Lewis Macari
{{Short description|Scottish footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Lewis Macari
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|fullname = Lewis Jon Macari{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/lewis-macarai/476023/|title=England - L. Macari - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|2|8|df=y}}
|birth_place =
|height =
|position = Defender
|currentclub = Notts County
|clubnumber = 28
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Stoke City
|years1 = 2018–2023
|clubs1 = Stoke City
|caps1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2019
|clubs2 = → Market Drayton Town (loan)
|caps2 = 4
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2022
|clubs3 = → Dundalk (loan)
|caps3 = 20
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2022
|clubs4 = → Dundalk (loan)
|caps4 = 14
|goals4 = 1
|years5 = 2023
|clubs5 = → Notts County (loan)
|caps5 = 7
|goals5 = 1
|years6 = 2023–
|clubs6 = Notts County
|caps6 = 46
|goals6 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2019
|nationalteam1 = Scotland U18
|nationalcaps1 = 1
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 10:58, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
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Lewis Jon Macari (born 8 February 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{English football updater|NottsCou}} club Notts County.
Club career
Macari began his career with Stoke City, spending time on loan at Market Drayton Town,{{cite web |title=Market Drayton Town – Appearances – Lewis Macari – 2018-2019 |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/market-drayton-town/appearances/2018-2019/lewis-macari/671278 |website=footballwebpages.co.uk |access-date=8 January 2023}} before moving on loan to Irish club Dundalk in February 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/stoke-city-transfer-lewis-macari-6614229|title=Stoke City teen Macari set for trophy-chasing loan move|first=Peter|last=Smith|date=7 February 2022|website=StokeonTrentLive}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/dundalk-sign-defender-lewis-macari-on-loan-from-stoke-city-41326435.html|title=Dundalk sign defender Lewis Macari on loan from Stoke City|website=independent|date=8 February 2022 }} He returned to Stoke in May,{{Cite web|url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-lewis-macari-dundalk-7038761|title=Macari returning to Stoke City to stake claim in pre-season|first=Peter|last=Smith|date=5 May 2022|website=StokeonTrentLive}} before the loan deal was extended until November, the final month of Dundalk's season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/dundalk-extend-lewis-macaris-loan-deal-until-end-of-the-season-41804487.html|title=Dundalk extend Lewis Macari's loan deal until end of the season|website=independent|date=30 June 2022 }} He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win over Finn Harps in October.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/stoke-city-lewis-macari-loan-7738723|title=Stoke youth Macari chasing European spot as loan reaches climax|first=Peter|last=Smith|date=24 October 2022|website=StokeonTrentLive}}
He made his debut for Stoke City on 8 January 2022, appearing as a late substitute in an FA Cup match against Hartlepool United.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2023/january/08/city-ease-through-to-fourth-round/|title=City ease through to fourth round|first=Stoke City|last=FC|website=Stoke City FC|date=8 January 2023 }}
On 1 September 2023, Macari joined League Two side Notts County on a six-month loan.{{cite web |title=Lewis Macari makes Notts County switch |url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2023/september/01/lewis-macari-makes-notts-county-switch/ |website=Stoke City |date=September 2023 |access-date=1 September 2023}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66681115|title=Notts County sign Stoke defender Macari on loan|work=BBC Sport }} He scored on his Football League debut.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/notts-countys-lewis-macari-unbelievable-8851550|title=Lewis Macari on the 'unbelievable' moment of scoring his first league goal|first=Sam|last=Allen|date=23 October 2023|website=Nottinghamshire Live}} On 15 December 2023, Macari signed a permanent contract with Notts County.{{cite news |title=Lewis Macari: Notts County sign on-loan Stoke City defender on permanent deal |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67716401 |access-date=15 December 2023}}
International career
Personal life
Macari comes from a sporting family: his father, Paul, uncle Mike, and grandfather Lou all played professional football.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lou-macari-stoke-city-proud-5402290|title=Lou Macari on Stoke City - so proud of Lewis but hard work ahead|first=Lou|last=Macari|date=11 May 2021|website=StokeonTrentLive}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/lewis-macari-famous-footballing-family-27084878|title=Lewis Macari is from a famous footballing family but wants to make his own name|first=Paul|last=O'Hehir|date=27 May 2022|website=Irish Mirror}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 17 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
!rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup{{efn|Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup}} !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=7|Stoke City
|2018–19{{Soccerbase season|139204|2018|accessdate=25 October 2023}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20{{Soccerbase season|139204|2019|accessdate=25 October 2023}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21{{Soccerbase season|139204|2020|accessdate=25 October 2023}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22{{Soccerbase season|139204|2021|accessdate=25 October 2023}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23{{Soccerbase season|139204|2022|accessdate=25 October 2023}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24{{Soccerbase season|139204|2023|accessdate=25 October 2023}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Market Drayton Town (loan)
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| Dundalk (loan)
|2022 |League of Ireland Premier Division |34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 37 | 1 | |||
| Notts County (loan)
|7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{Efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.}} | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| rowspan=3|Notts County
|League Two |15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25{{Soccerbase season|139204|2024|accessdate=18 August 2024}}
|League Two |31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3{{Efn|One appearance in the EFL Trophy, two appearances in the playoffs}} | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!91 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 2 |
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References
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Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Northern Premier League players
Category:League of Ireland players
Category:Stoke City F.C. players
Category:Market Drayton Town F.C. players
Category:Notts County F.C. players
Category:Scotland men's youth international footballers
Category:Scottish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Scottish expatriates in Ireland
Category:Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
Category:Italian Scottish sportspeople
Category:English Football League players
Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen
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