Bachana Arabuli

Bachana Arabuli (Georgian: ბაჩანა არაბული; born 5 January 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Greek club Panionios.

Bachana Arabuli

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-01-05) 5 January 1994
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Georgia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Panionios
Number	10
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–	Panionios	12	(6)
National team^‡
2009–2010	Georgia U17	3	(2)
2012–2013	Georgia U19	6	(2)
2016	Georgia U21	3	(1)
2017–	Georgia	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

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]

International career

Arabuli made his debut for the national team in a friendly game against Uzbekistan on 23 January 2017.[9]

Club statistics

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	12	6	0	0	–	–	12	6
Career total		132	46	21	10	2	0	155	56

Updated to games played as of 30 November 2019.

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

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. Uzbekistan - Georgia (Report)

External links

• Bachana Arabuli at Soccerway
• Bachana Arabuli – UEFA competition record
• Bachana Arabuli at National-Football-Teams.com