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 (age 48)
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[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

1. Includes Football League Trophy.