Dorian Babunski
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 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 | 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 | 17 | (1) |
| 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 as of 19 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Hungarian club Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC.
Born in Skopje, 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 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]
