11 4 11 4
Tubize 2015–16 Second Division 26 2 0 0 26 2
2016–17 First Division B 14 1 1 0 15 1
Total 40 3 1 0 41 3
Daejeon Citizen (loan) 2017 K League 2 28 5 1 0 29 5
Dinamo Tbilisi 2018 Erovnuli Liga 16 5 3 1 19 6
2019 24 12 2 4 5 3 31 19
Total 40 17 5 5 5 3 50 25
Konyaspor 2019–20 Süper Lig 23 2 1 0 24 2
2020–21 33 5 2 0 35 5
Total 56 7 3 0 59 7
OH Leuven 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 22 3 3 0 25 3
Panetolikos 2022–23 Super League Greece 31 3 1 0 32 3
2023–24 20 2 4 0 24 2
Total 51 5 5 0 56 5
Career total 256 47 20 5 5 3 0 0 291 55

International

As of match played 16 November 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Georgia 2019 4 0
2020 3 0
2021 3 0
2022 1 0
2023 3 1
2024 6 0
2025 0 0
Total 21 1
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shengelia goal.
List of international goals scored by Levan Shengelia
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 October 2023 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia  Cyprus 3–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

OFI

References

  1. ^ a b "Interview: Georgia's Levan Shengelia Warns Teammates About Hwang Inbeom". www.kleagueunited.com.
  2. ^ "Shengelia signe pour deux ans à l'AFC Tubize" [Shengelia signs a two-year contract with AFC Tubize]. www.sudinfo.be (in French).
  3. ^ "Konyaspor'a Gürcü sağ kanat" [Konyaspor signs Georgian right winger]. www.hurriyet.com (in Turkish).
  4. ^ "Levan Shengelia naar Panetolikos" [Levan Shengelia to Panetolikos]. ohleuven.com (in Dutch).
  5. ^ "მოგესალმებით" [Welcome]. panetolikos.gr (in Greek).
  6. ^ "სალომე ზურაბიშვილმა ღირსების ორდენზე წარდგენილი საქართველოს ეროვნული საფეხბურთო ნაკრების 53 წარმომადგენლიდან 19 არ დააჯილდოვა" [Salome Zurabishvili did not award 19 out of 53 Georgian national football team members nominated for the Order of Honor]. 1tv.ge (in Georgian).
  7. ^ "Στον ΟΦΗ ο Shengelia" [Shengelia joins OFI]. www.oficretefc.com (in Greek).
  8. ^ "Georgia v Ireland game report". ESPN. 12 October 2019.
  9. ^ საქართველოს ნაკრების შემადგენლობა ევრო 2024-ის მოსამზადებელ ეტაპზე [The composition of the Georgian national team at the preparatory stage of Euro 2024] (in Georgian). Georgian Football Federation. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  10. ^ Levan Shengelia at Soccerway
  11. ^ Levan Shengelia at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. ^ "Ο ΟΦΗ Κυπελλούχος Ελλάδας Betsson". epo.gr (in Greek). 25 April 2026.