Kamal Miller
Miller with Inter Miami in 2023
Personal information
Full name Kamal Anthony Miller[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-16) 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
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 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Canada U20 1 (0)
2019– Canada 41 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's soccer
CONCACAF Nations League
Runner-up2023
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 4, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 22, 2023

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

Miller in the World Cup Qualifications in 2021

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]

Miller in the 2022 FIFA World Cup for Canada

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 21, 2023[34]
Club Season League Cup Playoffs Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
K-W United 2016 PDL 1200010——130
2017 1120000——112
Total 232001000—242
Reading United 2018 PDL 900040——130
Orlando City 2019 MLS 160————160
2020 120—20——140
Total 280002000—300
CF Montréal 2021 MLS 27110———281
2022 272002040—332
2023 6000———60
Total 603102040—673
Inter Miami 2023 MLS 22060——70350
Career total 1425709040701695

International

As of match played November 21, 2023[35]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Canada 201930
202020
2021130
2022140
202390
Total410

Honours

CF Montréal

Inter Miami

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Canada" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 2. Retrieved May 20, 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. ↑ "Kamal Miller". CF Montréal. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Canadian Kamal Miller takes talents to kitchen during pandemic - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca.
  4. ↑ Kamal Miller at the Canadian Soccer Association
  5. ↑ "Canada Soccer announces squad for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". Canadian Soccer Association. November 12, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Miller's First Career Goal Leads Orange By Binghamton". Syracuse University Athletics.
  7. ↑ "Orange Trio Earn All-ACC Honors". Syracuse University Athletics.
  8. ↑ "Buchanan, Miller Earn All-Region Honors". Syracuse University Athletics.
  9. ↑ "Success Stories Keep Coming for League1 Ontario". Ontario Soccer Association. February 11, 2015.
  10. ↑ "K-W United FC – 2016 Regular Season – Roster – # – Kamal Miller -". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  11. ↑ "K-W United FC – 2017 Regular Season – Roster – # – Kamal Miller -". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Reading United AC – 2018 Regular Season – Roster – # – Kamal Miller – D". www.readingunitedac.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "Orlando City SC Signs 2019 MLS SuperDraft Pick Kamal Miller | Orlando City". orlandocitysc.
  15. ↑ "ORLvsNYC 03-02-2019 | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  16. ↑ "Orlando City SC Announces 2019 End-of-Season Roster Decisions". Orlando City SC. November 21, 2019.
  17. ↑ "2020 Expansion Draft results: Austin FC makes picks". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Impact acquires centre back Kamal Miller from Austin FC". www.impactmontreal.com. December 15, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Contract extension for defender Kamal Miller". July 12, 2021.
  20. ↑ "CF Montreal blanks Houston to set up must-win season finale". November 3, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Kamal Miller selected for the MLS All-Star Game". CF Montréal. July 12, 2022.
  22. ↑ "CF Montreal sends CanMNT's Miller to Inter Miami". April 12, 2023.
  23. ↑ Galindo, Peter (April 24, 2023). "Canadians Abroad Roundup: How Alphonso Davies' injury impacts Canada's summer plans". Canadian Soccer Daily.
  24. ↑ "Inter Miami CF Signs Defender Kamal Miller to Contract Extension". Inter Miami CF. October 3, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Timbers acquire defender Kamal Miller from Inter Miami CF". Portland Timbers. January 4, 2024.
  26. ↑ "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.
  27. ↑ Culver, Jordan. "Orlando City centerback Kamal Miller called up to Canadian men's national team". Pro Soccer USA.
  28. ↑ "Canada v Cuba Match Report". www.goldcup.org. Archived from the original on November 10, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  29. ↑ "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES 2021 CONCACAF GOLD CUP ROSTER". July 1, 2021.
  30. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (November 13, 2022). "Canada announces 26-man squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar". Canadian Premier League.
  31. ↑ Bedakian, Armen (January 16, 2023). "WATCH: CanMNT star Kamal Miller reflects on World Cup journey (Money Buys Happiness)". OneSoccer.
  32. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (June 7, 2023). "Former CPLers Loturi, Zator called up by Canada for 2023 Concacaf Nations League Finals". Canadian Premier League.
  33. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 19, 2023). "CanMNT announces final 23-man squad for Concacaf Gold Cup". Canadian Premier League.
  34. ↑ "K. Miller". Soccerway. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  35. ↑ Kamal Miller at the Canadian Soccer Association
  36. ↑ "Montreal beats Toronto FC 1-0 to win Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup". Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  37. ↑ Sigal, Jonathan (August 20, 2023). "Lionel Messi & Inter Miami are Leagues Cup champions!". MLS Soccer. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
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