| Paul Macari | |
| Birth Date: | 23 August 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Manchester, England |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 1992–1993 |
| Youthclubs1: | Stoke City |
| Years1: | 1993–1998 |
| Clubs1: | Stoke City |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1999–2001 |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2001–2003 |
| Caps3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2003 |
| Clubs4: | Leek Town |
| Years5: | 2005 |
| Clubs5: | Alsager Town |
| Years6: | 2010 |
| Clubs6: | Leek Town |
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.
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. 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.
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.
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]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | 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 | |||