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) | ||
| Positions | |||
| 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 | 22 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Georgia U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 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.
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
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]