# Dorian Babunski

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, but was released in June 2016. Two months later, he signed a three-year contract with Olimpija Ljubljana.
In February 2017, he was signed by Radomlje on loan.
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. In his first season and a half, he made 48 league appearances and scored 18 goals.
On 28 August 2023, he signed a two-year contract with Swiss record champions Grasshopper Club Zürich, 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.

## 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. 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. In his second appearance for the national team, he assisted the second and final goal in a 0–2 away victory against Gibraltar.

## Personal life

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

## Career statistics

    As of 8 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Machida Zelvia | 2019 | J2 League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Machida Zelvia | 2020 | J2 League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Machida Zelvia | Total | Total | 55 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 4 |
| Botev Vratsa | 2020–21 | First Professional Football League | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Botev Vratsa | 2021–22 | First Professional Football League | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 10 |
| Botev Vratsa | Total | Total | 34 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 13 |
| Debrecen | 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 |
| Debrecen | 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 30 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 13 |
| Debrecen | 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Debrecen | Total | Total | 48 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 18 |
| Grasshopper | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 |
| Grasshopper | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Grasshopper | Total | Total | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 |
| Sepsi OSK | 2024–25 | Liga I | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 169 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 181 | 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
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| North Macedonia |
| North Macedonia | 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| North Macedonia | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 7 | 0 |