Italian footballer (born 1991)
Federico Macheda
(
Italian pronunciation:
[fede?riːko
ma?k?ːda]
; born 22 August 1991) is an Italian professional
footballer
who plays as a
striker
for
Super Lig
club
Ankaragucu
.
Born in
Rome
, Macheda began his career with local club
Lazio
, but joined
Manchester United
when he turned 16 in 2007. He scored on his first-team debut in April 2009. Macheda spent the next couple of years on the fringe of the United first-team, before twice going out on loan ? first to
Sampdoria
in his native Italy in 2011, and then to
Queens Park Rangers
in 2012, the latter of which was curtailed by injury. He spent further spells on loan, at
VfB Stuttgart
,
Doncaster Rovers
and
Birmingham City
. Having failed to break into the Manchester United first team, Macheda was released at the end of his contract in June 2014, leaving him free to sign for
Cardiff City
. He spent two years there before being released, also having a short loan at
Nottingham Forest
, and then spent 18 months with
Novara
of
Serie B
. He joined
Ankaragucu
in 2022, and was loaned to
APOEL
six months later.
Macheda is a former Italian youth international, having made appearances for the national
under-16
,
under-17
,
under-19
and
under-21
teams. When he made his under-21 debut in August 2009 in a friendly against
Russia
, he was the youngest player to do so at the age of 17 years, 355 days.
[3]
He scored his first goals for the team just over a year later in a match against
Turkey
.
Club career
[
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]
Early career
[
edit
]
Macheda was born in
Rome
,
Lazio
.
[1]
He began his football career with
Lazio
's youth team after being spotted at the local Atletico Prenestino club in Rome. However, due to Italian football regulations preventing under-18s from signing professional contracts, he was not permanently tied to the club, and shortly after his 16th birthday, he was signed by Manchester United of England, where regulations permit the signing of players aged 16 and over.
[4]
Following his family's relocation to England, he officially joined the club as a trainee on 16 September 2007.
[5]
Manchester United
[
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]
Macheda went straight into the
Manchester United Under-18 side
, and scored the only goal of the game on his debut, a 1?0 away win over
Barnsley
on 15 September 2007.
[6]
In his first season with the club, he finished as the Under-18s' top scorer with a total of 12 goals in 21 appearances, and also made his debut for the reserves on 26 February 2008, when he came on as a 68th-minute substitute for
Gerard Pique
in a 2?0 away defeat to
Liverpool
.
[7]
On 12 May 2008, Macheda earned a
Manchester Senior Cup
winners' medal when he was named as an unused substitute for the 2?0 win over
Bolton Wanderers
in the final.
[8]
Macheda signed his first professional contract with Manchester United on his 17th birthday in August 2008.
[9]
In the 2008?09 season, he continued in the under-18 side, while also making a few appearances for the reserves. Towards the end of the season, Macheda enjoyed an extended run in the reserve team, scoring eight goals in eight games, including a hat-trick in a 3?3 draw with
Newcastle United
on 30 March 2009,
[10]
and he was rewarded by being selected for the first team for the match against
Aston Villa
on 5 April.
[11]
With United 2?1 down heading into the final third of the game, manager
Alex Ferguson
brought Macheda on to replace
Nani
just after the hour mark. After
Cristiano Ronaldo
equalised for United in the 80th minute, Macheda won the match with a turn to evade his marker followed by a curling effort from just inside the penalty area in the third minute of injury time.
[12]
Macheda was named on the bench for United's next two games ? first against
Porto
in the first leg of their
Champions League quarter-final
,
[13]
and then against
Sunderland
in the league ? making his second appearance for the club in the latter game. Just 46 seconds after taking to the field in place of
Dimitar Berbatov
,
[14]
he had the ball in the back of the net for the second time in his United career, deflecting a
Michael Carrick
shot past
Craig Gordon
in the Sunderland goal.
[15]
With Ferguson opting to rest his big-name players for the
FA Cup semi-final
against
Everton
on 19 April, Macheda was given his first United start. However, for the first time in his United career, he failed to score and was substituted for Berbatov at the start of extra time.
[16]
He started his first league game in a 2?0 win over
Middlesbrough
on 2 May; he was involved in the build-up to Park Ji-Sung's goal, but he failed to score and was substituted ten minutes into the second half.
[17]
At the end of his first season in the United first team, Macheda was named as the
Jimmy Murphy Academy Player of the Year
in recognition of his performances in the under-18s, the reserves and the first team.
[18]
Macheda's 2009?10 season began with appearances in the third and fourth rounds of the League Cup, against
Wolverhampton Wanderers
and Barnsley respectively.
[19]
[20]
He made his Champions League debut against
CSKA Moscow
on 3 November,
[21]
followed by another appearance in the 1?0 defeat to
Be?ikta?
on 25 November, in which he forced a save from the goalkeeper in the last minute.
[22]
He came on as a substitute for Berbatov in the League Cup fifth round on 1 December,
[23]
before signing a four-year contract the next day that would tie him to the club until June 2014.
[24]
Towards the end of the year, Macheda suffered an injury that kept him out until 21 January, when he returned for a reserve match against Sunderland.
[25]
However, he picked up another injury soon after, meaning that he missed out on the win over Aston Villa in the
League Cup Final
. He made his first Premier League appearance of the season in the 4?0 win over Bolton on 27 March, replacing
Ryan Giggs
in the 84th minute.
[26]
With
Wayne Rooney
suffering ankle ligament damage against
Bayern Munich
in the Champions League,
[27]
Macheda was named on the bench for United's top-of-the-table clash at home to
Chelsea
on 3 April. With United 1?0 down, Macheda came on for
Paul Scholes
in the 72nd minute; Chelsea scored a second goal in the 79th minute, before Macheda scored a consolation goal for the home side two minutes later, although there was a suspicion of handball as he turned the ball into the net.
[28]
On 28 July 2010, Macheda scored his first goals of United's pre-season tour of North America as he netted twice in the
2010 MLS All-Star Game
. The first came after just 21 seconds as he capitalised on a poor back-pass and the second came in the 13th minute with a header from a Nani corner kick.
[29]
On 13 November 2010, Macheda scored his first goal of the season, netting United's first goal in a 2?2 away draw against Aston Villa.
[30]
Sampdoria loan
[
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]
On 8 January 2011,
Sampdoria
confirmed Macheda had joined
on loan
until the end of the
season
. He was seen as a temporary replacement for
Antonio Cassano
who had left to join
Milan
.
[31]
Macheda made his debut for Sampdoria on 9 January in a 2?1 home victory over
Roma
.
[32]
On 19 January, Macheda scored his first and only Sampdoria goal on his first start for the club, as he opened the scoring in their
Coppa Italia
tie against
Udinese
. Sampdoria won 5?4 in a
penalty shootout
as the game had ended 2?2
after extra time
.
[33]
Unfortunately, the club's poor performances led to their relegation to Serie B. Following their relegation, Macheda's agent said he could make a return to Sampdoria,
[34]
but the player himself ruled out a return to Italy in the 2011?12 season and stated that he would remain at Manchester United.
[35]
Return to Manchester United
[
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Macheda returned to Manchester United at the end of the season having made 14 appearances in Sampdoria's unsuccessful battle against relegation. Upon his return, he expressed his wish to continue his football education in England, saying "For a youngster, England is a better place to play."
[36]
Macheda then scored two goals against the
New England Revolution
in the first game of Manchester United's 2011 tour of the United States.
[37]
Macheda played his first game of the 2011?12 season in Manchester United's 3?0 win over Leeds United in the
League Cup
,
[38]
and scored from the penalty spot in the 2?1 loss to
Crystal Palace
in the quarter-final of that competition.
[39]
Queens Park Rangers loan
[
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]
On 2 January 2012, Macheda was loaned out to fellow Premier League club
Queens Park Rangers
for the rest of the season.
[40]
On the same day, he played his first game, coming on as a substitute for
Heiðar Helguson
in the 80th minute in the 2?1 loss to
Norwich City
at
Loftus Road
.
[41]
On 28 March, Macheda returned to Manchester United for treatment after an ankle injury which ended his season.
[42]
[43]
2012?13 season
[
edit
]
Macheda returned to Manchester United for pre-season training and was chosen to take part in the club's tour of South Africa. He scored the only goal in a 1?0 victory over
AmaZulu
at the start of the tour. Since then, he did not feature in any league games for United.
[
citation needed
]
VfB Stuttgart loan
[
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]
On 24 January 2013, Macheda was loaned to
VfB Stuttgart
until the end of the season.
[44]
[45]
The German club's sporting director
Fredi Bobic
announced that Manchester United promised Stuttgart an option of purchase,
[46]
but they did not use any such option.
[47]
Doncaster Rovers loan
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]
On 16 September 2013, Macheda joined
Doncaster Rovers
on a one-month loan.
[48]
He made his debut the following day in Doncaster Rovers' away loss to
Watford
, coming on as a substitute for
David Cotterill
in the 58th minute.
[49]
He scored his first goals for Doncaster when he struck twice against
Nottingham Forest
on 21 September 2013 in a 2?2 draw. This was the first time he scored since November 2010.
[50]
The following week, he scored again, the only goal in the derby against local rivals
Sheffield Wednesday
; this made it three goals in as many appearances for his new club.
[51]
On 8 October 2013, Macheda returned to Manchester United after a hamstring injury.
[52]
After recovering from his injury, Macheda returned to Doncaster for a separate loan spell, lasting until the end of December 2013.
[53]
Birmingham City loan
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]
On 31 January 2014, Macheda became the third Manchester United youngster to join Championship club
Birmingham City
on loan until the end of the
2013?14
season, after
Tyler Blackett
and
Tom Thorpe
.
[54]
He replaced
Lee Novak
after an hour of the following day's match, at home to
Derby County
, and scored in stoppage time after
Emyr Huws
' shot had hit the post, to make the final score 3?3.
[55]
At home to
Burnley
on 12 March, Macheda replaced
Olly Lee
after 60 minutes with Birmingham 1?0 down. He equalised four minutes later, and his 94th-minute second gave his team a 3?3 draw, despite opposition claims that he had used his arm to control the ball.
[56]
He finished the season as Birmingham's top league goalscorer, with ten goals from just ten starts and eight appearances as a substitute.
[57]
Cardiff City
[
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]
After being released from Manchester United, Macheda signed for newly relegated
Championship
club
Cardiff City
on a free transfer on 27 May 2014. He was signed by
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
, his former manager at United's reserves.
[58]
He made his Cardiff debut in the second round of the
League Cup
away to
Port Vale
on 26 August 2014, and marked the occasion with his first two competitive goals for the club, as they progressed to the third round with a 3?2 victory.
[59]
Macheda received his first red card for Cardiff on 14 March 2015 against Brentford for a second yellow after scoring an equaliser earlier in the match.
[60]
Having made no league starts and very few substitute appearances in 2015?16, Macheda joined fellow Championship club Nottingham Forest on loan until the end of the season; the move was completed on 15 March, and he went straight into the starting eleven for that night's game, a 1?1 draw away to
Hull City
.
[61]
[62]
Upon his return, he was left out of the pre-season tour of Germany and was placed on the transfer list by new manager
Paul Trollope
.
[63]
On 30 August 2016, Macheda's contract was cancelled by mutual consent.
[64]
Novara
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]
On 14 December 2016, he joined Serie B side
Novara Calcio
on an 18-month contract; he was awarded the club's
number 10 shirt
.
[65]
[66]
On 25 February 2017, Macheda scored his first goal for Novara in
Serie B
in a 2?1 home win over
Spezia
; this was his first Italian league goal, and the first goal he had managed for an Italian team since 2011, when he scored for Sampdoria in the Coppa Italia.
[67]
On 17 April, he scored his first brace in six years in a 3?2 away win over
Frosinone
.
[68]
Macheda left the club when his contract expired at the end of the 2017?18 season.
[69]
Panathinaikos
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]
Macheda signed a three-year contract with
Superleague Greece
club
Panathinaikos
in September 2018.
[69]
In his first season, he scored 11 goals (10 in the league and 1 in the
Greek Cup
against
Panetolikos
) in 28 appearances.
[70]
He started the
2019?20 season
with a goal in a 1?1 away draw against
Lamia
and a week later added another in a 3?1 home defeat against
OFI
.
[70]
His brace against
Volos
on 1 March 2020 took him to 13 goals in all competitions, equalling his best for a single season.
[71]
His goal in the first match back from the three-month
COVID-19 pandemic
suspension set a new personal best, and he finished the season with 15.
[72]
[70]
In September 2020, Macheda agreed a contract extension until the summer of 2023.
[73]
On 19 December 2021, he completed 100 appearances for the club, becoming the 13th foreign player to achieve the milestone.
[74]
Ankaragucu
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]
In summer 2022, after four years in Greece, Macheda signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Turkish
Super Lig
club
Ankaragucu
.
[75]
On 24 January 2023, he joined
Cypriot First Division
club
APOEL
on loan until the end of the season.
[76]
International career
[
edit
]
Macheda was named in Italy's preliminary 40-man squad for the
2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
,
[77]
but was omitted from the final 23. He made his debut for the
Italy U21s
on 12 August 2009 in a
friendly
against
Russia
,
[78]
and first scored for the U21s with both goals in a 2?1 victory over
Turkey
on 17 November 2010.
[79]
He scored the only goal in a 1?0 win over
England
with a late penalty in February 2011,
[80]
and in their next game, he scored Italy's third in a 3?1 win over
Sweden
in March.
[81]
Style of play
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]
Nicknamed
Kiko
, Macheda is a quick and versatile
forward
, who is capable of playing in a
central
role as a main
striker
, or in more of a supporting role as a
second striker
or
attacking midfielder
. Although naturally right-footed, he possesses an accurate and powerful shot with both feet, and is known in particular for his clinical finishing, intelligent movement, and ability to
curl
shots on goal from outside the area. He has been described as a "modern striker", as his technical skills, ability to read the game, and positional sense in the box, combined with his tall, large and strong physique, allow him to hold up the ball with his back to goal, retain possession under pressure, and create space for himself even in limited spaces and when being heavily marked by more physical opponents. Regarded as one of Italy's most promising prospects in his youth, in 2010
Don Balon
included him in their list of the 100 best young players born after 1989; in recent seasons, however, he has often struggled to live up to his potential.
[82]
[83]
[84]
[85]
[86]
[87]
Personal life
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]
Early in the morning of 12 July 2009, Macheda's home in
Sale, Greater Manchester
was targeted by burglars, who stole cash and jewellery. A friend of his received a minor head wound during the burglary.
[88]
While on loan at Queens Park Rangers in 2012, Macheda was involved in two cases of misconduct on
Twitter
.
[89]
Career statistics
[
edit
]
- As of match played 24 September 2023
Honours
[
edit
]
Manchester United
Panathinaikos
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