Paul Macari

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Paul Macari
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-08-23) 23 August 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1992–1993 Stoke City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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

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.

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Career

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

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [8]
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOther [a] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1997–98 First Division 3000000030
Sheffield United 1998–99 First Division0000000000
Huddersfield Town 2001–02 Second Division 6000102090
2002–03 Second Division5000100060
Career total140002020180

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Paul Macari". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
  2. ↑ "Macari joins Leek". Non-League Daily. 23 December 2003. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2007.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ↑ "Macari steps up at Leek". Non-League Daily. 11 March 2004. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2007.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ↑ "Buckley cleared at last - Macari goes out on loan". Non-League Daily. 30 August 2004. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2007.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ↑ "Gaffer speaks of fans' generosity". port-vale.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  6. ↑ Macari Makes U18 Debut, Stoke Loud & Proud, 25 February 2017
  7. ↑ Lewis Macari, Scottish Football Association
  8. ↑ Paul Macari at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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