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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. CareerMacari 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-retirementAfter 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
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