Kamal Miller
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kamal Anthony Miller[1] | ||
Date of birth | May 16, 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando City | ||
Number | 27 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Syracuse Orange | 78 | (7) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | K-W United | 23 | (2) |
2018 | Reading United | 9 | (0) |
2019– | Orlando City | 16 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Canada U20 | 1 | (0) |
2019– | Canada | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 15, 2020 |
Kamal Anthony Miller (born May 16, 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays as a defender for Orlando City in Major League Soccer and the Canadian national team.
Early life
Miller played four years of college soccer at Syracuse University between 2015 and 2018. During his time at Syracuse, Miller earned both All-ACC and All-South Region honors.[2]
While at college, Miller also played for USL PDL sides K-W United FC[3][4] and Reading United AC.[5]
Club career
Orlando City
On January 11, 2019, Miller was selected 27th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City.[6] He officially signed with the club on March 1, 2019[7] and made his professional debut appearance the following day, starting in Orlando's season opener, a 2–2 draw with New York City FC.[8] As part of Orlando's end-of-season roster decisions it was announced Miller had his contract option for the 2020 season exercised.[9]
International
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.[10]
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.[11] 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.[12]
Career statistics
Club
As of October 6, 2019[13]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Playoffs | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Orlando City | 2019 | MLS | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 |
Career Totals | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
International
- As of January 16, 2020[14]
Canada national team | ||
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2019 | 3 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 0 |
References
- ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Canada" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 2. Retrieved May 20, 2019 – via Bernews.
- ^ "Kamal Miller – Men's Soccer". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ "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 Soccer Club".
- ^ "Boxscore: Orlando City SC vs. New York City FC 03/02/2019 | Matchcenter".
- ^ "Orlando City SC Announces 2019 End-of-Season Roster Decisions". Orlando City SC. November 21, 2019.
- ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ Culver, Jordan. "Orlando City centerback Kamal Miller called up to Canadian men's national team". Pro Soccer USA.
- ^ "Canada v Cuba Match Report". www.goldcup.org. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- ^ "Canada – K. Miller – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- ^ "Kamal Miller profile". Canada Soccer.
External links
- Kamal Miller at Major League Soccer
- Kamal Miller at Soccerway
- Kamal Miller at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Black Canadian sportspeople
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Canadian soccer players
- K-W United FC players
- Major League Soccer players
- Orlando City SC draft picks
- Orlando City SC players
- Reading United A.C. players
- Soccer people from Ontario
- Sportspeople from Scarborough, Toronto
- Syracuse Orange men's soccer players
- USL League Two players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Canadian soccer biography stubs