Bachana Arabuli
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Saburtalo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Saburtalo | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Dila Gori (loan) | 4 | (5) |
| 2014 | → Alcorcón B (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Dila Gori (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Tskhinvali (loan) | 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 | 45 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Macarthur | 15 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Neftchi Fergana | 10 | (0) |
| 2024 | Gyeongnam | 26 | (9) |
| 2025 | Unirea Slobozia | 6 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Georgia U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Georgia U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2016 | Georgia U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Georgia | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025 | |||
Bachana Arabuli (Georgian: ბაჩანა არაბული, romanized: bachana arabuli; born 5 January 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a striker.
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]
International stats
- As of match played 19 November 2019[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
Dila Gori
- Georgian Super Cup runner-up: 2012
Dinamo Tbilisi
Samtredia
Macarthur
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. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "PANTHERS POUNCE FOR DRAW IN LAMIA". www.agonasport.com. 22 September 2019. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "PANTHERS STUN XANTHI TO CELEBRATE SECOND WIN". www.agonasport.com. 11 November 2019. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Πανιώνιος - Παναιτωλικός 3-0: Τριάρα ανάσα για τους κυανέρυθρους". www.sport24.gr. 30 November 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Λαμία: Ανακοίνωσε τον Αραμπούλι". www.sport24.gr. 22 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Bulls sign Georgian International Arabuli". www.macarthurfc.com.au. 1 September 2022.
- '^ Uzbekistan – Georgia (Report). int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Bachana Arabuli". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
External links
- Bachana Arabuli at Soccerway
- Bachana Arabuli – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Bachana Arabuli at National-Football-Teams.com