Luka Khorkheli
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Samgurali | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Spaeri | ||
| 2021–2022 | Sioni | 67 | (11) |
| 2023– | Samgurali | 74 | (18) |
| International career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Georgia U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2025 | |||
Luka Khorkheli (Georgian: ლუკა ხორხელი; born 31 January 2000) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Erovnuli Liga club Samgurali.
He has won the Erovnuli Liga 2.
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]
In 2022–23, Khorkheli was several times called up to the U21s.[5] He made four appearances for the team.
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.[6] Summing up the season, the Lelo sport newspaper named him Discovery of the Year.[7]
Statistics
- As of match played 29 May 2025
| 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 | ||
| Career total | 141 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 32 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Erovnuli Liga playoffs
Honours
Sioni
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.[8]
References
- ^ "ძმები, ნიკა და ლუკა ხორხელები სიონში ითამაშებენ". FC Sioni. 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Chikhura vs Sioni match report". eliga.ge (in Georgian). 13 June 2021.
- ^ "სიონი ეროვნულ ლიგაში დაბრუნდა". leadersport.ge (in Georgian), 27 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "ძმები ხორხელები "სამგურალში" ითამაშებენ". atiani.ge (in Georgian). 26 December 2022.
- ^ "21-წლამდელებში ცვლილებაა - ხორხელები ერთად შეუტევენ". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 28 May 2023.
- ^ "ლუკა ხორხელი მესამე წრის საუკეთესო მოთამაშეა". 1tv.ge. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ფეხბურთისთვის დაბადებულები! ძმები ხორხელები ოჯახზე, კარიერაზე, მიზნებზე". lelo.ge (in Georgian). 20 April 2022.