| Amari Miller | |
| Fullname: | Amari Miquel Miller[1] |
| Birth Date: | 4 November 2002[2] |
| Birth Place: | Birmingham, England |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Leeds United |
| Youthyears1: | –2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Birmingham City |
| Years1: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 08:54, 5 October 2022 (UTC) |
Amari Miquel Miller (born 4 November 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Leeds United. A product of Birmingham City's academy, he made his senior debut for Birmingham in the EFL Championship in April 2021. Miller signed for Leeds in June 2021.
Miller was born in Birmingham,[3] where he attended SS Mary and John Primary School and St Edmund Campion Catholic School in the Erdington district.[4] [5] He took up a two-year scholarship with Birmingham City F.C. in July 2019.[6] According to the then academy manager Kristjaan Speakman, Miller "progressed through the Academy as a wide player who can also play in central attacking positions. He is a creative player, able to stay on the ball and dribble with speed and changes of direction. He is an attacking player who is exciting to watch and one the players enjoy playing with due to his flair in possession."[6]
He played in all four of Birmingham's pre-season friendlies ahead of the 2020–21 season; in the last, he "tucked home a superb cross-field cross from Odin Bailey" for the second goal in a 3–0 win at home to Walsall.[7] Miller continued his development in the club's junior teams before making his first appearance in a senior matchday squad on 10 April 2021. With Scott Hogan and Jon Toral injured, new manager Lee Bowyer named Miller among the substitutes for the Championship match at home to Stoke City. He came on in stoppage time to replace Lukas Jutkiewicz with his side 2–0 ahead to make his Football League debut,[8] and made two more appearances from the bench. After Birmingham avoided relegation, Bowyer used the two remaining matches as an opportunity to look at his fringe players, and Miller started in both.[9] In May 2021, Birmingham confirmed that Miller was one of five second-year scholars to be offered a professional contract.[10]
Amid reported interest from Premier League clubs including Everton, Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur,[11] Miller signed a four-year contract with Leeds United on 28 June 2021. The fee was undisclosed.[12] He played for Leeds U23 in Premier League 2,[13] and on 14 September, made his EFL Trophy debut for Leeds U21 away to Tranmere Rovers, who led 3–0 at half-time. Miller made the score 3–1 after 63 minutes with a confident finish from Archie Gray's through ball, but Tranmere won 4–1.[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Birmingham City | 2020–21 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Leeds United | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Leeds United U21 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||