Bachana Arabuli

Bachana Arabuli
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-05) 5 January 1994 (age 30)
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)
*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.[1] He has spent six months in Spain where he played for AD Alcorcón's B team in the Tercera Division.[2][3] 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,[4] 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.[5] He scored a stoppage-time equaliser on 22 September away to Lamia,[6] and on 10 November, he scored both Panionios goals in the team's second win of the campaign, 2–1 away to Xanthi.[7] On 30 November 2019, he scored again in an emphatic 3-0 win against Panetolikos.[8]

Lamia

On 22 September 2020, he joined Lamia on a free transfer.[9]

Macarthur FC

On 1 September 2022, Bachana joined Macarthur FC on a free transfer.[10] 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.[11]

Club statistics

As of match played on 21 March 2021[12]
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

Dinamo Tbilisi

Samtredia

References

  1. ^ "Dila Gori VS. Zugdidi". soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Arabuli Scored for the First Time in Spain". worldsport.ge. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Bachana Arabuli Profile". Madrid Football Federation. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Στον Πανιώνιο ο Arabuli". www.sportsup.gr. 18 July 2019.
  5. ^ "PANIONIOS STUNNED BY VOLOS IN NEA SMYRNI". www.agonasport.com. 25 August 2019.
  6. ^ "PANTHERS POUNCE FOR DRAW IN LAMIA". www.agonasport.com. 22 September 2019.
  7. ^ "PANTHERS STUN XANTHI TO CELEBRATE SECOND WIN". www.agonasport.com. 11 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Πανιώνιος - Παναιτωλικός 3-0: Τριάρα ανάσα για τους κυανέρυθρους". www.sport24.gr. 30 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Λαμία: Ανακοίνωσε τον Αραμπούλι". www.sport24.gr. 22 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Bulls sign Georgian International Arabuli". www.macarthurfc.com.au. 1 September 2022.
  11. '^ Uzbekistan – Georgia (Report). int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ Bachana Arabuli at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2021.