Bachana Arabuli (Georgian: ბაჩანა არაბული; born 5 January 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for A-League club Macarthur.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1994-01-05) 5 January 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Macarthur | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| 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– | Macarthur | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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 18 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 | |||
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.
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]
On 22 September 2020, he joined Lamia on a free transfer. [9]
Arabuli made his debut for the national team in a friendly game against Uzbekistan on 23 January 2017.[10]
| 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.
Dila Gori
Dinamo Tbilisi
Samtredia
Macarthur FC – current squad | |
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