Kamal Miller

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

Kamal Miller
Miller with Canada at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
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
 Inter Miami CF
Number 31
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 4 (0)
International career‡
2017 Canada U20 1 (0)
2019– Canada 32 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 13, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 1, 2022

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 along with $1.3 million dollars in General Allocation Money in exchange for Bryce Duke and winger Ariel Lassiter.[22] He made his debut on April 22 against the Houston Dynamo.[23]

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.[24]

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.[25] 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.[26] In July 2021 Miller was called up to represent Canada at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[27]

In November 2022, Miller was named to Canada's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[28]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played May 13, 2023[29]
Club Season League Cup Playoffs Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
K-W United 2016 PDL 1200010—130
2017 1120000—112
Total 232001000242
Reading United 2018 PDL 900040—130
Orlando City 2019 MLS 160———160
2020 120—20—140
Total 280002000300
CF Montréal 2021 MLS 2711000—281
2022 272002040332
2023 6000000060
Total 603102040673
Inter Miami 2023 MLS 402000—60
Career total 12453090401395

International
As of match played December 1, 2022[30]
Canada
YearAppsGoals
201930
202020
2021130
2022140
Total320

Honours

CF Montreal

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. "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.
  25. Culver, Jordan. "Orlando City centerback Kamal Miller called up to Canadian men's national team". Pro Soccer USA.
  26. "Canada v Cuba Match Report". www.goldcup.org. Archived from the original on November 10, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  27. "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES 2021 CONCACAF GOLD CUP ROSTER". July 1, 2021.
  28. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (November 13, 2022). "Canada announces 26-man squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar". Canadian Premier League.
  29. "K. Miller". Soccerway. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  30. Kamal Miller at the Canadian Soccer Association
  31. "Montreal beats Toronto FC 1-0 to win Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup". Retrieved November 21, 2021.
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