Dorian Babunski

Dorian Babunski
Babunski playing for Macedonia U21 team
Personal information
Full name Dorian Babunski Hristovski
Date of birth (1996-08-29) 29 August 1996
Place of birth Skopje, North Macedonia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC
Number 20
Youth career
2005–2006 Gramenet
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 13 (0)
2025– Nyíregyháza 24 (2)
International career‡
2011–2012 North Macedonia U17 6 (0)
2013–2014 North Macedonia U19 5 (3)
2013–2018 North Macedonia U21 9 (0)
2022– North Macedonia 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 June 2023

Dorian Babunski Hristovski (Macedonian: Дориан Бабунски Христовски; born 29 August 1996) is a North Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hungarian club Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC.

Club career

Born in Skopje, North Macedonia, Dorian joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2011, after representing Gramenet 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]

On 4 July 2025, he signed a two-year contract with Hungarian club Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC. He joins them for an undisclosed fee.[8]

International career

Babunski was first called up to the North Macedonian senior national team for their World Cup qualifier matches in November 2021, but did not see any playtime.[9][10] 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.[11] In his second appearance for the national team, he assisted the second and final goal in a 0–2 away victory against Gibraltar.[12]

Personal life

Babunski's father, Boban, was also a footballer, and played in several countries, including Spain. His brother, David, is also a footballer.[13][14] The two played together briefly at Debrecen in 2022.[4]

Career statistics

As of 18 May 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fuenlabrada 2015–16 Segunda División B 132——132
Olimpija Ljubljana 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga 1000—10
Radomlje (loan) 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga 50——50
Kagoshima United (loan) 2017 J3 League 1000—10
Machida Zelvia 2018 J2 League 24410—254
2019 J2 League 19000—190
2020 J2 League 12000—120
Total 5541000564
Botev Vratsa 2020–21 First Professional Football League 163201[a]0193
2021–22 First Professional Football League 181000—1810
Total 341320103713
Debrecen 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 164——164
2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 301330—3313
2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 21—4[b]061
Total 481830405518
Grasshopper 2023–24 Swiss Super League 30410—314
2024–25 2011—31
Total 3242100345
Sepsi OSK 2024–25 Liga I 130——130
Nyíregyháza 2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 00——00
Career total 17538705018738

International

As of match played 17 June 2023 [16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
North Macedonia
202250
202320
Total70

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. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Dorian Babunski a Szpari játékosa" [Dorian Babunski is a player of Nyíregyháza Spartacus]. nyiregyhazaspartacus.hu (in Hungarian). Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC Official Website. 4 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Armenia-North Macedonia match report". UEFA. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "North Macedonia-Iceland match report". UEFA. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Gibraltar-North Macedonia match report". UEFA. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  13. ↑ Zlateski, Aleksandar (8 November 2011). "Babunski brothers play for heated rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid". Macedonian Football. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Super-tata! El klasiko u kući: Jedan sin u Realu, drugi u Barsi!". BN. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  15. ↑ Dorian Babunski at Soccerway
  16. ↑ "Dorian Babunski". national-football-teams.
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