Kamal Miller

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Kamal Miller
Kamal Miller vs Panama.jpg
Miller in 2021 against Panama
Personal information
Full name Kamal Anthony Miller[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-16) May 16, 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 CF Montréal
Number 3
Youth career
Malvern 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– CF Montréal 27 (1)
National team‡
2017 Canada U20 1 (0)
2019– Canada 18 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 7, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 16, 2021

Kamal Anthony Miller (born May 16, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal and the Canadian national team.

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.[2] In 2018, he was named to the All-ACC third team[3] and was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-South Region third team.[4]

Club career[]

Early career[]

While at college, Miller also played for League1 Ontario club Vaughan Azzurri[5] and USL PDL sides K-W United FC[6][7] and Reading United AC.[8]

Orlando City[]

On January 11, 2019, Miller was selected 27th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City.[9] He officially signed with the club on March 1, 2019[10] and made his professional debut appearance the following day, starting in Orlando's season opener, a 2–2 draw with New York City FC.[11] As part of Orlando's end-of-season roster decisions it was announced Miller had his contract option for the 2020 season exercised.[12]

CF Montréal[]

Miller was selected by Austin FC in the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft[13] and immediately traded to Montreal Impact in exchange for $225,000 in General Allocation Money and a first round pick (11th) in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.[14] 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.[15] Miller scored his first goal for his new club on November 3, scoring the second in a 2–0 win over the Houston Dynamo.[16]

International[]

Youth team[]

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.[17]

Senior team[]

On March 18, 2019, he received his first senior call-up for Canada for their final CONCACAF Nations League qualifying game against French Guiana.[18] 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.[19] In July 2021 Miller was called up to represent Canada at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[20]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of November 21, 2021[21]
Club Season League Cup Playoffs Total
Division 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 0 — 1 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 — 2 0 30 0
CF Montreal 2021 MLS 27 1 1 0 0 0 28 1
Career Totals 87 1 1 0 7 0 95 3

International[]

As of November 16, 2021[22]
Canada national team
2019 3 0
2020 2 0
2021 13 0
Total 18 0

Honours[]

CF Montreal

References[]

  1. ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Canada" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 2. Retrieved May 20, 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. ^ "Miller's First Career Goal Leads Orange By Binghamton". Syracuse University Athletics.
  3. ^ "Orange Trio Earn All-ACC Honors". Syracuse University Athletics.
  4. ^ "Buchanan, Miller Earn All-Region Honors". Syracuse University Athletics.
  5. ^ "Success Stories Keep Coming for League1 Ontario". Ontario Soccer Association. February 11, 2015.
  6. ^ "K-W United FC – 2016 Regular Season – Roster – # – Kamal Miller -". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  7. ^ "K-W United FC – 2017 Regular Season – Roster – # – Kamal Miller -". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  8. ^ "Reading United AC – 2018 Regular Season – Roster – # – Kamal Miller – D". www.readingunitedac.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Orlando City SC Signs 2019 MLS SuperDraft Pick Kamal Miller | Orlando City Soccer Club".
  11. ^ "Boxscore: Orlando City SC vs. New York City FC 03/02/2019 | Matchcenter".
  12. ^ "Orlando City SC Announces 2019 End-of-Season Roster Decisions". Orlando City SC. November 21, 2019.
  13. ^ "2020 Expansion Draft results: Austin FC makes picks". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  14. ^ "Impact acquires centre back Kamal Miller from Austin FC". www.impactmontreal.com. December 15, 2020.
  15. ^ "Contract extension for defender Kamal Miller". July 12, 2021.
  16. ^ "CF Montreal blanks Houston to set up must-win season finale". November 3, 2021.
  17. ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  18. ^ Culver, Jordan. "Orlando City centerback Kamal Miller called up to Canadian men's national team". Pro Soccer USA.
  19. ^ "Canada v Cuba Match Report". www.goldcup.org. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  20. ^ "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES 2021 CONCACAF GOLD CUP ROSTER". July 1, 2021.
  21. ^ "Canada – K. Miller – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  22. ^ "Kamal Miller profile". Canada Soccer.
  23. ^ "Montreal beats Toronto FC 1-0 to win Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup". Retrieved November 21, 2021.

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