| Kamal Miller | |
| Full Name: | Kamal Anthony Miller[1] |
| Birth Date: | 16 May 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Height: | [2] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Portland Timbers |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthclubs1: | Malvern SC |
| Youthclubs2: | North Scarborough SC |
| Youthclubs3: | Vaughan Azzurri |
| Collegeyears1: | 2015–2018 |
| College1: | Syracuse Orange |
| Collegecaps1: | 78 |
| Collegegoals1: | 7 |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Vaughan Azzurri |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | K-W United |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | Reading United |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Orlando City |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs5: | CF Montréal |
| Caps5: | 60 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | Inter Miami |
| Caps6: | 22 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Portland Timbers |
| Caps7: | 16 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam2: | Canada |
| Nationalcaps2: | 45 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | July 20, 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | June 29, 2024 |
Kamal Anthony Miller (born May 16, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers and the Canada national team.
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. Afterward, he played with North Scarborough SC and Vaughan Azzurri.[4]
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.[5] In 2018, he was named to the All-ACC third team[6] and was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-South Region third team.[7]
While at college, Miller also played for League1 Ontario club Vaughan Azzurri[8] and USL PDL sides K-W United FC[9] [10] and Reading United AC.[11]
On January 11, 2019, Miller was selected 27th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City.[12] He officially signed with the club on March 1, 2019[13] and made his professional debut appearance the following day, starting in Orlando's season opener, a 2–2 draw with New York City FC.[14] As part of Orlando's end-of-season roster decisions it was announced Miller had his contract option for the 2020 season exercised.[15]
Miller was selected by Austin FC in the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft[16] 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.[17] 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.[18] Miller scored his first goal for his new club on November 3, scoring the second in a 2–0 win over the Houston Dynamo.[19]
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.[20]
On April 12, 2023, Miller was traded by CF Montréal to Inter Miami CF with $1.3 million in General Allocation Money for Bryce Duke and winger Ariel Lassiter.[21] He made his Miami debut on April 22 against the Houston Dynamo.[22] In October 2023, Miami announced that they had signed Miller to a contract extension through the 2026 season, with a club option for 2027.[23]
Ahead of the 2024 season, he was traded to the Portland Timbers for $625,000 in general allocation money, an international roster spot, plus another $150,000 GAM in performance-based incentives.[24]
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.[25]
On March 18, 2019, he received his first senior call-up for Canada for their final CONCACAF Nations League qualifying game against French Guiana.[26] 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.[27] In July 2021 Miller was called up to represent Canada at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[28]
In November 2022, Miller was named to Canada's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[29] He played every minute of the team's run in Qatar, as they were eliminated in the group stage.[30]
In June 2023 Miller was named to Canada's 23-man squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals.[31] On June 19 he was called-up to the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad.[32]
In June 2024, Miller was named to Canada's roster for the 2024 Copa América.[33]
| Season | League | Cup | Playoffs | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| K-W United | 2016 | PDL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Reading United | 2018 | PDL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Orlando City | 2019 | MLS | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| CF Montréal | 2021 | MLS | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 67 | 3 | ||||
| Inter Miami | 2023 | MLS | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| Portland Timbers | 2024 | MLS | 16 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 158 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 187 | 5 | |||
| Canada | 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 45 | 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Montréal
Inter Miami
Individual