Dorian Babunski
 Babunski playing for Macedonia U21 team | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dorian Babunski Hristovski | ||
| 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 | Sepsi OSK | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| 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) |
| 2017–2021 | Machida Zelvia | 55 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Kagoshima United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Botev Vratsa | 34 | (13) |
| 2022–2023 | Debrecen | 48 | (18) |
| 2023–2025 | Grasshoppers | 32 | (4) |
| 2025– | Sepsi OSK | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Macedonia U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Macedonia U19 | 5 | (3) |
| 2013–2018 | Macedonia U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | North Macedonia | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023 | |||
Dorian Babunski Hristovski (Macedonian: Дориан Бабунски Христовски; born 29 August 1996) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club Sepsi OSK.
Club career
Born 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. On 7 January 2025, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[7]
International career
Babunski 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.[8][9] 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.[10] In his second appearance for the national team, he assisted the second and final goal in a 0–2 away victory against Gibraltar.[11]
Personal life
Babunski'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]
Career statistics
- As of 26 January 2025[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fuenlabrada | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 13 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 2016–17 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Radomlje (loan) | 2016–17 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 5 | 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 | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 30 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 13 | ||
| 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 2 | 1 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 48 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 18 | ||
| Grasshopper | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| Sepsi OSK | 2024–25 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 164 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 176 | 38 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the 2020–21 First Professional Football League relegation play-offs
- ^ Apprarances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 17 June 2023 [15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Macedonia | |||
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "GC Zurich bids farewell to four players". Grasshopper Club Zurich. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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 11 April 2021.
- ^ Dorian Babunski at Soccerway
- ^ "Dorian Babunski". national-football-teams.
External links
- Dorian Babunski at Soccerway
- Dorian Babunski at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- PrvaLiga profile (in Slovene)
