| Levan Kutalia | |
| Birth Date: | 19 July 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Zugdidi, Georgian SSR |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Samgurali |
| Clubnumber: | 35 |
| Years1: | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs1: | Mglebi Zugdidi |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2008–2010 |
| Clubs2: | Slavija Sarajevo |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2011 |
| Clubs3: | Zrinjski Mostar |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs4: | Zugdidi |
| Caps4: | 31 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs5: | Zestafoni |
| Caps5: | 22 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs6: | Shukura Kobuleti |
| Caps6: | 19 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2015 |
| Clubs7: | Dinamo Zugdidi |
| Caps7: | 12 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2015 |
| Clubs8: | Merani Martvili |
| Caps8: | 9 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2016 |
| Clubs9: | Odishi 1919 |
| Caps9: | 13 |
| Goals9: | 8 |
| Years10: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs10: | Shukura Kobuleti |
| Caps10: | 29 |
| Goals10: | 9 |
| Years11: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs11: | Torpedo Kutaisi |
| Caps11: | 49 |
| Goals11: | 15 |
| Years12: | 2019 |
| Clubs12: | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Caps12: | 33 |
| Goals12: | 20 |
| Years13: | 2020 |
| Clubs13: | Irtysh Pavlodar |
| Caps13: | 2 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2020 |
| Clubs14: | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Caps14: | 8 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Years15: | 2021 |
| Clubs15: | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm |
| Caps15: | 18 |
| Goals15: | 7 |
| Years16: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs16: | Sektzia Ness Ziona |
| Caps16: | 59 |
| Goals16: | 14 |
| Years17: | 2023 |
| Clubs17: | Alashkert |
| Caps17: | 19 |
| Goals17: | 12 |
| Years18: | 2024 |
| Clubs18: | Dinamo Batumi |
| Caps18: | 11 |
| Goals18: | 1 |
| Years19: | 2024– |
| Clubs19: | Samgurali |
| Caps19: | 1 |
| Goals19: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 9 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 9 October 2009 |
Levan Kutalia (Georgian: ლევან კუტალია; born 19 July 1989) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays s a forward for Erovnuli Liga club Samgurali.
He has won five Georgian trophies with three different clubs and the Erovnuli Liga goalscorer's award.
Levan Kutalia started his career in his home town. After a one-year tenure at Mglebi, he became the first Georgian player who moved to a Bosnian football division. While playing for Slavija Sarajevo, he was named the 2nd best foreign player of the league.[1]
Later Kutalia had to return to his boyhood club, which bore four different names during his four seasons there - Mglebi, Baia, Zugdidi, Dinamo. For the last time the sides signed a one-year deal in January 2015.[2]
In July 2017, the striker joined Torpedo Kutaisi, where he clinched all three domestic trophies. He personally contributed to a Super Cup victory with his injury-time winner against Chikhura Sachkhere.[3]
After his departure from Torpedo, Kutalia signed a season-long contract with Dinamo Tbilisi.[4] The 2019 season ended with his wide recognition, as the league top scorer was named Striker of the Year.
In a sharp contrast, his next move turned out unfortune. After taking part in two games for Irtysh Pavlodar, his new club was suspended due to financial issues.[5] Besides, he did not get paid for four months[6] and could not get back home as a result of COVID restrictions.
On 27 July 2020, Kutalia signed in Hapoel Tel Aviv from the Israeli Premier League.[7]
On 7 July 2023, Alashkert announced the signing of Kutalia.[8] In the winter break, the player left the club as its top scorer with 12 goals in 19 league appearances.[9]
In March 2024, Kutalia joined Georgia's reigning champions Dinamo Batumi.[10] In his third appearance for his new team, he scored and sealed a 2–0 win against his former club Dinamo Tbilisi on 8 April.[11] The latter sustained another defeat following Kutalia's winning goal in early August in his debut game for Samgurali.[12]
Data available from 2009–10 season
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Slavija Sarajevo | 2009/10 | 11 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Zrinjski Mostar | 2011/12 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | 11 | 2 | |||||
| 2011/12 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2011/12 | Umaglesi Liga | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | |||||
| 2012/13 | 17 | 2 | – | – | – | 17 | 2 | ||||||
| 2014/15 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | |||
| 2012/13 | Umaglesi Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2013/14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2013/14 | Pirveli Liga | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2014/15 | Umaglesi Liga | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | Umaglesi Liga | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | 12 | 3 | |||||
| 2017 | Erovnuli Liga | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 11 | |||
| Merani Martvili | 2015/16 | Umaglesi Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Odishi 1919 | 2015/16 | Pirveli Liga | 13 | 8 | – | – | – | 13 | 8 | ||||
| 2017 | Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 6 | ||||
| 2018 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 13 | |||
| Total | 49 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 19 | |||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2019 | Erovnuli Liga | 33 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | 39 | 22 | ||
| Irtysh Pavlodar | 2020 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Hapoel Tel-Aviv | 2020/21 | Ligat Ha'al | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Umm al-Fahm | 2020/21 | Liga Leumit | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | ||
| Sektzia Ness Ziona | 2021/22 | Liga Leumit | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 9 | |||
| 2022/23 | Ligat Ha'al | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 27 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 16 | |||
| Alashkert | 2023/24 | Armenian Premier League | 19 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 23 | 12 | ||
| Dinamo Batumi | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Samgurali | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 362 | 94 | 29 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 412 | 105 | |||
Kutalia is a socially active person who often expresses his opinion on events happening in his country, whether it is his resolute support for Georgian territorial integrity[13] or the policy of its European integration. He has paid tribute to a young tennis player, who perished in an accident in Tbilisi, and victims of a massive landside in Shovi which killed more than thirty people.[14]
Kutalia has also rendered financial assistance to Odishi 1919 where he had played for several months.[15]