Massimo Maccarone (born September 6, 1979 in Galliate, Province of Novara) is an Italian association football striker currently playing for Palermo. He made headlines in March 2002 when he became the first Serie B player in twenty years to be picked for the Italian national side. He is nicknamed Big Mac.
Maccarone started his career at A.C. Milan youth system. On 1998, he went on loan to Modena, but did not make a single appearance. On 1999, he was transferred to Serie C2 team Prato (in co-ownership deal), scoring 20 goals in 28 league matches. In 2000, he was bought back by Milan and transferred to Empoli F.C., helping the club get promoted to Serie A during the 2001–02 season. In the same period, he was one of the most outstanding players of the Italian U21 team which reached the semi-finals in the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. As a result he was noticed by several teams, and was signed by English Premiership team Middlesbrough.
Despite these heroics, he made few appearances for Middlesbrough in the following season and in January 2007 Maccarone moved to Siena on a free transfer, signed a 3-year contract. In February 2007 he made headlines by criticizing former Middlesbrough and then England manager Steve McClaren for his "ineptitude", causing the English team's chairman Steve Gibson to call him "a fool".
On February 11, 2007 he played his first Serie A match after his Siena return against Cagliari Calcio. Maccarone scored a brace in the 4–3 defeat by AC Milan on February 17, to register his first goals for Siena. He finished the season with 6 goals, and added 13 in the following (club best by a long margin), as Siena achieved two consecutive 13th league places. After the club was relegated at the end of the 2009–10 season, Maccarone agreed a move to Sicilian Serie A club Palermo, signing a three-year deal with the rosanero.
Personal information
Date of birth September 6, 1979 (1979-09-06) (age 31)
Place of birth Galliate, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Palermo
Number 32
Youth career
1996–1998 Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1998–2000 Milan 0 (0)
1998 → Modena (loan) 0 (0)
1998–1999 → Prato (loan) 21 (4)
1999 → Varese (loan) 3 (0)
1999–2000 → Prato (loan) 28 (20)
2000–2002 Empoli 68 (26)
2002–2006 Middlesbrough 80 (18)
2004 → Parma (loan) 7 (0)
2005 → Siena (loan) 11 (6)
2007–2010 Siena 102 (34)
2010– Palermo 1 (0)
National team
1995 Italy U15 2 (1)
1995–1996 Italy U16 4 (1)
1998–1999 Italy U20 5 (3)
2000–2002 Italy U21 15 (11)
2002 Italy 2 (0)
Maccarone started his career at A.C. Milan youth system. On 1998, he went on loan to Modena, but did not make a single appearance. On 1999, he was transferred to Serie C2 team Prato (in co-ownership deal), scoring 20 goals in 28 league matches. In 2000, he was bought back by Milan and transferred to Empoli F.C., helping the club get promoted to Serie A during the 2001–02 season. In the same period, he was one of the most outstanding players of the Italian U21 team which reached the semi-finals in the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. As a result he was noticed by several teams, and was signed by English Premiership team Middlesbrough.
Despite these heroics, he made few appearances for Middlesbrough in the following season and in January 2007 Maccarone moved to Siena on a free transfer, signed a 3-year contract. In February 2007 he made headlines by criticizing former Middlesbrough and then England manager Steve McClaren for his "ineptitude", causing the English team's chairman Steve Gibson to call him "a fool".
On February 11, 2007 he played his first Serie A match after his Siena return against Cagliari Calcio. Maccarone scored a brace in the 4–3 defeat by AC Milan on February 17, to register his first goals for Siena. He finished the season with 6 goals, and added 13 in the following (club best by a long margin), as Siena achieved two consecutive 13th league places. After the club was relegated at the end of the 2009–10 season, Maccarone agreed a move to Sicilian Serie A club Palermo, signing a three-year deal with the rosanero.
Personal information
Date of birth September 6, 1979 (1979-09-06) (age 31)
Place of birth Galliate, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Palermo
Number 32
Youth career
1996–1998 Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1998–2000 Milan 0 (0)
1998 → Modena (loan) 0 (0)
1998–1999 → Prato (loan) 21 (4)
1999 → Varese (loan) 3 (0)
1999–2000 → Prato (loan) 28 (20)
2000–2002 Empoli 68 (26)
2002–2006 Middlesbrough 80 (18)
2004 → Parma (loan) 7 (0)
2005 → Siena (loan) 11 (6)
2007–2010 Siena 102 (34)
2010– Palermo 1 (0)
National team
1995 Italy U15 2 (1)
1995–1996 Italy U16 4 (1)
1998–1999 Italy U20 5 (3)
2000–2002 Italy U21 15 (11)
2002 Italy 2 (0)
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