Dorian Babunski Explained

Dorian Babunski
Fullname:Dorian Babunski
Дориан Бабунски
Birth Date:29 August 1996
Birth Place:Skopje, Macedonia
Currentclub:Grasshopper Club Zürich
Position:Forward
Clubnumber:99
Youthyears1:2005–2006
Youthclubs1:Gramanet
Youthyears2:2006–2011
Youthclubs2:Cornellà
Youthyears3:2011–2015
Youthclubs3:Real Madrid
Years1:2015–2016
Years2:2016–2017
Years3:2017
Years4:2017–2020
Years5:2017
Years6:2021–2022
Years7:2022–2023
Years8:2023–
Clubs1:Fuenlabrada
Clubs2:Olimpija Ljubljana
Clubs3:Radomlje (loan)
Clubs4:Machida Zelvia
Clubs5:Kagoshima United (loan)
Clubs6:Botev Vratsa
Clubs7:Debrecen
Clubs8:Grasshoppers
Caps1:13
Caps2:1
Caps3:5
Caps4:55
Caps5:1
Caps6:34
Caps7:48
Caps8:30
Goals1:2
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:4
Goals5:0
Goals6:13
Goals7:18
Goals8:4
Nationalyears1:2011–2012
Nationalteam1:Macedonia U17
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2014
Nationalteam2:Macedonia U19
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:3
Nationalyears3:2013–2018
Nationalteam3:Macedonia U21
Nationalcaps3:9
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2022–
Nationalteam4:North Macedonia
Nationalcaps4:7
Nationalgoals4:0
Pcupdate:23 May 2024
Ntupdate:19 June 2023

Dorian Babunski Hristovski (born 29 August 1996) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich.

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.

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.[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

Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fuenlabrada2015–16Segunda División B13200132
Olimpija Ljubljana2016–17Slovenian PrvaLiga100010
Radomlje (loan)2016–17Slovenian PrvaLiga500050
Kagoshima United (loan)2017J3 League100010
Machida Zelvia2018J2 League24410254
2019J2 League19000190
2020J2 League12000120
Total5541000564
Botev Vratsa2020–21First Professional Football League1632010193
2021–22First Professional Football League1810001810
Total341320103713
Debrecen2021–22Nemzeti Bajnokság I16400164
2022–23Nemzeti Bajnokság I3013303313
2023–24Nemzeti Bajnokság I21004061
Total481830405518
Grasshopper2023–24Swiss Super League511061
Career totals16238705017438

Personal life

Babunski's father, Boban, was also a footballer, and played in several countries, including Spain. His brother, David, is also a footballer.[11] [12] The two played together briefly at Debrecen in 2022.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Dorian Babunski, el tercer delantero que todos pedían para el Fuenla. 13 April 2017. Fuenlabradanoticias.com. 1 October 2015.
  2. News: D. Babunski signed three years contract with Slovenia champion. 13 April 2017. Golden Goal Sports Management LLC. 5 September 2016.
  3. News: Babunski posojen v Radomlje, Crnomarković na Norveško (en: Babunski transferred to Radomlje, Crnomarković to Norway). 13 April 2017. PrvaLiga.si. 16 February 2017.
  4. Web site: Debreceni VSC. Dorian Babunski a DVSC játékosa . Dorian Babunski is a DVSC player. hu. 17 January 2023. 28 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Debreceni VSC. Dorian Babunski leaves DVSC. 28 August 2023. 28 August 2023.
  6. Web site: Grasshopper Club Zürich. Grasshopper Club Zürich signs striker Dorian Babunski. 28 August 2023. 28 August 2023.
  7. Web site: UEFA. Armenia-North Macedonia match report. 28 August 2023.
  8. Web site: UEFA. North Macedonia-Iceland match report. 28 August 2023.
  9. Web site: Debreceni VSC. Dorian Babunski bemutatkozott az északmacedón felnőttválogatottban . Dorian Babunski made his debut in the North Macedonia senior national team. hu. 6 June 2022. 28 August 2023.
  10. Web site: UEFA. Gibraltar-North Macedonia match report. 28 August 2023.
  11. News: Zlateski. Aleksandar. Babunski brothers play for heated rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid. 20 October 2015. Macedonian Football. 8 November 2011.
  12. Web site: Super-tata! El klasiko u kući: Jedan sin u Realu, drugi u Barsi!. 2021-04-11. BN.