David Babunski
 Babunski playing for Barcelona B in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Babunski | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gramenet | |||
| 2006–2013 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Barcelona B | 48 | (1) |
| 2016– | Red Star Belgrade | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Macedonia U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Macedonia U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2012– | Macedonia U21 | 23 | (5) |
| 2013– | Macedonia | 8 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2016. | |||
David Babunski (Macedonian: Давид Бабунски; born 1 March 1994) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, for Serbian club Red Star Belgrade.
A product of FC Barcelona's La Masia, he played for their reserves before transferring to Red Star Belgrade in January 2016, winning the Serbian SuperLiga in his first season.
Babunski has been capped by the Macedonia football team at international level, making his senior debut in 2013.
Club career
Barcelona
Born in Skopje, Babunski joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2006, aged 12, after starring at UDA Gramenet.[1] In December 2011, he was elected Macedonian Young Sportsperson of the Year, ahead of karatekas Aziz Ismail and Berat Jakupi.[2]
Babunski was promoted to the reserves in June 2013,[3] and made his professional debut on 24 August, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 home win against CD Lugo for the Segunda División championship.[4] He scored his first goal on 31 May 2014, netting a last-minute winner in a 4–3 home success over AD Alcorcón.[5]
He played 16 games in 2014–15, a campaign which ended with relegation to Segunda División B. On 28 February 2015, as a half-time substitute for Juan Cámara, he received a straight red card in a 2–4 loss to RCD Mallorca at the Mini Estadi.[6]
After a decade in the ranks of Barcelona, Babunski left by mutual consent in January 2016.[7]
Red Star Belgrade
Babunski signed a two-and-a-half deal with Red Star Belgrade on 28 January 2016.[8] He made his Serbian SuperLiga debut on 20 February, replacing Aleksandar Katai for the final 11 minutes of a 2–1 home win over FK Mladost Lučani,[9] and played five more matches as the team won their 27th title.[10]
International career
A regular in all of Macedonia's youth squads, Babunski scored his first goal for the under-21 team on 25 May 2012, netting his side's second in a 2–2 friendly draw against Albania.[11]
In August 2013 he was called up by the main squad for a friendly against Bulgaria.[12] Babunski made his debut for the side on the 14th, playing the last 31 minutes of the 2–0 home win in Skopje.[13]
Personal life
Babunski's father, Boban, was also a footballer, and played in several countries including Spain.[13] His younger brother, Dorian, is also a footballer who plays for Real Madrid youth academy as a forward.[14]
Babunski is a vocal supporter of the human rights of refugees.[15] He, his brother, and four friends spent Christmas 2015 at a refugee camp in Gevgelija, a Macedonian town on the Greek border and part of the Balkan route for displaced people seeking accommodation in the West.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 October 2016[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2013–14 | 19 | 1 | — | 19 | 1 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 16 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015–16 | 13 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 48 | 1 | — | 48 | 1 | ||||||
| Red Star | 2015–16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 61 | 1 | ||
International
- As of 2 June 2016[18]
| Macedonia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours
- Red Star Belgrade
References
- ↑ "Babunski: disciplina macedonia, talento culé" [Babunski: Macedonian discipline, culé talent] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ "David Babunski, mejor deportista joven de Macedonia" [David Babunski, Macedonia's best young sportsperson] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ "Siete juveniles suben al Barça B para la temporada 2013/14" [Seven players promoted to Barça B for season 2013/14] (in Spanish). Barcelona's official website. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ "El Barça B consigue sus primeros puntos a costa del Lugo" [Barça B win their first points at Lugo's expense] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ "Babunski pone tercero al Barça B y deja al Alcorcón sin promoción" [Babunski puts Barça B in third and leaves Alcorcón without promotion] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ "El Mallorca vence un partido que controló cuando quiso" [Mallorca win a match that they controlled when they wanted to] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ "Babunski se despide del Barça con una emotiva carta" [Babunski leaves Barça with an emotional letter] (in Spanish). Sport. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ "Бабунски потписао!" [Babunski signed!]. Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "Zvezda u finišu do 20. u nizu" [Star finish 20th in a row] (in Serbian). B92. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Red Star Belgrade win 27th league title after 1–0 win at Vozdovac". Sportskeeda. Reuters. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ "U21 friendly: Macedonia - Albania 2:2". Macedonian Football. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ "Barça's Babunski set to star for FYROM". UEFA.com. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- 1 2 Capdevila, Josep (15 August 2013). "Las lágrimas de David Babunski" [The tears of David Babunski] (in Spanish). Sport. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ Zlateski, Aleksandar (8 November 2011). "Babunski brothers play for heated rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid". Macedonian Football. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ "David Babunski se vuelca con los refugiados" [David Babunski stands with the refugees] (in Spanish). Sport. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ Martínez, Ferran (3 December 2015). "Babunski y sus Navidades en un campo de refugiados" [Babunski and his Christmas at a refugee camp] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ David Babunski profile at Soccerway
- ↑ David Babunski at National-Football-Teams.com