Dorian Babunski

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Babunski and the second or maternal family name is Hristovski.

Dorian Babunski

Babunski playing for Macedonia U21 team
Personal information
Full name	Dorian Babunski Hristovski
Date of birth	(1996-08-29) 29 August 1996 (age 28)
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)
*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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Appearance in the 2020–21 First Professional Football League relegation play-offs
2. Apprarances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 17 June 2023 [15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
North Macedonia
	2022	5	0
	2023	2	0
Total		7	0

References

1. "Dorian Babunski, el tercer delantero que todos pedían para el Fuenla". Fuenlabradanoticias.com. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
2. "D. Babunski signed three years contract with Slovenia champion". Golden Goal Sports Management LLC. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
3. "Babunski posojen v Radomlje, Crnomarković na Norveško (en: Babunski transferred to Radomlje, Crnomarković to Norway)". PrvaLiga.si. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
4. "Dorian Babunski a DVSC játékosa" [Dorian Babunski is a DVSC player] (in Hungarian). Debreceni VSC. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
5. "Dorian Babunski leaves DVSC". Debreceni VSC. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
6. "Grasshopper Club Zürich signs striker Dorian Babunski". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
7. "GC Zurich bids farewell to four players". Grasshopper Club Zurich. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
8. "Armenia-North Macedonia match report". UEFA. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
9. "North Macedonia-Iceland match report". UEFA. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
10. "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.
11. "Gibraltar-North Macedonia match report". UEFA. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
12. Zlateski, Aleksandar (8 November 2011). "Babunski brothers play for heated rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid". Macedonian Football. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
13. "Super-tata! El klasiko u kući: Jedan sin u Realu, drugi u Barsi!". BN. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
14. Dorian Babunski at Soccerway
15. "Dorian Babunski". national-football-teams.

External links

• Dorian Babunski at Soccerway
• Dorian Babunski at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• PrvaLiga profile (in Slovene)