Luka Khorkheli

Luka Khorkheli
Khorkheli playing for Spartak Trnava in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Spartak Trnava
Number 30
Youth career
Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 FC Iberia 2010
2019 Gori
2020 Spaeri
2021–2022 Sioni 67 (11)
2023–2025 Samgurali 82 (19)
2025– Spartak Trnava 17 (2)
International career
2022–2023 Georgia U21 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 March 2026

Luka Khorkheli (Georgian: ლუკა ხორხელი; born 31 January 2000) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovak club Spartak Trnava.

He has won the Erovnuli Liga 2.

Club career

Early career

Khorkheli grew up at Dinamo Tbilisi's academy. After several seasons spent at Iberia, Gori and Spaeri, in early 2021, he joined 2nd division club Sioni.[1] Khorkheli opened his goal-scoring account in a 5–2 win at Chikhura on 13 June 2021.[2] Overall, he netted five times and helped the team to advance to the Erovnuli Liga.[3]

In his first top-flight season, Khorkheli featured in 37 games across all competitions, scoring six goals. But his club failed to beat Samtredia in playoffs and suffered relegation which resulted in Khorkheli's transfer to Samgurali on a three-year deal.[4]

Samgurali

Back in the league, Khorkheli shone during his second season at Samgurali in 2024, becoming the team's topscorer with eleven league goals. It included seven goals and two assists in 9 matches that he recorded after the mid-season, which earned him recognition from the Erovnuli Liga as the best player of this period.[5] Summing up the season, the Lelo sport newspaper named him Discovery of the Year.[6]

Spartak Trnava

2025-26 season

On 6 September 2025, on the deadline day of the transfer window, it was announced that Khorkheli would be joining Slovak club FC Spartak Trnava, signing a 3 year contract.[7][8] He made his debut for the club on 21 September 2025 in a match against MFK Zemplín Michalovce, coming onto the field in the 80th minute for Philip Azango.[9] Three days later, Khorkeli would score his first goal for Spartak. In the 3rd round of the Slovak Cup against 3rd league side FK Beluša with the game set at 1–0 to the away side, he would come on at half-time and score in the 48th minute. The game finished 4–0 in Spartak’s favor.[10] Khorkeli got his first start for Spartak Trnava in a 2–0 win against KFC Komárno.[11] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 home win against MFK Skalica, heading in a cross from captain Martin Mikovič.[12] Khorkeli scored a brace in a 4–1 winter preparation win against 2nd division side Inter Bratislava.[13]

International career

Between the years 2022–23, Khorkheli was several times called up to the U21s.[14] He made four appearances for the team.

Personal life

Khorkheli's grandfather, father and uncle all used to play football. Also, all five brothers in his family are footballers with Nika Khorkheli being Luka's teammate for the most of his career.[15]

Statistics

As of match played 29 May 2025
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
Sioni 2021 Erovnuli Liga 2 33 5 2 0 – – 35 5
2022 Erovnuli Liga 34 6 2 0 – 2[a] 0 38 6
Total 67 11 4 0 0 0 2 0 73 11
Samgurali 2023 Erovnuli Liga 27 1 3 2 – – 30 3
2024 Erovnuli Liga 30 11 2 1 – – 32 12
2025 Erovnuli Liga 17 6 0 0 – – 17 6
Total 74 18 5 3 0 0 0 0 79 21
Spartak Trnava 2025–26 Nike Liga 12 1 1 1 0 0 3[b] 2 0 0
Career total 153 30 10 4 0 0 5 2 168 36
  1. ^ Appearances in Erovnuli Liga playoffs
  2. ^ Appearances in winter preparations

Honours

Sioni

References

  1. ^ "ძმები, ნიკა და ლუკა ხორხელები სიონში ითამაშებენ". FC Sioni. 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Chikhura vs Sioni match report". eliga.ge (in Georgian). 13 June 2021.
  3. ^ "სიონი ეროვნულ ლიგაში დაბრუნდა". leadersport.ge (in Georgian), 27 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  4. ^ "ძმები ხორხელები "სამგურალში" ითამაშებენ". atiani.ge (in Georgian). 26 December 2022.
  5. ^ "ლუკა ხორხელი მესამე წრის საუკეთესო მოთამაშეა". 1tv.ge. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  6. ^ "სეზონის გამორჩეული მოთამაშეები ამპლუების მიხედვით და სხვადასხვა ნომინაციებში, საუკეთესო ფეხბურთელი, მწვრთნელი და ჩემპიონატის სიმბოლური ნაკრები". lelo.ge (in Georgian). 28 December 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Spartak Trnava potvrdil príchod ďalšej posily | TVNOVINY.sk". tvnoviny.sk (in Slovak). 2025-09-06. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  8. ^ [email protected]. "Spartak získal v závere prestupového obdobia dve posily, do Trnavy sa vracia Taiwo". Trnavský Hlas. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
  9. ^ "FC Spartak Trnava - MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  10. ^ Ďurinský, Samuel (2025-09-24). "Hladký postup v slovenskom pohári". FC Spartak Trnava (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-09-25.
  11. ^ "FC Spartak Trnava - KFC Komárno | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  12. ^ Šport.sk (2025-12-13). "VIDEO Spartak Trnava sa víťazne naladil na zimu. Duel so Skalicou rozhodol koniec 1. polčasu". Šport.sk. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  13. ^ Janiš, Martin (2026-01-31). "Spartak sa na ligu naladil výborne, v dvojzápase zdolal Inter aj Zvolen o tri góly". FC Spartak Trnava (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  14. ^ "21-წლამდელებში ცვლილებაა - ხორხელები ერთად შეუტევენ". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 28 May 2023.
  15. ^ "ფეხბურთისთვის დაბადებულები! ძმები ხორხელები ოჯახზე, კარიერაზე, მიზნებზე". lelo.ge (in Georgian). 20 April 2022.
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