Dorian Babunski Hristovski (Macedonian: Дориан Бабунски, born 29 August 1996) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich.
 Babunski playing for Macedonia U21 team | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dorian Babunski Дориан Бабунски | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grasshopper Club Zürich | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Gramanet | ||
| 2006–2011 | Cornellà | ||
| 2011–2015 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Fuenlabrada | 13 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Radomlje (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Machida Zelvia | 55 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Kagoshima United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Botev Vratsa | 34 | (13) |
| 2022–2023 | Debrecen | 48 | (18) |
| 2023– | Grasshoppers | 30 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Macedonia U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | Macedonia U19 | 3 | (3) |
| 2013–2018 | Macedonia U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | North Macedonia | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Skopje, Macedonia, Dorian joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2011, after representing Gramanet and UE Cornellà. On 1 October 2015, he signed a free contract with Fuenlabrada,[1] but was released in June 2016. Two months later, he signed a three-year contract with Olimpija Ljubljana.[2]
In February 2017, he was signed by Radomlje on loan.[3]
On 17 January 2022, he joined Debreceni VSC in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top tier of Hungarian football, on a two-and-a-half year deal.[4] In his first season and a half, he made 48 league appearances and scored 18 goals.[5]
On 28 August 2023, he signed a two-year contract with Swiss record champions Grasshopper Club Zürich,[6] with an option to extend for a further year. He joins them for an undisclosed fee.
International career
editBabunski was first called up to the Macedonian senior national team for their World Cup qualifier matches in November 2021, but did not see any playtime.[7][8] On 2 June 2022, he finally made his senior debut for North Macedonia, in a Nations League match against Bulgaria, coming on in the 72nd minute of the game.[9] In his second appearance for the national team, he assisted the second and final goal in a 0–2 away victory against Gibraltar.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 7 October 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fuenlabrada | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 2016–17 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Radomlje (loan) | 2016–17 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Kagoshima United (loan) | 2017 | J3 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Machida Zelvia | 2018 | J2 League | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | |
| 2019 | J2 League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | J2 League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 55 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 4 | ||
| Botev Vratsa | 2020–21 | First Professional Football League | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| 2021–22 | First Professional Football League | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 10 | ||
| Total | 34 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 13 | ||
| Debrecen | 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 4 | |
| 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 30 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 13 | ||
| 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 18 | ||
| Grasshopper | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
| Career totals | 162 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 174 | 38 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the 2020–21 First Professional Football League relegation play-offs
- ^ Apprarances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
Personal life
editBabunski's father, Boban, was also a footballer, and played in several countries, including Spain. His brother, David, is also a footballer.[12][13] The two played together briefly at Debrecen in 2022.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Dorian Babunski, el tercer delantero que todos pedían para el Fuenla". Fuenlabradanoticias.com. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "D. Babunski signed three years contract with Slovenia champion". Golden Goal Sports Management LLC. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Babunski posojen v Radomlje, Crnomarković na Norveško (en: Babunski transferred to Radomlje, Crnomarković to Norway)". PrvaLiga.si. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Dorian Babunski a DVSC játékosa" [Dorian Babunski is a DVSC player] (in Hungarian). Debreceni VSC. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Dorian Babunski leaves DVSC". Debreceni VSC. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Grasshopper Club Zürich signs striker Dorian Babunski". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Armenia-North Macedonia match report". UEFA. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "North Macedonia-Iceland match report". UEFA. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Dorian Babunski bemutatkozott az északmacedón felnőttválogatottban" [Dorian Babunski made his debut in the North Macedonia senior national team] (in Hungarian). Debreceni VSC. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Gibraltar-North Macedonia match report". UEFA. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Dorian Babunski at Soccerway
- ^ Zlateski, Aleksandar (8 November 2011). "Babunski brothers play for heated rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid". Macedonian Football. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Super-tata! El klasiko u kući: Jedan sin u Realu, drugi u Barsi!". BN. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
External links
edit- Dorian Babunski at Soccerway
- Dorian Babunski at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- PrvaLiga profile (in Slovene)
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