Ryan Miller (soccer)
![]() Ryan Miller in 2008 with Columbus Crew | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ryan Miller | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender/Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Halmstads BK | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2007 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2007 | Indiana Invaders | 15 | (1) |
2008 | Columbus Crew | 0 | (0) |
2008 | → Cleveland City Stars (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2008–2009 | D.C. United | 0 | (0) |
2009 | Ljungskile | 14 | (0) |
2010– | Halmstads | 43 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 January 2011 |
Ryan Miller (born December 14, 1984, in Barrington, Illinois) is an American professional soccer player. He is currently playing for Swedish club Halmstads BK.
Amateur career
Miller attended Barrington High School, where he finished his prep career with 100 points, on 36 goals and 28 assists. He attended University of Notre Dame and as a fifth year senior in 2007, he was a Second Team NSCAA All-American and earned CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American honors. He finished his time with the Fighting Irish with 86 straight starts, the most in the team's history.
During his college years, Miller also played for Indiana Invaders in the USL Premier Development League.
Professional career
Originally drafted by Columbus in the third round (31st overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, Miller was signed off waivers by D.C. United on September 15, 2008, after seven reserve team appearances for The Crew. He made his debut on October 1, 2008, in a CONCACAF Champions League match against Primera Division de Mexico side Cruz Azul. He has made a total of three appearances for United, including two starts, all coming in the CONCACAF Champions League.[1] However, only a week into the new MLS season, Miller was waived by D.C. United.
After his release by the Major League Soccer side, Miller went on trial with several clubs in Europe, eventually signing with Swedish Superettan side Ljungskile SK.[2][3] After a short but successful stint with the club, Miller moved up a division to the Allsvenskan league with fellow Swedish club Halmstads BK, which he hade been on trial with the previous spring.[4][5]
National team
On December 21, 2010 Ryan Miller was called up to the USA national team squad by head coach Bob Bradley for the upcoming friendly against Chile.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Player Bio: Ryan Miller". D.C. United. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ^ "Ny amerikan klar för Ljungskile" (in Swedish). bohuslaningen.se. 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ "YA exclusive: Four's a crowd". yanks-abroad.com. 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ "Nyförvärv till HBK" (in Swedish). hbk.se. 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ "Miller inks deal with Halmstads BK". yanks-abroad.com. 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ "Miller uttagen till landslagsläger" (in Swedish). hbk.se. 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- ^ "Bradley releases january roster". yanks-abroad.com. 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
External links
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Barrington, Illinois
- American soccer players
- American expatriate soccer players
- Association football defenders
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Soccer players from Illinois
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer players
- Indiana Invaders players
- Columbus Crew players
- Cleveland City Stars players
- D.C. United players
- Ljungskile SK players
- Halmstads BK players
- USL Premier Development League players
- USL Second Division players
- Allsvenskan players