Joe Wang Miller Explained

Joe Wang Miller
Fullname:Joe Wang Miller
Birth Date:1989 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Tianjin, China
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Tan Holdings
Clubnumber:7
Years1:2008–2009
Clubs1:IFC Wild Bills
Years2:2009–2011
Clubs2:MP United
Caps2:26
Goals2:38
Years3:2011–2013
Clubs3:Guam Shipyard
Years4:2013–
Clubs4:Tan Holdings
Nationalyears1:2009–
Nationalteam1:Northern Mariana Islands
Nationalcaps1:17
Nationalgoals1:4
Club-Update:13:21, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:30 June 2021 (UTC)
Youthclubs1:Tianjin Teda F.C.

Joe Wang Miller (; born 3 February 1989) is a footballer who primarily plays as a forward[1] for Tan Holdings. Born in China, he represents the Northern Mariana Islands national team.[2]

Club career

MP United

Miller was part of MP United's 2009 and 2010 squads. Saipan-based MP[3] finished 2nd in the league in 2009,[4] with Miller winning the top goalscorer award after scoring 23 goals in the season. The following season MP went one better and won the championship, remaining unbeaten in the process.[5] Joe was the league's top scorer again, with 15 goals. Miller has an incredible record at club level, having averaged 1.46 goals per game over the two seasons he has played for MP United. Miller also scored a hat-trick in a 2nd round 2010 KASA Cup match against Wild Bill's Independents, which MP United won 5-0.[6] He then scored the only goal as MP squeezed past Inter Godfather's in the next round.

At MP United, Miller plays alongside Northern Mariana Islands national football team team-mates Nicolas B. Swaim, a midfielder, defender Adam Hardwicke, midfielder Yuki Adachi and fellow striker Kirk Schuler.[7]

International career

Miller wears the no.9 shirt for his country, a number which is often reserved for a team's most dangerous forward.[8] Miller has scored 3 goals in four appearances for the Northern Mariana Islands national football team, making him the current squad's top scorer. Joe was called up to the country's squad for the East Asian Football Championship 2010 and scored one of Northern Mariana's three goals in the tournament. His goal came in Northern Mariana's opening game, a 6–1 loss to Macau on 11 March 2009. Miller's strike, in the fifth minute, put CNMI 1–0 up[9] but Macau came back to score 6 goals without reply.

Joe had grabbed his first international goal in a 3–2 loss to Guam in the Marianas Cup on 29 April 2008.[10] Miller's goal in the 24th minute equalized for Northern Mariana Islands, but Guam went on to win the match in extra time.

International goals

Scores and results list Northern Mariana Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miller goal.

List of international goals scored by Joe Wang Miller
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 April 2008 Oleai Sports Complex, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands align=center 1–2 align=center 2–3 2008 Marianas Cup
2 11 March 2009 Leo Palace Resort, Yona, Guam align=center 1–0 align=center 1–6 2010 East Asian Football Championship
3 19 June 2010 Oleai Sports Complex, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands align=center 1–0 align=center 1–1 2010 Marianas Cup
4 18 July 2012 Leo Palace Resort, Yona, Guam align=center 1–0 align=center 1–3 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup

Honors

MP United

2010

Individual

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.thefinalball.com/player/joe_wang_miller/current/profile/0/default/159842 Joe Wang Miller
  2. Web site: 东亚杯秘闻: 前天津泰达球员已经代表一岛国4次参赛. sohu.com. 6 July 2022. 6 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220706005846/https://m.sohu.com/n/525339063/. live.
  3. http://www.nmifa.com/ Welcome to the NMIFA!
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nmarianas09.html Northern Marianas 2009
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nmarianas2010.html Northern Marianas 2010
  6. http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=102052 Mariana Pacific wins 2010 KASA Cup
  7. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/club.php?id=13226&year=2010&rythm=2 National Football Teams - Mariana Pacific United
  8. http://www.sportsdefinitions.com/soccer/Number-9.html What is Number 9 in Soccer? Definition and Meaning
  9. http://www.taotaotasi.com/2009/03/macau-6-cnmi-1.html The Saipan Blog: Macau 6-1 CNMI
  10. http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=79436&cat=2 CNMI men go down fighting vs Guam