Massimo Maccarone, born 6 September 1979 in Galliate (Italy). Nicknamed "Big Mac", 271 games and 79 goals in Serie A, playing as forward with Parma, Siena, Palermo, Sampdoria and Empoli.
From 2004 to 2017 he played 9 Serie A seasons, winning 1 Footbal League Cup (with Middlesbrough in 2004), 1 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Topscorer (in 2002) and 1 Serie C2 Topscorer (in 2000), getting 2 promotions with Empoli from Serie B to Serie A (in 2001/02 and 2013/14).
In 2002, he played twice for the Italy senior side. He made his senior international debut on 27 March, in a friendly match against England in Leeds. It had been over seventy years that a Serie B player had made his debut with the Italian national side before making his Serie A debut. He made his second and final appearance for the Italian senior side on 16 October 2002, in a 2-1 away defeat against Wales in a European Championship qualifying match.