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[[File:Kamal Miller vs Panama.jpg|left|thumb|Miller in the World Cup Qualifications in 2021]] |
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On March 18, 2019, he received his first senior call-up for [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]] for their final [[2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying|CONCACAF Nations League qualifying]] game against [[French Guiana national football team|French Guiana]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Culver |first1=Jordan |title=Orlando City centerback Kamal Miller called up to Canadian men's national team |url=https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/orlando-city-sc/orlando-city-kamal-miller-canada-mnt/ |website=Pro Soccer USA }}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In June 2019, Miller was selected in Canada's [[2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] squad and made his senior international debut on June 23, entering as a 61st minute substitute in Canada's final group stage match, a 7–0 win over [[Cuba national football team|Cuba]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada v Cuba Match Report |url=https://www.goldcup.org/en/gold-cup/game-detail/476779#tab_match=match-details |website=www.goldcup.org |access-date=June 23, 2019 |archive-date=November 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110134306/https://www.goldcup.org/en/gold-cup/game-detail/476779#tab_match=match-details |url-status=dead }}</ref> In July 2021 Miller was called up to represent Canada at the [[2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-announces-2021-concacaf-gold-cup-roster/|title=CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES 2021 CONCACAF GOLD CUP ROSTER|date=July 1, 2021}}</ref> |
On March 18, 2019, he received his first senior call-up for [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]] for their final [[2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying|CONCACAF Nations League qualifying]] game against [[French Guiana national football team|French Guiana]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Culver |first1=Jordan |title=Orlando City centerback Kamal Miller called up to Canadian men's national team |url=https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/orlando-city-sc/orlando-city-kamal-miller-canada-mnt/ |website=Pro Soccer USA }}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In June 2019, Miller was selected in Canada's [[2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] squad and made his senior international debut on June 23, entering as a 61st minute substitute in Canada's final group stage match, a 7–0 win over [[Cuba national football team|Cuba]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada v Cuba Match Report |url=https://www.goldcup.org/en/gold-cup/game-detail/476779#tab_match=match-details |website=www.goldcup.org |access-date=June 23, 2019 |archive-date=November 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110134306/https://www.goldcup.org/en/gold-cup/game-detail/476779#tab_match=match-details |url-status=dead }}</ref> In July 2021 Miller was called up to represent Canada at the [[2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-announces-2021-concacaf-gold-cup-roster/|title=CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES 2021 CONCACAF GOLD CUP ROSTER|date=July 1, 2021}}</ref> |
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[[File:Kamal Miller Canada national football team WC2022 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Miller in the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] for Canada]] |
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In November 2022, Miller was named to Canada's squad for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/canada-announces-26-man-squad-for-2022-fifa-world-cup-in-qatar|date=November 13, 2022|title=Canada announces 26-man squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar|work=[[Canadian Premier League]]|first=Charlie|last=O'Connor-Clarke}}</ref> He played every minute of the team's run in [[Qatar]], as they were eliminated in the group stage.<ref>{{cite web|first=Armen|last=Bedakian|url=https://onesoccer.ca/a/watch-canmnt-star-kamal-miller-reflects-on-world-cup-journey-money-buys-happiness-pod-canada|title=WATCH: CanMNT star Kamal Miller reflects on World Cup journey (Money Buys Happiness)|date=January 16, 2023|work=[[OneSoccer]]}}</ref> |
In November 2022, Miller was named to Canada's squad for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/canada-announces-26-man-squad-for-2022-fifa-world-cup-in-qatar|date=November 13, 2022|title=Canada announces 26-man squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar|work=[[Canadian Premier League]]|first=Charlie|last=O'Connor-Clarke}}</ref> He played every minute of the team's run in [[Qatar]], as they were eliminated in the group stage.<ref>{{cite web|first=Armen|last=Bedakian|url=https://onesoccer.ca/a/watch-canmnt-star-kamal-miller-reflects-on-world-cup-journey-money-buys-happiness-pod-canada|title=WATCH: CanMNT star Kamal Miller reflects on World Cup journey (Money Buys Happiness)|date=January 16, 2023|work=[[OneSoccer]]}}</ref> |
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Full name | Kamal Anthony Miller[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | May 16, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Portland Timbers | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Malvern SC | |||||||||||||||||
North Scarborough SC | |||||||||||||||||
Vaughan Azzurri | |||||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2018 | Syracuse Orange | 78 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Vaughan Azzurri | ||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | K-W United | 23 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Reading United | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Orlando City | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | CF Montréal | 60 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Inter Miami | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Portland Timbers | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2017 | Canada U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019– | Canada | 45 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 1, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 29, 2024 |
Kamal Anthony Miller (born May 16, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers and the Canada national team.
Early life
Born in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, Miller is of Jamaican and Trinadadian descent.[3] He began playing youth soccer at age four with Malvern SC.[4] Afterward, he played with North Scarborough SC and Vaughan Azzurri.[5]
College career
Miller played four years of college soccer at Syracuse University between 2015 and 2018. He scored his first collegiate goal on September 22, 2015, against Binghamton.[6] In 2018, he was named to the All-ACC third team[7] and was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-South Region third team.[8]
Club career
Early career
While at college, Miller also played for League1 Ontario club Vaughan Azzurri[9] and USL PDL sides K-W United FC[10][11] and Reading United AC.[12]
Orlando City
On January 11, 2019, Miller was selected 27th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City.[13] He officially signed with the club on March 1, 2019[14] and made his professional debut appearance the following day, starting in Orlando's season opener, a 2–2 draw with New York City FC.[15] As part of Orlando's end-of-season roster decisions it was announced Miller had his contract option for the 2020 season exercised.[16]
CF Montréal
Miller was selected by Austin FC in the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft[17] and immediately traded to the Montreal Impact in exchange for $225,000 in General Allocation Money and a first round pick (11th) in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.[18] He made his debut for Montreal on April 17 against Toronto FC. After a strong start with Montreal, the club announced on July 12 a contract extension until 2023.[19] Miller scored his first goal for his new club on November 3, scoring the second in a 2–0 win over the Houston Dynamo.[20]
As a result of Miller's strong play for Montreal during the 2022 MLS season, in July 2022 the league announced him as one of the commissioner's picks for the 2022 MLS All-Star Game.[21]
Inter Miami CF
On April 12, 2023, Miller was traded by CF Montréal to Inter Miami CF with $1.3 million in General Allocation Money for Bryce Duke and winger Ariel Lassiter.[22] He made his Miami debut on April 22 against the Houston Dynamo.[23] In October 2023, Miami announced that they had signed Miller to a contract extension through the 2026 season, with a club option for 2027.[24]
Portland Timbers
Ahead of the 2024 season, he was traded to the Portland Timbers for $625,000 in general allocation money, an international roster spot, plus another $150,000 GAM in performance-based incentives.[25]
International career
Youth
Miller was capped at youth level for Canada U20s, competing at the 2017 CONCACAF U20 Championship. Miller was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[26]
Senior
On March 18, 2019, he received his first senior call-up for Canada for their final CONCACAF Nations League qualifying game against French Guiana.[27] In June 2019, Miller was selected in Canada's 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad and made his senior international debut on June 23, entering as a 61st minute substitute in Canada's final group stage match, a 7–0 win over Cuba.[28] In July 2021 Miller was called up to represent Canada at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[29]
In November 2022, Miller was named to Canada's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[30] He played every minute of the team's run in Qatar, as they were eliminated in the group stage.[31]
In June 2023 Miller was named to Canada's 23-man squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals.[32] On June 19 he was called-up to the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad.[33]
In June 2024, Miller was named to Canada's roster for the 2024 Copa América.[34]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played June 1, 2024[35]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Playoffs | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
K-W United | 2016 | PDL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2017 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
Total | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
Reading United | 2018 | PDL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
Orlando City | 2019 | MLS | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
2020 | 12 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
CF Montréal | 2021 | MLS | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
2022 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | |||
2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
Total | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 67 | 3 | |||
Inter Miami | 2023 | MLS | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
Portland Timbers | 2024 | MLS | 15 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Career total | 157 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 184 | 5 |
International
- As of match played June 29, 2024[36]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Canada | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 13 | 0 | |
2022 | 14 | 0 | |
2023 | 9 | 0 | |
2024 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 45 | 0 |
Honours
CF Montréal
Inter Miami
Individual
References
- ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Canada" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 2. Retrieved May 20, 2019 – via Bernews.
- ^ "Kamal Miller". CF Montréal. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian Kamal Miller takes talents to kitchen during pandemic - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca.
- ^ Kamal Miller at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Canada Soccer announces squad for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". Canadian Soccer Association. November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Miller's First Career Goal Leads Orange By Binghamton". Syracuse University Athletics.
- ^ "Orange Trio Earn All-ACC Honors". Syracuse University Athletics.
- ^ "Buchanan, Miller Earn All-Region Honors". Syracuse University Athletics.
- ^ "Success Stories Keep Coming for League1 Ontario". Ontario Soccer Association. February 11, 2015.
- ^ "K-W United FC – 2016 Regular Season – Roster – # – Kamal Miller -". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ "K-W United FC – 2017 Regular Season – Roster – # – Kamal Miller -". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ "Reading United AC – 2018 Regular Season – Roster – # – Kamal Miller – D". www.readingunitedac.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ "Former Syracuse centerback Kamal Miller drafted 27th overall in MLS SuperDraft". The Daily Orange – The Independent Student Newspaper of Syracuse, New York. January 11, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ "Orlando City SC Signs 2019 MLS SuperDraft Pick Kamal Miller | Orlando City". orlandocitysc.
- ^ "ORLvsNYC 03-02-2019 | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ "Orlando City SC Announces 2019 End-of-Season Roster Decisions". Orlando City SC. November 21, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Expansion Draft results: Austin FC makes picks". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "Impact acquires centre back Kamal Miller from Austin FC". www.impactmontreal.com. December 15, 2020.
- ^ "Contract extension for defender Kamal Miller". July 12, 2021.
- ^ "CF Montreal blanks Houston to set up must-win season finale". November 3, 2021.
- ^ "Kamal Miller selected for the MLS All-Star Game". CF Montréal. July 12, 2022.
- ^ "CF Montreal sends CanMNT's Miller to Inter Miami". April 12, 2023.
- ^ Galindo, Peter (April 24, 2023). "Canadians Abroad Roundup: How Alphonso Davies' injury impacts Canada's summer plans". Canadian Soccer Daily.
- ^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Defender Kamal Miller to Contract Extension". Inter Miami CF. October 3, 2023.
- ^ "Timbers acquire defender Kamal Miller from Inter Miami CF". Portland Timbers. January 4, 2024.
- ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ Culver, Jordan. "Orlando City centerback Kamal Miller called up to Canadian men's national team". Pro Soccer USA.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Canada v Cuba Match Report". www.goldcup.org. Archived from the original on November 10, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- ^ "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES 2021 CONCACAF GOLD CUP ROSTER". July 1, 2021.
- ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (November 13, 2022). "Canada announces 26-man squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Bedakian, Armen (January 16, 2023). "WATCH: CanMNT star Kamal Miller reflects on World Cup journey (Money Buys Happiness)". OneSoccer.
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (June 7, 2023). "Former CPLers Loturi, Zator called up by Canada for 2023 Concacaf Nations League Finals". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 19, 2023). "CanMNT announces final 23-man squad for Concacaf Gold Cup". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "CANMNT ANNOUNCE 2024 COPA AMÉRICA ROSTER". Canadian Soccer Association. June 15, 2024.
- ^ "K. Miller". Soccerway. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- ^ Kamal Miller at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Montreal beats Toronto FC 1–0 to win Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup". Retrieved November 21, 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Sigal, Jonathan (August 20, 2023). "Lionel Messi & Inter Miami are Leagues Cup champions!". MLS Soccer. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
External links
- Kamal Miller at Major League Soccer
- Kamal Miller at Soccerway
- Kamal Miller at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kamal Miller at the Canadian Soccer Association
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Scarborough, Ontario
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Canadian sportspeople of Jamaican descent
- Canadian sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Black Canadian men's soccer players
- Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
- K–W United FC players
- Major League Soccer players
- Inter Miami CF players
- Orlando City SC draft picks
- Orlando City SC players
- Reading United AC players
- Syracuse Orange men's soccer players
- USL League Two players
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2024 Copa América players
- Vaughan Azzurri players