| Matthew Millar | |
| Fullname: | Matthew George Millar |
| Birth Date: | 23 August 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Height: | 186 cm |
| Position: | Right back Right midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Istiklol |
| Clubnumber: | 44 |
| Youthclubs1: | Langwarrin SC |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Melbourne City |
| Years1: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Dandenong Thunder |
| Caps1: | 34 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Melbourne City NPL |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Melbourne City |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs4: | South Melbourne |
| Caps4: | 65 |
| Goals4: | 18 |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs5: | Central Coast Mariners |
| Caps5: | 24 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Newcastle Jets |
| Caps6: | 42 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) |
| Caps7: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs8: | St Mirren |
| Caps8: | 12 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs9: | Macarthur FC |
| Caps9: | 35 |
| Goals9: | 10 |
| Years10: | 2024– |
| Clubs10: | Istiklol |
| Caps10: | 1 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 10 August 2024 |
Matthew Millar is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Tajikistan Higher League club Istiklol.
Millar is from a family of ten children, eight of them male and two female. He played junior football at Langwarrin.[1]
On 21 October 2015 he made his senior professional debut for Melbourne City in a 2015 FFA Cup match against Perth Glory.[2] He made his A-league debut against Newcastle Jets off the bench.
In February 2016, Millar left Melbourne City to return to the National Premier Leagues Victoria, signing for reigning premiers South Melbourne.[3] On 19 May 2016, after 7 goals in 14 appearances, Millar extended his contract with South Melbourne until the end of the 2017 NPL Victoria season.[4]
In July 2018, Millar returned to the A-League, signing a one-year contract with Central Coast Mariners. When Millar signed with rivals the Jets he was famously told to go home upon announcing his move at training.[5]
On 1 February 2019 it was announced Millar had signed for the Newcastle Jets for the 19-20 A-League season.[6]
For his first season at Newcastle he started every game for the club, except the last 2 due to an injury. He played predominantly as a very attacking wing back and was their equal 2nd top goalscorer with 4 goals as well as 3 assists.
During the same season he received a NAB Young Player of the Year nomination in March. Riley McGree was the winner of the award for the season.[7]
On 5 October 2020, Millar joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a short-term loan deal until January 2021 with an option to buy.[8] He scored his first goal for Shrewsbury on 10 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy group game against Crewe Alexandra.[9] After the club were unable to agree a deal for a permanent transfer, Millar returned to Australia on 19 January 2021.[10]
On 7 September 2021, Millar moved to Scotland to sign a 1-year contract for St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership.[11]
After not being able to solidify a place in St Mirren’s starting 11, Millar returned to the A-League Men signing for Macarthur FC on a one-year deal.[12]
On 3 August 2024, Tajikistan Higher League club Istiklol announced the signing of Millar on a contract until the end of the 2024 season.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dandenong Thunder | 2013[14] | Victorian Premier League | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2014[15] | NPL Victoria | 25 | 7 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 28 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 34 | 7 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | 40 | 7 | ||||||
| Melbourne City Youth | 2015[16] | NPL Victoria 1 | 22 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 3 | |||||
| Melbourne City | 2015–16[17] | A-League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| South Melbourne | 2016[18] | NPL Victoria | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 4 | 33 | 11 | |||
| 2017[19] | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 6 | 0 | 35 | 11 | |||||
| 2018[20] | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 65 | 18 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 14 | 4 | 83 | 24 | |||||
| Central Coast Mariners | 2018–19 | A-League | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Newcastle Jets | 2019–20 | A-League | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 27 | 4 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 4 | |||
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2020–21 | League One | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | ||
| St Mirren | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 12 | 0 | |
| Macarthur FC | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 28 | 5 | |
| 2023–24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | |||
| Total | 34 | 10 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 11 | |||
| Istiklol | 2024[21] | Tajikistan Higher League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 244 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 287 | 53 | |||
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