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Federico Macheda

Position: forward

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 19 13 2 4 41 19 +22 68.42
A 16 8 4 4 29 19 +10 50.00
N 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
TOTALS 36 21 7 8 70 38 +32 58.33

Name: Federico Macheda
Birthdate: 22-08-1991
Age: 34
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Height: 6' 0" (1.83m)
Weight: 12st 1lb (76.66kg)
Years at Club: 2009-2014
Signing Info: Signed Trainee: 16/09/2007. Signed Professional: 22/08/2008
Previous Clubs: Sampdoria (loan), Queens Park Rangers (loan), VfB Stuttgart (loan), Doncaster Rovers (loan), Doncaster Rovers (loan 2nd spell), Birmingham City (loan)
Debut: 05/04/2009 v Aston Villa (H) 3-2 (Premiership)
Farewell: Transferred to Cardiff City, 27/05/2014, £Free
Passed Away:

Biography

Federico Macheda is an Italian forward known for his dramatic debut at Manchester United. Born on August 22, 1991, in Rome, Macheda joined United's academy from Lazio at 16. His breakout came on April 5, 2009, when he scored a last-minute winner against Aston Villa on his Premier League debut, helping United secure a crucial victory in their title race.

After this unforgettable start, Macheda's time at United was marked by limited appearances and injuries. This led to several loan spells at Sampdoria, Queens Park Rangers, Stuttgart, Doncaster Rovers, and Birmingham City as he sought to gain experience and consistent playing time. Despite his initial promise, he struggled to secure a regular place in United's first team and moved permanently to Cardiff City in 2014. However, injuries again hampered his progress, and he eventually left Cardiff.

Macheda found a fresh start in Greece with Panathinaikos in 2018, where he enjoyed a resurgence, becoming a regular scorer in the Super League Greece. At Panathinaikos, he demonstrated the finishing skills and positioning he was known for early in his career, proving to be an important player for the club over several seasons.

Beyond his goal-scoring ability, Macheda's career has been a story of perseverance, marked by notable moments but also by challenges and moves across different leagues in Italy, England, Germany, and Greece. Despite never fully realizing his early potential at United, he remains a respected figure among fans for his memorable debut and his adaptability in professional football.
 
League League Cup FA Cup Charity Shield European Cup Europa League Super Cup Cup Winners Cup Inter-cont Cup World Clubs Cup    
Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 2008-2009 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
2. 2009-2010 1 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10
3. 2010-2011 1 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12
4. 2011-2012 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
5. 2012-2013 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
TOTALS 4 19 1 9 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 36

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
1. Aston Villa 2 2
2. Chelsea 1 1
3. Crystal Palace 1 1
4. Sunderland 1 1
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 0
2. Sunderland 3 1
3. Aston Villa 2 2
4. Tottenham Hotspur 2 0
5. Bolton Wanderers 2 0
6. Chelsea 2 1
7. Wigan Athletic 2 0
8. Everton 1 0
9. Middlesbrough 1 0
10. Hull City 1 0
11. Barnsley 1 0
12. CSKA Moscow 1 0
13. Besiktas JK 1 0
14. Blackburn Rovers 1 0
15. Stoke City 1 0
16. Liverpool 1 0
17. Scunthorpe United 1 0
18. Valencia 1 0
19. Bursaspor 1 0
20. West Ham United 1 0
21. Leeds United 1 0
22. Newcastle United 1 0
23. Crystal Palace 1 1
24. Basel 1 0
25. Galatasaray 1 0
26. CFR Cluj 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. McCarthy, Mick 4
2. Redknapp, Harry 2
3. Coyle, Owen 2
4. Bruce, Steve 2
5. Martinez, Roberto 2
6. O'Neill, Martin 1
7. Sbragia, Ricky 1
8. Moyes, David 1
9. Southgate, Gareth 1
10. Brown, Phil 1
11. Robins, Mark 1
12. Slutsky, Leonid 1
13. Denizli, Mustafa 1
14. Ancelotti, Carlo 1
15. Allardyce, Sam 1
16. Pulis, Tony 1
17. Hodgson, Roy 1
18. Baraclough, Ian 1
19. Emery, Unai 1
20. Saglam, Ertugrul 1
21. Houllier, Gerard 1
22. Grant, Avram 1
23. Grayson, Simon 1
24. Pardew, Alan 1
25. Freedman, Dougie 1
26. Vogel, Heiko 1
27. Di Matteo, Roberto 1
28. Terim, Fatih 1
29. Andone, Ioan 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Ferguson, Alex 36
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Old Trafford 19
2. Reebok Stadium 2
3. Stadium of Light, Sunderland 2
4. Boleyn Ground 1
5. Elland Road 1
6. Ewood Park 1
7. Glanford Park 1
8. KC Stadium, Hull 1
9. Mestalla Stadium 1
10. Oakwell 1
11. Riverside Stadium 1
12. St Jakob Stadium 1
13. Stamford Bridge 1
14. Turk Telecom Arena 1
15. Villa Park 1
16. Wembley 1
No Competition Count
1. Premiership 19
2. League Cup 9
3. European Cup 7
4. FA Cup 1
No Opponent Count
1. Wolverhampton Wanderers 4
2. Sunderland 3
3. Aston Villa 2
4. Tottenham Hotspur 2
5. Bolton Wanderers 2
6. Chelsea 2
7. Wigan Athletic 2
8. Everton 1
9. Middlesbrough 1
10. Hull City 1
11. Barnsley 1
12. CSKA Moscow 1
13. Besiktas JK 1
14. Blackburn Rovers 1
15. Stoke City 1
16. Liverpool 1
17. Scunthorpe United 1
18. Valencia 1
19. Bursaspor 1
20. West Ham United 1
21. Leeds United 1
22. Newcastle United 1
23. Crystal Palace 1
24. Basel 1
25. Galatasaray 1
26. CFR Cluj 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 29
2. Turkey 3
3. Russia 1
4. Spain 1
5. Switzerland 1
6. Romania 1
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
1. 30-11-2011 Crystal Palace League Cup 1
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 05-04-2009 PL Aston Villa W 3-2 H 1 Cristiano Ronaldo 13', 81', Federico Macheda 90'+3 John Carew 30', Gabriel Agbonlahor 58'
2. 11-04-2009 PL Sunderland W 2-1 A 1 Paul Scholes 19', Federico Macheda 75' Kenwyne Jones 54'
3. 19-04-2009 FAC Everton D 0-0 N 0
4. 02-05-2009 PL Middlesbrough W 2-0 A 0 Ryan Giggs 25', Ji-Sung Park 51'
5. 24-05-2009 PL Hull City W 1-0 A 0 Darron Gibson 24'
6. 23-09-2009 LC Wolves W 1-0 H 0 Danny Welbeck 66'
7. 27-10-2009 LC Barnsley W 2-0 A 0 Danny Welbeck 6', Michael Owen 59'
8. 03-11-2009 EC/UCL CSKA Moscow D 3-3 H 0 Michael Owen 29', Paul Scholes 84', Antonio Valencia 90' Alan Dzagoev 25', Milos Krasic 31', Vasili Berezutsky 47'
9. 25-11-2009 EC/UCL Besiktas JK L 0-1 H 0 Rodrigo Tello 20'
10. 01-12-2009 LC Tottenham Hotspur W 2-0 H 0 Darron Gibson 16', 38'
11. 27-03-2010 PL Bolton Wanderers W 4-0 A 0 Jloyd Samuel 38' (o.g.), Dimitar Berbatov 69', 78', Darron Gibson 82'
12. 03-04-2010 PL Chelsea L 1-2 H 1 Federico Macheda 80' Joe Cole 19', Didier Drogba 78'
13. 11-04-2010 PL Blackburn Rovers D 0-0 A 0
14. 24-04-2010 PL Tottenham Hotspur W 3-1 H 0 Ryan Giggs 58' (pen), 86' (pen), Nani 81' Ledley King 70'
15. 09-05-2010 PL Stoke City W 4-0 H 0 Darren Fletcher 31', Ryan Giggs 38', *Danny Higginbotham 54' (o.g.), Ji-Sung Park 84'
16. 19-09-2010 PL Liverpool W 3-2 H 0 Dimitar Berbatov 42', 59', 84' Steven Gerrard 64' (pen), 70'
17. 22-09-2010 LC Scunthorpe United W 5-2 A 0 Darron Gibson 23', Chris Smalling 36', Michael Owen 49', 71', Ji-Sung Park 54' Josh Wright 19', Martin Woolford 90'+1
18. 26-09-2010 PL Bolton Wanderers D 2-2 A 0 Nani 23', Michael Owen 74' Zat Knight 6', Martin Petrov 67'
19. 29-09-2010 EC/UCL Valencia W 1-0 A 0 Javier Hernandez 85'
20. 02-10-2010 PL Sunderland D 0-0 A 0
21. 20-10-2010 EC/UCL Bursaspor W 1-0 H 0 Nani 7'
22. 26-10-2010 LC Wolves W 3-2 H 0 Tiago Bebe 56 ', Ji-Sung Park 70', Javier Hernandez 90' George Elokobi 60', Kevin Foley 76'
23. 06-11-2010 PL Wolves W 2-1 H 0 Ji-Sung Park 45', 90'+3 *Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 66'
24. 13-11-2010 PL Aston Villa D 2-2 A 1 Federico Macheda 81', Nemanja Vidic 85' *Ashley Young 72' (pen), Marc Albrighton 76'
25. 20-11-2010 PL Wigan Athletic W 2-0 H 0 Patrice Evra 45'+1, Javier Hernandez 77'
26. 30-11-2010 LC West Ham United L 0-4 A 0 *Jonathan Spector 22', 37', Carlton Cole 56', 66'
27. 26-12-2010 PL Sunderland W 2-0 H 0 Dimitar Berbatov 5', Anton Ferdinand 57' (o.g.)
28. 20-09-2011 LC Leeds United W 3-0 A 0 Michael Owen 15', 32', Ryan Giggs 45'+1
29. 26-11-2011 PL Newcastle United D 1-1 H 0 Javier Hernandez 49' Demba Ba 64' (pen)
30. 30-11-2011 LC Crystal Palace L 1-2 H 1 Federico Macheda 69' (pen) Darren Ambrose 65', Glenn Murray 98'
31. 07-12-2011 EC/UCL Basel L 1-2 A 0 Phil Jones 89' Marco Streller 9' , Alexander Frei 84'
32. 10-12-2011 PL Wolves W 4-1 H 0 Nani 17', 56', Wayne Rooney 27', 62' Steven Fletcher 47'
33. 26-12-2011 PL Wigan Athletic W 5-0 H 0 Ji-Sung Park 8', Dimitar Berbatov 41', 58', 78' (pen), Antonio Valencia 75'
34. 31-10-2012 LC Chelsea L 4-5 A 0 Ryan Giggs 22', 120' (pen), Javier Hernandez 43', Nani 59' David Luiz 31' (pen), Gary Cahill 52', Eden Hazard 90' (pen) Daniel Sturridge 97', Ramires 116'
35. 20-11-2012 EC/UCL Galatasaray L 0-1 A 0 Burak Yilmaz 54'
36. 05-12-2012 EC/UCL CFR Cluj L 0-1 H 0 Luis Alberto 56'
 

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