Marcus Macauley

Marcus Macauley[1]
Personal information
Full name Marcus Papee Macauley
Date of birth (1991-10-27) October 27, 1991 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
PDRM
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Monrovia Club Breweries 32 (9)
2012–2013 LISCR FC 25 (10)
2013 IF Limhamn Bunkeflo 16 (6)
2013 Kiscmeti Ti 10 (5)
2014–2017 Al-Ahli 63 (32)
2017–2018 Al-Yarmouk
2018–2021 Shabab Al-Aqaba
2021 Al Jeel
2021–2022 Sahab
2023– PDRM 22 (3)
International career
2012 Liberia U20 6 (2)
2014 Liberia U23 17 (7)
2011– Liberia 27 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:05; September 5, 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:20; September 29, 2022 (UTC)

Marcus Papee Macauley (born October 27, 1991) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysian club PDRM and the Liberia national team.

International career

Macauley was first called up to join the Liberia national team in a friendly match against Gambia where he make his debut on 24 July 2011 at the age of 19.

He scored his first international goal on 19 October 2012 in a 4–3 lost to Niger

In September 2021, Macauley was called up to the national team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Nigeria and Central African Republic making his return after a two years hiatus. On 6 September, he captained Liberia to a 1–0 away win against Central African Republic earning them the three points in the qualification.

In the reverse fixtures against Central African Republic on 16 November, Macauley won the 'Man of the Match' award for scoring a goal and also assisting Peter Wilson in a 3–1 win.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 October 2012 Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger  Niger
1–1
4–3
Friendly
2. 7 August 2013 Tundavala National Stadium, Lubango, Angola  Angola
1–4
1–4
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 16 November 2021 Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier, Morocco  Central African Republic
1–0
3–1
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Al-Ahli Amman

Individual

  • Monrovia Breweries F.C. Best Player, 3 Times
  • (LSWAL) Best Three Midfielders Award (2010)
  • Sport Analyst News Paper Player of the year Award (2008)

References

  1. ^ "Marcus Macauley, Liberia - Goal.com". Archived from the original on January 31, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "Marcus Macauley - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport.