Massimo Maccarone

Date of birth06 September 1979
Place of birthGalliate
NationalityItalian
Weight73 kg
Height1.83 m
PositionForward

After a career taking in several Serie B clubs, Massimo became a target for several Premiership clubs in the spring of 2002.

Steve McClaren managed to sign him from under the nose of Chelsea.

The deal was sealed after some disagreements on how the transfer would be guaranteed by the Teeside club.

The deal was finalised early in July 2002.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
AC Milan 01 Jul 1997 01 Jul 1998
Modena 01 Jul 1998 01 Jan 1999
Prato 01 Jan 1999 01 Jul 2000
AS Varese 01 Aug 1999 31 Jan 2000 L
Empoli 01 Jul 2000 03 Jul 2002
Middlesbrough 03 Jul 2002 30 Jan 2007
Parma 31 Aug 2004 31 Dec 2004 L
Siena 03 Jan 2005 31 May 2005 L
Siena 30 Jan 2007

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2002-03 Middlesbrough Premier League 26
8
9
3
2003-04 Middlesbrough FA Cup
2
2003-04 Middlesbrough League Cup 5
1
2003-04 Middlesbrough Premier League 13
10
6
3
2004-05 Parma Serie A 4
3
2004-05 Siena Serie A 8
9
6
3
2005-06 Middlesbrough FA Cup
3
1
2005-06 Middlesbrough League Cup
2
2005-06 Middlesbrough Premier League 6
11
2
3
2005-06 Middlesbrough UEFA Cup 3
5
5
2
2006-07 Middlesbrough League Cup 1
2006-07 Middlesbrough Premier League 1
6
1
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
09 Jan 2005 Siena v Parma L 0-1 Serie A 18
23 Jan 2005 Siena v Palermo D 0-0 Serie A 20
30 Jan 2005 Sampdoria v Siena D 1-1 Serie A 21
13 Feb 2005 Siena v Messina D 2-2 Serie A 24
27 Feb 2005 Juventus v Siena L 3-0 Serie A 26
06 Mar 2005 Siena v Brescia L 2-3 Serie A 27
13 Mar 2005 Bologna v Siena D 1-1 Serie A 28
19 Mar 2005 Siena v Lazio W 1-0 Serie A 29
10 Apr 2005 Lecce v Siena D 2-2 Serie A 30
17 Apr 2005 Siena v AC Milan W 2-1 Serie A 31
20 Apr 2005 AS Roma v Siena W 0-2 Serie A 32
23 Apr 2005 Siena v Udinese L 2-3 Serie A 33
01 May 2005 Inter Milano v Siena L 2-0 Serie A 34
08 May 2005 Livorno v Siena W 3-6 Serie A 35
15 May 2005 Siena v Chievo Verona L 0-1 Serie A 36
22 May 2005 Parma v Siena D 0-0 Serie A 37
29 May 2005 Siena v Atalanta W 2-1 Serie A 38


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1999-00 Italy Under-20 v Olympic Team 1
2000-01 Italy UEFA Under-21 1
1
1
2000-01 Italy Under-21 1
1
1
2001-02 Italy International Friendly
1
2001-02 Italy UEFA Under-21 7
5
2001-02 Italy Under-21 4
3
2002-03 Italy UEFA European Championship
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
15 Dec 1999 Italy v Tunisia W 4-0 Under-20 v Olympic Team
10 Oct 2000 Italy v Georgia W 3-2 UEFA U21 Group 8
27 Feb 2001 Italy v Austria W 4-1 U21
24 Apr 2001 Italy v Belarus W 2-0 U21
01 Jun 2001 Georgia v Italy W 0-2 UEFA U21 Group 8
15 Aug 2001 Italy v Yugoslavia D 1-1 U21
31 Aug 2001 Lithuania v Italy W 0-3 UEFA U21 Group 8
10 Nov 2001 Poland v Italy W 2-5 UEFA U21 Play-off
14 Nov 2001 Italy v Poland D 0-0 UEFA U21
12 Feb 2002 Italy v USA W 2-0 U21
26 Mar 2002 England v Italy D 1-1 Under-21
27 Mar 2002 England v Italy W 1-2 International Friendly
16 Apr 2002 Italy v France L 2-3 U21
17 May 2002 Italy v Portugal D 1-1 UEFA U21 Finals Group A
20 May 2002 Italy v England W 2-1 UEFA Under-21 Finals Group A
22 May 2002 Switzerland v Italy D 0-0 UEFA U21 Finals group 1
25 May 2002 Italy v Czech Republic L 2-3 UEFA U21 Semi-final
16 Oct 2002 Wales v Italy L 2-1 UEFA European Championship Group 9


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.