Tyler Austin Miller (born March 12, 1993) is an American professional
soccer
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player who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for English League Two club
Notts County.
Miller grew up in
Woodbury, New Jersey
Woodbury is a city in and the county seat of Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. and attended
Bishop Eustace Preparatory School
Bishop Eustace Preparatory School is a Catholic Church, Catholic coeducational, private Secondary education in the United States, high school in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey. Founded in 1954 by the priests and brothers of the Society of the C ...
.
Youth and college career
Miller was raised in
Woodbury, New Jersey
Woodbury is a city in and the county seat of Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. , and played for a youth team based in
Pittsgrove Township as well as
Bishop Eustace Preparatory School
Bishop Eustace Preparatory School is a Catholic Church, Catholic coeducational, private Secondary education in the United States, high school in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey. Founded in 1954 by the priests and brothers of the Society of the C ...
.
He spent his entire college career at
Northwestern University
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in Illinois and made a total of 77 appearances for the Wildcats. Miller finished with 36 career shutouts, setting a new school record. He majored in communications and minored in English while at Northwestern University and worked for MLS club
Chicago Fire as an intern. Miller also trained with the team during his internship.
He also played in the
Premier Development League
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for
Ocean City Nor'easters and
Chicago Fire U-23
Chicago Fire U-23 was an American association football, soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 2001, the team last played in the Premier Development League, PDL, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. They ...
.
Club career
Seattle Sounders FC
On January 15, 2015, Miller was drafted in the second round (33rd overall) of the
2015 MLS SuperDraft
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by
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club was established on ...
. Four days later however, Miller signed with German
Regionalliga
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The term is often associated with the Germa ...
side
SVN Zweibrücken
SVN Zweibrücken is a German association football club from the Niederauerbach quarter of Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate.
History
The association was founded in 1929 as ''SV Niederauerbach'' and remained an anonymous local side until winnin ...
where he made 10 appearances. On July 9, 2015, Miller signed with
USL
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* Urban Strawberry Lunch, a band from Liverpool
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* United Spirits Limited, India
* Former United States Lines shipping company
C ...
club
Seattle Sounders FC 2
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. He made his debut three days later in a 4–0 victory over
Arizona United SC
Phoenix Rising Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 2014 as Arizona United Soccer Club, the team is a member of the USL Championship. They won the league championship in 2023, defeating the ...
.
Miller missed the rest of the USL season while recovering from thumb surgery.
He signed a first-team contract with the Sounders at the end of the year.
While initially expected to be a bench player, Miller made his first-team debut in the second match of the
2016 season after starter
Stefan Frei
Stefan Frei (born 20 April 1986) is a Swiss professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC. Born in Switzerland, Frei moved with his fam ...
was ruled out with an injury. The team lost 2–1 to
Real Salt Lake
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during the match, which was played on Miller's birthday. His next match for the Sounders was a
2016 U.S. Open Cup
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On September 8, 2015 the United States Soccer Federation decided to prevent professional teams that were "majority owned by a higher-l ...
match, also against Real Salt Lake, in which Miller made several saves to win a
penalty shootout
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. He played in two more U.S. Open Cup matches and was on the bench during the team's
MLS Cup 2016
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victory; Miller also played in several USL matches for Seattle Sounders FC 2. He made one regular season appearance in 2017 but was later called up for a
MLS Cup Playoff match against the
Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Established on December 15, 2005, the club was founded after their fo ...
, where Miller kept a clean sheet.
Los Angeles FC
On December 12, 2017, Miller was selected by
Los Angeles FC
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with the first selection in the
2017 MLS Expansion Draft. On March 4, 2018, Miller debuted in a match against his former team, the Seattle Sounders. He made seven saves to keep a clean sheet as LAFC won 1–0.
Miller went on to play in 33 matches for LAFC in their inaugural season, as
Luis López was injured at the start of the year. He earned 10 shutouts in the regular season.
Minnesota United
On January 16, 2020, Los Angeles FC traded Miller to
Minnesota United FC
Minnesota United Football Club, often shortened to MNUFC, is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the W ...
in exchange for $150,000 GAM in 2020 and $50,000 TAM in 2021. The transaction included Minnesota signing Miller to a new contract through the 2022 season with a club option for an additional year. On August 19, 2020, the club announced that Miller had undergone hip surgery and would miss the remainder of the 2020 season. He later returned to the club as a starter for the 2021 season, but was later replaced in 2022 by
Dayne St. Clair
Dayne Tristan St. Clair (born May 9, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United and the Canada national team.
Prior to playing for Minnesota United, St. Clair was a t ...
.
D.C. United
On November 23, 2022, Miller signed with
D.C. United
D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...
as a free agent ahead of their 2023 season. He became their starting goalkeeper and was assigned to play as a
sweeper-keeper
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by manager
Wayne Rooney
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. Miller was selected by Rooney to play in the
2023 MLS All-Star Game
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against
Arsenal F.C.
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, which was hosted by D.C. United. In August, Miller suffered a torn rotator cuff and underwent season-ending shoulder surgery. D.C. United declined his contract option following their 2024 season.
Notts County
On 1 April 2025, Miller joined English
League Two side
Notts County
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on a deal until the end of the season.
On 20 May 2025, Notts County said the player would be released in June when his contract expired.
International career
Miller represented the United States at the
under-23 level and played in two friendly matches during preparations for
2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
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.
He was first called up to the
senior national team by
Gregg Berhalter
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for a training camp in January 2019, along with other MLS players.
Miller was later named to the United States roster for the
2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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.
Career statistics
Club
Honors
Seattle Sounders FC
*
MLS Cup
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2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
Los Angeles FC
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Supporters' Shield
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:
2019
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Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
Individual
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MLS All-Star
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2023
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References
External links
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D.C. United
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Tyler Millerat
Northwestern Wildcats
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1993 births
Living people
American men's soccer players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Bishop Eustace Preparatory School alumni
Chicago Fire U-23 players
Major League Soccer players
Northwestern Wildcats men's soccer players
Ocean City Nor'easters players
Sportspeople from Woodbury, New Jersey
Soccer players from Gloucester County, New Jersey
USL League Two players
Tacoma Defiance players
Seattle Sounders FC draft picks
Seattle Sounders FC players
SVN Zweibrücken players
USL Championship players
United States men's under-23 international soccer players
Los Angeles FC players
Minnesota United FC players
D.C. United players
Notts County F.C. players
21st-century American sportsmen
2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
American expatriate men's soccer players
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
American expatriate men's soccer players in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in England
American expatriate sportspeople in England