Lewis Macari

Lewis Macari

Personal information
Full name	Lewis Jon Macari [1]
Date of birth	(2002-02-08) 8 February 2002 (age 23)
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Notts County
Number	28
Youth career
	Stoke City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2023	Stoke City	0	(0)
2019	→ Market Drayton Town (loan)	4	(0)
2022	→ Dundalk (loan)	20	(0)
2022	→ Dundalk (loan)	14	(1)
2023	→ Notts County (loan)	7	(1)
2023–	Notts County	52	(0)
International career
2019	Scotland U18	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:11, 25 October 2025 (UTC)

Lewis Jon Macari (born 8 February 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Notts County.

Club career

Macari began his career with Stoke City, spending time on loan at Market Drayton Town, ^[2] before moving on loan to Irish club Dundalk in February 2022. ^{[3] [4]} He returned to Stoke in May, ^[5] before the loan deal was extended until November, the final month of Dundalk's season. ^[6] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win over Finn Harps in October. ^[7]

He made his debut for Stoke City on 8 January 2023, appearing as a late substitute in an FA Cup match against Hartlepool United. ^[8]

On 1 September 2023, Macari joined League Two side Notts County on a six-month loan. ^{[9] [10]} He scored on his Football League debut. ^[11] On 15 December 2023, Macari signed a permanent contract with Notts County. ^[12]

In October 2025, Macari was given a suspended three-month ban for breaching betting rules, having placed a total of 354 bets on matches between February 2020 and December 2022. ^[13]

International career

He made one appearance for Scotland under-18s in 2019. ^[14]

Personal life

Macari comes from a sporting family: his father, Paul, uncle Mike, and grandfather Lou all played professional football. ^{[15] [16]}

Career statistics

As of match played 25 October 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup [a]		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	2018–19 [17]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019–20 [18]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21 [19]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2021–22 [20]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2022–23 [21]	Championship	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2023–24 [22]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Market Drayton Town (loan)	2018–19 [2]	NPL Division One West	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
Dundalk (loan)	2022 [1]	League of Ireland Premier Division	34	1	3	0	—		—		37	1
Notts County (loan)	2023–24 [22]	League Two	7	1	1	0	0	0	2 [b]	0	10	1
Notts County	2023–24 [22]	League Two	15	0	0	0	0	0	—		15	0
	2024–25 [23]	League Two	31	0	1	0	1	0	3 [c]	0	36	0
	2025–26 [24]	League Two	6	0	0	0	0	0	2 [b]	0	8	0
	Total		52	0	1	0	1	0	5	0	59	0
Career total			97	2	6	0	1	0	7	0	111	2

1. Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.
3. One appearance in the EFL Trophy, two appearances in the playoffs

References

1. "England - L. Macari - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
2. "Market Drayton Town – Appearances – Lewis Macari – 2018-2019". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
3. Smith, Peter (7 February 2022). "Stoke City teen Macari set for trophy-chasing loan move". StokeonTrentLive.
4. "Dundalk sign defender Lewis Macari on loan from Stoke City". independent. 8 February 2022.
5. Smith, Peter (5 May 2022). "Macari returning to Stoke City to stake claim in pre-season". StokeonTrentLive.
6. "Dundalk extend Lewis Macari's loan deal until end of the season". independent. 30 June 2022.
7. Smith, Peter (24 October 2022). "Stoke youth Macari chasing European spot as loan reaches climax". StokeonTrentLive.
8. FC, Stoke City (8 January 2023). "City ease through to fourth round". Stoke City FC.
9. "Lewis Macari makes Notts County switch". Stoke City. September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
10. "Notts County sign Stoke defender Macari on loan". BBC Sport.
11. Allen, Sam (23 October 2023). "Lewis Macari on the 'unbelievable' moment of scoring his first league goal". Nottinghamshire Live.
12. "Lewis Macari: Notts County sign on-loan Stoke City defender on permanent deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
13. "Notts' Macari given suspended ban for betting". BBC Sport. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
14. "Lewis Macari | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk.
15. Macari, Lou (11 May 2021). "Lou Macari on Stoke City - so proud of Lewis but hard work ahead". StokeonTrentLive.
16. O'Hehir, Paul (27 May 2022). "Lewis Macari is from a famous footballing family but wants to make his own name". Irish Mirror.
17. "Games played by Lewis Macari in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
18. "Games played by Lewis Macari in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
19. "Games played by Lewis Macari in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
20. "Games played by Lewis Macari in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
21. "Games played by Lewis Macari in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
22. "Games played by Lewis Macari in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
23. "Games played by Lewis Macari in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
24. "Games played by Lewis Macari in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2025.