Paul Macari
English footballer (born 1976)
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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 | 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
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
| 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.
