Paul Macari

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.

Paul Macari
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-08-23) 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

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]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1997–98 First Division 3000000030
Sheffield United 1998–99 First Division 0000000000
Huddersfield Town 2001–02 Second Division 6000102090
2002–03 Second Division 5000100060
Career total 140002020180
  1. Includes Football League Trophy.

References
  1. "Paul Macari". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
  2. "Macari joins Leek". Non-League Daily. 23 December 2003. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
  3. "Macari steps up at Leek". Non-League Daily. 11 March 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
  4. "Buckley cleared at last - Macari goes out on loan". Non-League Daily. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
  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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