| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1994-01-05) 5 January 1994 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Gyeongnam | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Saburtalo | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Dila Gori (loan) | 4 | (5) |
| 2014 | → Alcorcón B (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Dila Gori (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2015 | Tskhinvali | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 38 | (13) |
| 2016 | → Samtredia (loan) | 14 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | Balmazújváros | 29 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | Puskás Akadémia | 22 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Panionios | 28 | (6) |
| 2020–2022 | Lamia | 46 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Macarthur FC | 15 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Neftchi | 10 | (0) |
| 2024– | Gyeongnam | 13 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Georgia U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Georgia U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2016 | Georgia U21 | 3 | (1) |
| 2017– | Georgia | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 | |||
Bachana Arabuli (Georgian: ბაჩანა არაბული; born 5 January 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who most plays as a striker for K League 2 club Gyeongnam.
Club career
Arabuli made his professional debut for Dila Gori on 30 March 2013 in a match against FC Zugdidi. He has spent six months in Spain where he played for AD Alcorcón's B team in the Tercera Division. He also played for Georgian clubs Tskhinvali, Dinamo Tbilisi and Samtredia and for Hungarian clubs Balmazújváros and Puskás Akadémia.
Panionios
On 18 July 2019, Arabuli signed a three-year contract with Greek Super League club Panionios, who began the season on −6 points because of financial irregularities. Arabuli scored his first goal for the club in added time in an opening-day defeat at home to newly promoted Volos. He scored a stoppage-time equaliser on 22 September away to Lamia, and on 10 November, he scored both Panionios goals in the team's second win of the campaign, 2–1 away to Xanthi. On 30 November 2019, he scored again in an emphatic 3-0 win against Panetolikos.
Lamia
On 22 September 2020, he joined Lamia on a free transfer.
Macarthur FC
On 1 September 2022, Bachana joined Macarthur FC on a free transfer. He made his debut coming off the bench on 13 November 2022, and got the game winning assist against the Central Coast Mariners in the 95th minute. Bachana scored his first A-League goal on 18 December 2022, scoring the winning goal against Perth Glory in the 70th minute of a 1–0 victory.
International career
Arabuli made his debut for the national team in a friendly game against Uzbekistan on 23 January 2017.
Club statistics
- As of match played on 21 March 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dila Gori | 2012–13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 6 |
| 2014–15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | |
| Tskhinvali | 2014–15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2015–16 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 2017 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 20 | 14 | |
| Total | 38 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 16 | |
| Samtredia (loan) | 2016 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 |
| Balmazújváros | 2017–18 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 34 | 12 |
| Puskás Akadémia | 2018–19 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 6 |
| Panionios | 2019–20 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 6 |
| Lamia | 2020-21 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 4 |
| Career total | 169 | 50 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 195 | 60 | |
Updated to games played as of 21 March 2021.
Honours
Dila Gori
- Erovnuli Liga runner up: 2012–13
- Georgian Super Cup runner up: 2012–13
Dinamo Tbilisi
- Erovnuli Liga winner: 2015–16
- David Kipiani Cup winner: 2015–16
- Georgian Super Cup winner: 2015–16
Samtredia
- Erovnuli Liga winner: 2016
References
- "Dila Gori VS. Zugdidi". soccerway.com.
- "Arabuli Scored for the First Time in Spain". worldsport.ge. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- "Bachana Arabuli Profile". Madrid Football Federation. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- "Στον Πανιώνιο ο Arabuli". www.sportsup.gr. 18 July 2019.
- "PANIONIOS STUNNED BY VOLOS IN NEA SMYRNI". www.agonasport.com. 25 August 2019.
- "PANTHERS POUNCE FOR DRAW IN LAMIA". www.agonasport.com. 22 September 2019.
- "PANTHERS STUN XANTHI TO CELEBRATE SECOND WIN". www.agonasport.com. 11 November 2019.
- "Πανιώνιος - Παναιτωλικός 3-0: Τριάρα ανάσα για τους κυανέρυθρους". www.sport24.gr. 30 November 2019.
- "Λαμία: Ανακοίνωσε τον Αραμπούλι". www.sport24.gr. 22 September 2020.
- "Bulls sign Georgian International Arabuli". www.macarthurfc.com.au. 1 September 2022.
- ' Uzbekistan – Georgia (Report). int.soccerway.com.
- Bachana Arabuli at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
External links
- Bachana Arabuli at Soccerway
- Bachana Arabuli – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Bachana Arabuli at National-Football-Teams.com
- Living people
- 1994 births
- Footballers from Tbilisi
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- 21st-century sportsmen from Georgia (country)
- Georgia (country) men's international footballers
- Georgia (country) men's under-21 international footballers
- FC Dila Gori players
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
- FC Samtredia players
- FC Tskhinvali players
- Balmazújvárosi FC players
- Puskás Akadémia FC players
- Panionios F.C. players
- PAS Lamia 1964 players
- Macarthur FC players
- FC Neftchi Fergana players
- Erovnuli Liga players
- Uzbekistan Super League players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Super League Greece players
- Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Hungary
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Greece
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Uzbekistan
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Australia
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Uzbekistan
- A-League Men players