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Massimo Maccarone

Massimo Maccarone

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age46
CitizenshipItaly
Height1.80 m
Footright
BornSeptember 6, 1979
👕500+ Apps 200+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

12
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.31
goals / match
FC Empoli
top club · 284 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#33
goals rank
#237
assists rank
234
season goals
75
season assists

Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€6.50m
peak value · 2004
€9.05m
top transfer fee · 02/03
21
best season · 99/00
28 / 16
int'l caps / goals
743Appearances
234Goals
75Assists
68Yellow cards
1Red cards
98Full matches (90′)
Full nameMassimo Maccarone
Date of birth1979-09-06 (46 yrs)
Place of birthGalliate, Italy
CitizenshipItaly
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height180.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2020-09-01
Contract expires
AgentMondial
Sep 2020
Transfer: Carrarese → Retired
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Carrarese Calcio 1908
24 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Carrarese Calcio 1908
43 matches · 7 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
May 2018
Transfer: Brisbane Roar → Carrarese
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
Transfer: FC Empoli → Brisbane Roar
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Brisbane Roar
29 matches · 10 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Empoli
29 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Empoli
38 matches · 13 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2014
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2014
Transfer: Sampdoria → FC Empoli
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Empoli
35 matches · 10 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2014
Transfer: FC Empoli → Sampdoria
13/14 · Return from loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Empoli
44 matches · 16 G · 12 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Empoli
43 matches · 18 G · 14 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Sampdoria → FC Empoli
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — UC Sampdoria, FC Empoli
32 matches · 11 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2011
Transfer: US Palermo → Sampdoria
10/11 · Transfer · €2.70m
Jul 2010
10/11 — US Palermo, UC Sampdoria
45 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: AC Siena → US Palermo
10/11 · Transfer · €4.40m
Jul 2009
09/10 — AC Siena
37 matches · 12 G · 5 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
08/09 — AC Siena
32 matches · 10 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — AC Siena
36 matches · 14 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: Middlesbrough → AC Siena
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Middlesbrough FC, AC Siena
19 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2006
Transfer: AC Siena → Middlesbrough
05/06 · Return from loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — Middlesbrough FC
30 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2005
Transfer: Middlesbrough → AC Siena
04/05 · Loan
Dec 2004
Transfer: Parma → Middlesbrough
04/05 · Return from loan
Jul 2004
04/05 — AC Siena, Parma FC, Middlesbrough FC
30 matches · 9 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Middlesbrough → Parma
04/05 · Loan
Jul 2003
03/04 — Middlesbrough FC
30 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Middlesbrough FC
34 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: FC Empoli → Middlesbrough
02/03 · Transfer · €9.05m
Jul 2001
01/02 — FC Empoli
37 matches · 12 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — FC Empoli
38 matches · 18 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: Prato → FC Empoli
00/01 · Transfer
Jan 2000
Transfer: Milan → Prato
99/00 · Transfer
Dec 1999
Transfer: Varese → Milan
99/00 · Return from loan
Jul 1999
99/00 — AC Prato, Varese FC
34 matches · 21 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1999
Transfer: Milan → Varese
99/00 · Loan
Jun 1999
Transfer: Prato → Milan
98/99 · Return from loan
Sep 1998
Transfer: Milan → Prato
98/99 · Loan
Aug 1998
Transfer: Modena → Milan
98/99 · Return from loan
Jul 1998
98/99 — AC Prato, Modena FC
24 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
Transfer: Milan → Modena
98/99 · Loan
Jun 1998
Transfer: Milan U19 → Milan
97/98 · Transfer
Jul 1997
97/98 — AC Milan
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — AC Milan
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €6.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals21 total · 5.11/90
100
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A21 total · 5.11/90
100
Yellow cards1 total · 0.24/90
63
8,857 min
Minutes played by club
AC Prato 9.3%
Varese FC 0.0%
Modena FC 0.0%
AC Milan 0.0%
Carrarese Calcio 1908 7.8%
Brisbane Roar 4.0%
FC Empoli 31.5%
UC Sampdoria 7.1%
US Palermo 7.3%
AC Siena 14.9%
Middlesbrough FC 16.5%
Parma FC 1.7%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
AC Prato 2 98/99 99/00 55 27 0 820
Varese FC 1 99/00 99/00 3 0 0 0
Modena FC 1 98/99 98/99 0 0 0 0
AC Milan 2 96/97 97/98 0 0 0 0
Carrarese Calcio 1908 2 18/19 19/20 67 9 8 688
Brisbane Roar 1 17/18 17/18 29 10 5 351
FC Empoli 8 00/01 16/17 284 101 42 2,789
UC Sampdoria 2 10/11 11/12 30 7 1 628
US Palermo 1 10/11 10/11 27 5 1 644
AC Siena 5 04/05 09/10 134 49 12 1,320
Middlesbrough FC 5 02/03 06/07 102 24 4 1,463
Parma FC 1 04/05 04/05 12 2 2 154

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

8€1.6M16€3.3M24€4.9M32€6.5M00/01 — 18 goals (FC Empoli)1800/0101/02 — 12 goals (FC Empoli)1201/0202/03 — 9 goals (Middlesbrough FC)02/03 — 2 assists1102/0303/04 — 7 goals (Middlesbrough FC)03/04 — 2 assists903/0404/05 — 9 goals (Parma FC)04/05 — 4 assists1304/0505/06 — 7 goals (Middlesbrough FC)705/0606/07 — 7 goals (Middlesbrough FC)706/0707/08 — 14 goals (AC Siena)07/08 — 3 assists1707/0808/09 — 10 goals (AC Siena)08/09 — 2 assists1208/0909/10 — 12 goals (AC Siena)09/10 — 5 assists1709/1010/11 — 8 goals (UC Sampdoria)10/11 — 2 assists1010/1111/12 — 11 goals (FC Empoli)11/12 — 3 assists1411/1212/13 — 18 goals (FC Empoli)12/13 — 14 assists3212/1313/14 — 16 goals (FC Empoli)13/14 — 12 assists2813/1414/15 — 10 goals (FC Empoli)14/15 — 7 assists1714/1515/16 — 13 goals (FC Empoli)15/16 — 4 assists1715/1616/17 — 7 goals (FC Empoli)16/17 — 2 assists916/1717/18 — 10 goals (Brisbane Roar)17/18 — 5 assists1517/1818/19 — 7 goals (Carrarese Calcio 1908)18/19 — 7 assists1418/1919/20 — 2 goals (Carrarese Calcio 1908)19/20 — 1 assists319/2098/99 — 6 goals (AC Prato)698/9999/00 — 21 goals (AC Prato)2199/0004/05 — €6.5M06/07 — €3.5M07/08 — €3.7M08/09 — €5M09/10 — €4.5M10/11 — €4.5M11/12 — €3M12/13 — €800K13/14 — €600K14/15 — €500K15/16 — €500K16/17 — €500K17/18 — €400K18/19 — €300K19/20 — €275KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 181800/0101/02: 121201/0202/03: 9902/0303/04: 7703/0404/05: 9904/0505/06: 7705/0606/07: 7706/0707/08: 141407/0808/09: 101008/0909/10: 121209/1010/11: 8810/1111/12: 111111/1212/13: 181812/1313/14: 161613/1414/15: 101014/1515/16: 131315/1616/17: 7716/1717/18: 101017/1818/19: 7718/1919/20: 2219/2096/97: 0096/9797/98: 0097/9898/99: 6698/9999/00: 212199/00

Assists by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 2202/0303/04: 2203/0404/05: 4404/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 5509/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 141412/1313/14: 121213/1414/15: 7714/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 7718/1919/20: 1119/2096/97: 0096/9797/98: 0097/9898/99: 0098/9999/00: 0099/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 Play-off/out Lega Pro 2 AC Prato 3 1 0 0 0 250
99/00 Serie C1 - A Varese FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
99/00 Serie C2 - A AC Prato 28 20 0 0 0 120
98/99 Play-off/out Lega Pro 2 AC Prato 3 2 0 0 0 127
98/99 Serie C1 - A Modena FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 Serie C2 - A AC Prato 21 4 0 0 0 323
97/98 Italy Cup AC Milan 0 0 0 0 0 0
97/98 Serie A AC Milan 0 0 0 0 0 0
96/97 Serie A AC Milan 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Coppa Serie C Carrarese Calcio 1908 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Italy Cup Carrarese Calcio 1908 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Playoff Serie C Carrarese Calcio 1908 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Serie C-A Carrarese Calcio 1908 21 2 1 1 0 365
18/19 Coppa Serie C Carrarese Calcio 1908 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Italy Cup Carrarese Calcio 1908 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 PlayOff Lega Pro Carrarese Calcio 1908 4 0 3 0 0 0
18/19 Serie C-A Carrarese Calcio 1908 36 7 4 0 0 323
17/18 A-League Brisbane Roar 27 9 5 1 0 261
17/18 A-League Finals Brisbane Roar 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 AFC CL-Qualification Brisbane Roar 1 1 0 1 0 90
16/17 Italy Cup FC Empoli 1 2 0 0 0 36
16/17 Serie A FC Empoli 28 5 2 3 1 301
15/16 Italy Cup FC Empoli 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Serie A FC Empoli 37 13 4 4 0 213
14/15 Italy Cup FC Empoli 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Serie A FC Empoli 34 10 7 4 0 249
13/14 Italy Cup FC Empoli 2 1 0 0 0 163
13/14 Serie B FC Empoli 42 15 12 3 0 236
12/13 Serie B FC Empoli 39 17 12 6 0 197
12/13 Serie B Play-off FC Empoli 4 1 2 1 0 350
11/12 Italy Cup UC Sampdoria 1 1 0 0 0 60
11/12 Serie B UC Sampdoria 11 3 0 0 0 140
11/12 Serie B FC Empoli 18 6 3 3 0 237
11/12 Serie B Play-out FC Empoli 2 1 0 0 0 180
10/11 Europa League US Palermo 6 2 0 0 0 236
10/11 Europa League Qualifying US Palermo 2 1 0 1 0 127
10/11 Italy Cup UC Sampdoria 1 0 1 1 0 0
10/11 Italy Cup US Palermo 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Serie A UC Sampdoria 17 3 0 0 0 428
10/11 Serie A US Palermo 18 2 1 0 0 281
09/10 Serie A AC Siena 37 12 5 6 0 271
08/09 Italy Cup AC Siena 2 1 0 0 0 180
08/09 Serie A AC Siena 30 9 2 3 0 242
07/08 Italy Cup AC Siena 1 1 0 0 0 24
07/08 Serie A AC Siena 35 13 3 3 0 233
06/07 League Cup Middlesbrough FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Premier League Middlesbrough FC 7 1 0 2 0 175
06/07 Serie A AC Siena 11 6 0 3 0 138
05/06 FA Cup Middlesbrough FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 League Cup Middlesbrough FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Premier League Middlesbrough FC 17 2 0 3 0 358
05/06 UEFA Cup Middlesbrough FC 8 5 0 2 0 84
04/05 Italy Cup AC Siena 1 1 0 0 0 90
04/05 Italy Cup Parma FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Premier League Middlesbrough FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Serie A Parma FC 7 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Serie A AC Siena 17 6 2 3 0 142
04/05 UEFA Cup Parma FC 4 2 2 1 0 154
03/04 FA Cup Middlesbrough FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 League Cup Middlesbrough FC 5 1 0 0 0 399
03/04 Premier League Middlesbrough FC 23 6 2 2 0 204
02/03 FA Cup Middlesbrough FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Premier League Middlesbrough FC 34 9 2 3 0 243
01/02 Italy Cup FC Empoli 4 2 0 1 0 122
01/02 Serie B FC Empoli 33 10 0 3 0 249
00/01 Italy Cup FC Empoli 3 2 0 0 0 75
00/01 Serie B FC Empoli 35 16 0 3 0 181
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
97/98 1998-06-01 Milan U19 Milan Transfer 0
98/99 1998-07-01 Milan Modena Loan 0
98/99 1998-08-01 Modena Milan Return from loan 0
98/99 1998-09-01 Milan Prato Loan 0
98/99 1999-06-30 Prato Milan Return from loan 0
99/00 1999-07-01 Milan Varese Loan 0
99/00 1999-12-01 Varese Milan Return from loan 0
99/00 2000-01-01 Milan Prato Transfer 0
00/01 2000-07-01 Prato FC Empoli Transfer 0
02/03 2002-07-01 FC Empoli Middlesbrough Transfer 0 €9.05m
04/05 2004-07-01 Middlesbrough Parma Loan 0
04/05 2004-12-31 Parma Middlesbrough Return from loan 6500000
04/05 2005-01-03 Middlesbrough AC Siena Loan 6500000
05/06 2006-06-30 AC Siena Middlesbrough Return from loan 3500000
06/07 2007-01-02 Middlesbrough AC Siena Transfer 3500000
10/11 2010-07-01 AC Siena US Palermo Transfer 4500000 €4.40m
10/11 2011-01-01 US Palermo Sampdoria Transfer 4500000 €2.70m
11/12 2012-01-01 Sampdoria FC Empoli Loan 1000000
13/14 2014-06-30 FC Empoli Sampdoria Return from loan 500000
14/15 2014-07-17 Sampdoria FC Empoli Transfer 500000
17/18 2017-07-17 FC Empoli Brisbane Roar Transfer 400000
18/19 2018-05-25 Brisbane Roar Carrarese Transfer 400000
20/21 2020-09-01 Carrarese Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
14/15 unknown injury 2014-08-23 2014-09-17 26 11
Current€150k
Peak€6.50m
Low
Δ since start−€6.35m
€1.63m€3.25m€4.88m€6.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €225k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.65m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #28461 2 1 former national player
Team #23243 4 1 former national player
Team #21100 5 3 former national player
Team #11947 15 11 former national player
Team #3376 2 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Manuel Pucciarelli 1 11 0
Vincent Laurini 1 0 0
Elseid Hysaj 2 3 0
Daniele Rugani 1 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
99/00 Serie C2 - A AC Prato 20 28
12/13 Serie B FC Empoli 17 39
00/01 Serie B FC Empoli 16 35

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
12/13 Serie B FC Empoli 12 39
13/14 Serie B FC Empoli 12 42
14/15 Serie A FC Empoli 7 34

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
13/14 2014-06-30 FC Empoli Sampdoria Return from loan €500k
11/12 2012-01-01 Sampdoria FC Empoli Loan €1.00m
05/06 2006-06-30 AC Siena Middlesbrough Return from loan €3.50m
04/05 2005-01-03 Middlesbrough AC Siena Loan €6.50m
04/05 2004-12-31 Parma Middlesbrough Return from loan €6.50m
04/05 2004-07-01 Middlesbrough Parma Loan
99/00 1999-12-01 Varese Milan Return from loan
99/00 1999-07-01 Milan Varese Loan
98/99 1999-06-30 Prato Milan Return from loan
98/99 1998-09-01 Milan Prato Loan
98/99 1998-08-01 Modena Milan Return from loan
98/99 1998-07-01 Milan Modena Loan

Teams faced most often by Massimo Maccarone's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Bolton Wanderers 28 14 7 7 42 27 +15 50%
Blackburn Rovers 28 7 10 11 25 28 -3 25%
Leeds United 26 6 8 12 28 32 -4 23%
Derby County 26 14 7 5 42 28 +14 54%
Birmingham City 26 13 5 8 38 33 +5 50%
Fulham FC 24 9 6 9 30 28 +2 38%
Charlton Athletic 24 10 8 6 27 19 +8 42%
Ipswich Town 22 8 7 7 30 26 +4 36%
Aston Villa 22 5 7 10 21 36 -15 23%
Reading FC 22 11 4 7 28 24 +4 50%
Nottingham Forest 20 5 7 8 20 24 -4 25%
Arsenal FC 20 3 5 12 17 42 -25 15%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal
04/05 Goal #50 (career)
09/10 Goal #100 (career)
13/14 Goal #150 (career)
18/19 Goal #200 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
99/00 34 370 1 0 0 0.24
19/20 24 365 1 0 0 0.25
17/18 29 351 2 0 0 0.51
16/17 29 337 3 0 1 1.07
15/16 38 213 4 0 0 1.69
14/15 35 249 4 0 0 1.45
13/14 44 399 3 0 0 0.68
12/13 43 547 7 0 0 1.15
11/12 32 617 3 0 0 0.44
10/11 45 1,072 2 0 0 0.17
09/10 37 271 6 0 0 1.99
08/09 32 422 3 1 0 0.85
07/08 36 257 3 1 0 1.4
06/07 19 313 5 0 0 1.44
05/06 30 442 5 0 0 1.02
04/05 30 386 4 0 0 0.93
03/04 30 603 2 0 0 0.3
02/03 34 243 3 0 0 1.11
01/02 37 371 4 0 0 0.97
00/01 38 256 3 0 0 1.05

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Serie A
271 apps
79 G
26 A
Serie B
178 apps
67 G
27 A
Serie C2 - A
49 apps
24 G
0 A
Premier League
81 apps
18 G
4 A
Italy Cup
23 apps
11 G
1 A
Serie C1 - A
60 apps
9 G
5 A
A-League
27 apps
9 G
5 A
UEFA Cup
12 apps
7 G
2 A
Play-off/out Lega Pro 2
6 apps
3 G
0 A
Europa League
6 apps
2 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Massimo Maccarone

Who is Massimo Maccarone?

Massimo Maccarone is an Italy professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Massimo Maccarone?

Massimo Maccarone is 46 years old. He was born on September 6, 1979 in Galliate.

What position does Massimo Maccarone play?

Massimo Maccarone plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Massimo Maccarone play for?

Massimo Maccarone currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Massimo Maccarone scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Massimo Maccarone has scored 234 goals in 743 appearances.