Luka Khorkheli
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Khorkheli playing for Spartak Trnava in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 | 12 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Georgia U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025 | |||
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]
International career
Between the years 2022–23, Khorkheli was several times called up to the U21s.[12] 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.[13]
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 | ||
| Spartak Trnava | 2025–26 | Nike Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 142 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 32 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Erovnuli Liga playoffs
Honours
Sioni
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Spartak Trnava potvrdil príchod ďalšej posily | TVNOVINY.sk". tvnoviny.sk (in Slovak). 2025-09-06. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ redakcia@trnavskyhlas.sk. "Spartak získal v závere prestupového obdobia dve posily, do Trnavy sa vracia Taiwo". Trnavský Hlas. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- ^ "FC Spartak Trnava - MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
- ^ Ďurinský, Samuel (2025-09-24). "Hladký postup v slovenskom pohári". FC Spartak Trnava (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ^ "FC Spartak Trnava - KFC Komárno | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
- ^ "21-წლამდელებში ცვლილებაა - ხორხელები ერთად შეუტევენ". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 28 May 2023.
- ^ "ფეხბურთისთვის დაბადებულები! ძმები ხორხელები ოჯახზე, კარიერაზე, მიზნებზე". lelo.ge (in Georgian). 20 April 2022.
External links
- Luka Khorkheli at Soccerway
- Profile on Eliga
- Profile on U21 team