Danny Cadamarteri

Everton

Cadamarteri was born in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, to an English mother of Italian descent and a Jamaican father. Cadamarteri was a product of the Everton Academy and made his debut as a substitute at the end of the 1996–97 season, in a 2–1 defeat against Chelsea. Cadamarteri began the next season as a regular and scored four league goals in the first three months of the season, including one in the Merseyside derby against Liverpool. That goal – in October – was his last in the 1997–98 season, although he featured regularly throughout the campaign. Cadamarteri featured prominently during the following season, again netting four goals. He went on loan to Fulham in November 1999, scoring on his debut against Stockport County. In June 2001, Cadamarteri appeared in court on a charge of assault, admitting in September he was "ashamed" about the incident. He was found guilty and fined £2,000, with Everton subsequently announcing he was free to leave Goodison Park. Despite interest from First Division clubs Stoke City and Bradford City, Cadamarteri remained at Everton and featured as a late substitute in November, starting a further two matches in January.

Bradford City

In February 2002, Cadamarteri left Everton to join Bradford City on loan, making the move permanent after scoring on his debut. Featuring in most of the remaining games that season, Cadamarteri only scored one more goal, netting in late April. After receiving community service in July…

Cadamarteri was capped three times by the England under-21 team. He made his debut on 17 November 1998 in a friendly match as a substitute against Czech Republic at Portman Road. His second appearance was over a year later on 29 March 2000, again as a substitute, against Yugoslavia. His final appearance for the team was on 24 May 2001 against Mexico.

After his retirement, Cadamarteri worked briefly as a coach with Leeds Ladies F.C., before accepting a position as a coach in Sheffield Wednesday's academy, where he has achieved his UEFA A Licence and his FA Advanced youth award age specific (u17s-U23s) In July 2017, Cadamarteri was appointed as U18s Professional Development Phase Coach at Burnley. On 5 October 2018, Cadamarteri left his role to 'pursue other coaching opportunities'.

His son Bailey is also a footballer for Wrexham as is his younger son, Caelan who plays for Manchester City Under-18.