Ryan Miller (soccer) explained

Ryan Miller
Birth Date:14 December 1984
Birth Place:Barrington, Illinois, United States
Position:Defender
Collegeyears1:2003–2007
College1:Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Years1:2003
Clubs1:Chicago Fire Reserves
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:2005
Clubs2:Nevada Wonders
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:2005–2007
Clubs3:Indiana Invaders
Caps3:15
Goals3:1
Years4:2008
Clubs4:Columbus Crew
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2008
Clubs5:Cleveland City Stars (loan)
Caps5:2
Goals5:0
Years6:2008–2009
Clubs6:D.C. United
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Years7:2009
Clubs7:Ljungskile SK
Caps7:14
Goals7:0
Years8:2010–2012
Clubs8:Halmstads BK
Caps8:83
Goals8:0
Years9:2013
Clubs9:Portland Timbers
Caps9:7
Goals9:0

Ryan Miller (born December 14, 1984) is a former American professional soccer player and coach.

Amateur career

Born in Barrington Illinois, Miller attended Barrington High School, where he graduated in 2003 and finished his prep career with 100 points, on 36 goals and 28 assists. He attended University of Notre Dame and as a fifth year senior in 2007, he was a Second Team NSCAA All-American and earned CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American honors. He finished his time with the Fighting Irish with 86 straight starts, the most in the team's history.

During his college years, Miller also played for Chicago Fire Reserves, Nevada Wonders and Indiana Invaders in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional career

Miller was originally drafted by Columbus Crew in the third round (31st overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft and made seven reserve team appearances for the club before being released. He was signed via waivers by D.C. United on September 15, 2008, and made his D.C. debut on October 1, 2008, in a CONCACAF Champions League match against Primera Division de Mexico side Cruz Azul. Miller made a total of three appearances for United, including two starts, all coming in the CONCACAF Champions League.[1] One week into the 2009 MLS season, Miller was waived by D.C. United.

After his release by D.C., Miller went on trial with several clubs in Europe, eventually signing with Swedish Superettan side Ljungskile SK.[2] [3] After a short but successful stint with the club, Miller moved up a division to the Allsvenskan league with fellow Swedish club Halmstads BK, where he had trialled the previous spring.[4] [5] He stayed with Halmstads for three seasons and helped the club gain promotion to the Swedish top flight.

On January 21, 2013, Miller signed with Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer.[6] He was not retained following the season.[7]

International

On December 21, 2010, Miller was called up to the United States men's national soccer team squad by head coach Bob Bradley for a friendly against Chile, but he didn't feature in the match.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Player Bio: Ryan Miller . D.C. United . 10 February 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090304204231/http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t103&player=miller_r&playerId=mil395269&statType=current . 4 March 2009 .
  2. Web site: Ny amerikan klar för jungskile. 2009-07-07. 2010-01-06. bohuslaningen.se. Swedish.
  3. Web site: YA exclusive: Four's a crowd. https://web.archive.org/web/20090805152403/http://yanks-abroad.com/get.php?mode=content&id=4966. usurped. August 5, 2009. 2009-07-31. 2010-01-06. yanks-abroad.com.
  4. Web site: Nyförvärv till HBK. 2010-01-06. 2010-01-06. hbk.se. Swedish. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100821020718/http://www.hbk.se/extra/news/?module_instance=1&id=5845. 2010-08-21.
  5. Web site: Miller inks deal with Halmstads BK. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723214629/http://yanks-abroad.com/get.php?mode=content&id=5672. usurped. July 23, 2011. 2010-01-06. 2010-01-06. yanks-abroad.com.
  6. Web site: Timbers sign defender Ryan Miller | Portland Timbers . 2013-01-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130124043050/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/01/timbers-sign-defender-ryan-miller . 2013-01-24 .
  7. Web site: Portland Timbers exercise options on 9 players, announce roster updates. 10 December 2013.
  8. Web site: Miller uttagen till landslagsläger. 2010-12-23. 2011-01-11. hbk.se. Swedish.
  9. Web site: Bradley releases January roster. https://web.archive.org/web/20101224020133/http://www.yanks-abroad.com/get.php?mode=content&id=7207. usurped. December 24, 2010. 2010-12-21. 2011-01-11. yanks-abroad.com.