Calvin Miller (born 9 January 1998) is a

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who can play as a

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or winger for club

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. Miller has previously played for

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, Chesterfield and

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Club career

Celtic

Having attended training sessions at

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, Miller signed for

in 2010, aged 12. In addition to domestic tournaments (he was in the squad which won the

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, and started and scored in the competition's 2017 final), Miller featured in several international youth tournaments during his Celtic youth career such as the NextGen Series and the

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. In May 2016 he was named in a matchday squad for the first time and also signed a new contract running until 2019. Earlier that year he had been marked by the Scottish press as one of the 'three to watch' from the youth team. Miller made his

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and competitive debut against

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on 20 December 2016. He received praise for his performance in the match, which Celtic won. It was at this point that his manager

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revealed that Miller, who had previously been considered a winger or

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in his youth career with the club, was retraining in a more defensive position. Rodgers also expressed his hope that Miller could flourish in his new role in a similar manner to his previous trainee

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. He did not feature for the senior team again until 8 August 2017, when he played the full 90 minutes in a 5–0 win over

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in the

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, with regular left-back

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filling in as a

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. Miller started at left-back on 19 August 2017 in the

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, again against Kilmarnock, and was given

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. His side won 2–0 with goals from James Forrest and

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. He was selected in further home fixtures against

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in February 2018 and Kilmarnock again in May, being replaced in the second half by Tierney in both matches, which ended in 0–0 draws after Celtic made several other changes which appeared to affect their rhythm as a unit. Miller signed a new contract with Celtic in August 2018, tying him to the club until summer 2020 with the possibility of extension. Speaking on his future, he stated that his short-term aim was to secure a loan move to gain further experience.

Dundee loan

On 31 August 2018, Miller moved to fellow Premiership club

on loan. He made his debut from the bench on 1 September in a 3–1 home defeat to

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. On 23 October, he missed an opportunity to score his first senior goal when he sent a penalty kick wide of the post in an eventual 3–0 defeat to Heart of Midlothian. On 18 December he did score, netting Dundee's consolation goal in a 5–1 loss away to

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. His loan, intended originally to be for the full season, was curtailed at the end of December 2018.

Ayr United loan

On 31 January 2019, Miller joined

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club

on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.

Return, injury and release

Having returned to Celtic in summer 2019 Miller spoke of his hope of being in the plans of

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, Celtic's new manager who had used Miller in friendly matches in his previous spell in charge of the club. However, when Kieran Tierney was sold in August 2019, Miller was overlooked at left back for a

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qualifier against

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, the position instead being taken by midfielder Callum McGregor – who put in an uncertain performance as Celtic lost at home and were eliminated from the competition. Miller then turned down a move to Kilmarnock as part of a deal to bring Greg Taylor (also a left back) to Celtic, a signing which, along with improvement in the form of Boli Bolingoli, another new signing in the same position, further diminished the chances of Miller being selected. The slight prospect then disappeared entirely after Miller was injured in a reserve match on 17 September, requiring surgery the following week which would rule him out until the end of the season (and the end of his Celtic contract) with no opportunity to impress the manager within the club or out on loan. His departure was confirmed in May 2020.

Harrogate Town

English club

signed Miller on 3 October 2020.

Notts County (loan)

On 11 January 2021, Miller joined

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side

on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.

Chesterfield

On 25 June 2021, Miller agreed to return to the National League to join Chesterfield upon the expiration of his contract with Harrogate. On 13 October 2022, Miller had his contract terminated by mutual consent.

Greenock Morton

On 2 January 2023, Miller signed with

side

until the end of the season. He scored his first and only goal for the club in a 2–2 draw with

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, before leaving in June 2023.

Falkirk

After leaving Morton, Miller signed for

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club

. In March 2024, Miller won the League One title with the ''Bairns'' on the same night they defeated Montrose 7–1 at

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. Miller would be named to the PFA Scotland League One Team of the Year in April 2024. On 2 August 2024, Miller scored in Falkirk's first game back in the

in a win over Queen's Park. In April 2025, Miller was among four Falkirk players named to the PFA Scotland Championship Team of the Year. On 2 May 2025, Miller started and scored his 10th league goal of the season in a 3-1 home win over

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to confirm Falkirk as

winners, winning back-to-back titles and earning the ''Bairns'' promotion to the

. Miller capped off a brilliant season with being awarded the SPFL's Scottish Championship Player of the Year.

International career

Miller was selected for Scotland at various youth levels. He made his debut for the under-21 team in March 2019.

Personal life

Miller was born in

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and grew up in the city's

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district. He is the father of one daughter, Olivia, born in 2015.

Career statistics

Honours

Falkirk *

: 2023–24 *

: 2024–25 Individual *

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*PFA Scotland Team of the Year:

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Scottish Championship Player of the Year: 2024–25

References

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