Paul Macari (born 23 August 1976) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. The son of former Scotland international Lou Macari, he played professionally for Stoke City and Huddersfield Town. His brother Mike Macari was also a professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 August 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1998 | Stoke City | 3 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | (0) |
| 2003 | Leek Town | ||
| 2005 | Alsager Town | ||
| 2010 | Leek Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Macari joined Stoke City as a trainee in August 1993 and made his debut as a substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Charlton in a Division One match in October 1997.[1] He made two further substitute appearances for Stoke in the 1997–98 season before joining Sheffield United on a free transfer in 1999.[1] He was released by Sheffield United in August 2001, having made no appearances for the first-team, and joined Huddersfield Town, where he went on to make 14 league and cup appearances, all as substitute, in the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons.[1]
Macari left Huddersfield Town on a free transfer in December 2003 and joined Northern Premier League First Division club, Leek Town,[2] where he was appointed player-coach in March 2004.[3] Finding his playing opportunities limited, he relinquished his position as coach in August 2004 to concentrate on the playing side and joined North West Counties League club Alsager Town.[4]
Macari rejoined Leek Town in an assistant manager/player role in 2010 but left at the end of the year following the sacking of Wayne Johnson.
Post-retirement edit
After leaving the game, Macari took up co-ownership of the Hanley branch of Domino's Pizza; in March 2012 he provided the Port Vale squad with free pizzas after the club hit financial difficulties.[5]
His son Lewis is also a footballer, who was involved in Stoke City's development squads and the Scotland under-18 team as of 2020.[6][7]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 1997–98 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sheffield United | 1998–99 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2001–02 | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Football League Trophy.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Paul Macari". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
- ^ "Macari joins Leek". Non-League Daily. 23 December 2003. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
- ^ "Macari steps up at Leek". Non-League Daily. 11 March 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
- ^ "Buckley cleared at last - Macari goes out on loan". Non-League Daily. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
- ^ "Gaffer speaks of fans' generosity". port-vale.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ Macari Makes U18 Debut, Stoke Loud & Proud, 25 February 2017
- ^ Lewis Macari, Scottish Football Association
- ^ Paul Macari at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External links edit
- Paul Macari at Soccerbase
