{{Short description|English footballer (born 1976)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Paul Macari | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|8|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Manchester, England | death_date = | position = Forward | youthyears1 = 1992–1993| youthclubs1 = Stoke City | years1 = 1993–1998 | clubs1 = Stoke City | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1999–2001 | clubs2 = Sheffield United | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2001–2003 | clubs3 = Huddersfield Town | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2003 | clubs4 = Leek Town | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2005 | clubs5 = Alsager Town | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 2010 | clubs6 = Leek Town | caps6 = | goals6 = }} '''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.
==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.<ref name=sbase>{{cite web | title = Paul Macari | work = Soccerbase | url = https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4677 | access-date = 2007-08-20 }}</ref> He made two further substitute appearances for Stoke in the 1997–98 season before joining Sheffield United on a free transfer in 1999.<ref name=sbase /> 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.<ref name=sbase />
Macari left Huddersfield Town on a free transfer in December 2003 and joined Northern Premier League First Division club Leek Town,<ref>{{cite news | title = Macari joins Leek | publisher = Non-League Daily | date = 2003-12-23 | url =http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=14654 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070930014622/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=14654 | url-status =usurped | archive-date =30 September 2007 | accessdate = 2007-08-20 }}</ref> where he was appointed player-coach in March 2004.<ref>{{cite news | title = Macari steps up at Leek | publisher = Non-League Daily | date = 2004-03-11 | url =http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=16263 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070930033511/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=16263 | url-status =usurped | archive-date =30 September 2007 | accessdate = 2007-08-20 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news | title = Buckley cleared at last - Macari goes out on loan | publisher = Non-League Daily | date = 2004-08-30 | url =http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=20123 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070930024027/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=20123 | url-status =usurped | archive-date =30 September 2007 | accessdate = 2007-08-20 }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gaffer speaks of fans' generosity|url=http://www.port-vale.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10381~2641180,00.html|accessdate=8 March 2012|work=port-vale.co.uk}}</ref>
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.<ref>[https://stokeloudandproud.com/lewis-macari-stoke-city-lou-paul/ Macari Makes U18 Debut], Stoke Loud & Proud, 25 February 2017</ref><ref>[https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=547937 Lewis Macari], Scottish Football Association</ref>
==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Includes Football League Trophy.}} !colspan="2"|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 |- |rowspan="2"|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 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !14!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0!!2!!0!!18!!0 |}
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==External links== * {{Soccerbase}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Macari, Paul}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Manchester Category:Scottish men's footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:English Football League players Category:Stoke City F.C. players Category:Sheffield United F.C. players Category:Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Category:Leek Town F.C. players Category:Alsager Town F.C. players Category:English people of Scottish descent Category:English people of Italian descent Category:British sportspeople of Italian descent Category:Sportspeople of Italian descent