Lewis Macari

Lewis Macari
Personal information
Full name Lewis Jon Macari[1]
Date of birth (2002-02-08) 8 February 2002
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Notts County
Number 28
Youth career
Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Stoke City 0 (0)
2019 → Market Drayton Town (loan) 4 (0)
2022 → Dundalk (loan) 20 (0)
2022 → Dundalk (loan) 14 (1)
2023 → Notts County (loan) 7 (1)
2023– Notts County 81 (0)
International career
2019 Scotland U18 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:44, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

Lewis Jon Macari (born 8 February 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Notts County.

Club career

Macari began his career with Stoke City, spending time on loan at Market Drayton Town,[3] before moving on loan to Irish club Dundalk in February 2022.[4][5] He returned to Stoke in May,[6] before the loan deal was extended until November, the final month of Dundalk's season.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win over Finn Harps in October.[8]

He made his debut for Stoke City on 8 January 2023, appearing as a late substitute in an FA Cup match against Hartlepool United.[9]

On 1 September 2023, Macari joined League Two side Notts County on a six-month loan.[10][11] He scored on his Football League debut.[12] On 15 December 2023, Macari signed a permanent contract with Notts County.[13]

In October 2025, Macari was given a suspended three-month ban for breaching betting rules, having placed a total of 354 bets on matches between February 2020 and December 2022.[14] He later said that he had been "stupid" to gamble.[15]

International career

He made one appearance for Scotland under-18s in 2019.[16]

Personal life

Macari comes from a sporting family: his father, Paul, uncle Mike, and grandfather Lou all played professional football.[17][18]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 2018–19[19] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[20] Championship 000000—00
2020–21[21] Championship 000000—00
2021–22[22] Championship 000000—00
2022–23[23] Championship 001000—10
2023–24[24] Championship 000000—00
Total 0010000010
Market Drayton Town (loan) 2018–19[3] NPL Division One West 4000——40
Dundalk (loan) 2022[1] League of Ireland Premier Division 34130——371
Notts County (loan) 2023–24[24] League Two 7110002[b]0101
Notts County 2023–24[24] League Two 1500000—150
2024–25[25] League Two 31010103[c]0360
2025–26[26] League Two 35010003[b]0390
Total 810201060900
Career total 12627010801422
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.
  3. ↑ One appearance in the EFL Trophy, two appearances in the playoffs

References

  1. 1 2 "England - L. Macari - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ↑ "Lewis Macari - Fotmob". FotMob. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Market Drayton Town – Appearances – Lewis Macari – 2018-2019". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Smith, Peter (7 February 2022). "Stoke City teen Macari set for trophy-chasing loan move". StokeonTrentLive.
  5. ↑ "Dundalk sign defender Lewis Macari on loan from Stoke City". independent. 8 February 2022.
  6. ↑ Smith, Peter (5 May 2022). "Macari returning to Stoke City to stake claim in pre-season". StokeonTrentLive.
  7. ↑ "Dundalk extend Lewis Macari's loan deal until end of the season". independent. 30 June 2022.
  8. ↑ Smith, Peter (24 October 2022). "Stoke youth Macari chasing European spot as loan reaches climax". StokeonTrentLive.
  9. ↑ FC, Stoke City (8 January 2023). "City ease through to fourth round". Stoke City FC.
  10. ↑ "Lewis Macari makes Notts County switch". Stoke City. September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Notts County sign Stoke defender Macari on loan". BBC Sport.
  12. ↑ Allen, Sam (23 October 2023). "Lewis Macari on the 'unbelievable' moment of scoring his first league goal". Nottinghamshire Live.
  13. ↑ "Lewis Macari: Notts County sign on-loan Stoke City defender on permanent deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Notts' Macari given suspended ban for betting". BBC Sport. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "Lewis Macari: Notts County defender on 'stupidity' of betting breaches". BBC Sport. 14 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "Lewis Macari | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk.
  17. ↑ Macari, Lou (11 May 2021). "Lou Macari on Stoke City - so proud of Lewis but hard work ahead". StokeonTrentLive.
  18. ↑ O'Hehir, Paul (27 May 2022). "Lewis Macari is from a famous footballing family but wants to make his own name". Irish Mirror.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Macari in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Macari in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Macari in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Macari in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Macari in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  24. 1 2 3 "Games played by Lewis Macari in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Macari in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Macari in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2025.


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