Kamal Anthony Miller (born May 16, 1997) is a Canadian professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Canada national team.

Early life

Born in the

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suburb of

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, Miller is of Jamaican and Trinadadian descent. He began playing youth soccer at age four with Malvern SC. Afterward, he played with North Scarborough SC and

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College career

Miller played four years of

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Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...

between 2015 and 2018. He scored his first collegiate goal on September 22, 2015, against

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. In 2018, he was named to the All- ACC third team and was named to the

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All-South Region third team.

Club career

Early career

While at college, Miller also played for

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club

and

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sides

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and

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Orlando City

On January 11, 2019, Miller was selected 27th overall in the

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by Orlando City. He officially signed with the club on March 1, 2019 and made his professional debut appearance the following day, starting in Orlando's season opener, a 2–2 draw with

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. As part of Orlando's end-of-season roster decisions it was announced Miller had his contract option for the 2020 season exercised.

CF Montréal

Miller was selected by

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in the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft and immediately traded to the Montreal Impact in exchange for $225,000 in General Allocation Money and a first round pick (11th) in the

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. He made his debut for Montreal on April 17 against

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. After a strong start with Montreal, the club announced on July 12 a contract extension until 2023. Miller scored his first goal for his new club on November 3, scoring the second in a 2–0 win over 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 ...

. 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

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Inter Miami CF

On April 12, 2023, Miller was traded by

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Inter Miami CF Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami (), commonly referred to as Inter Miami, is an American professional soccer club based in the Miami metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (M ...

with $1.3 million in General Allocation Money for Bryce Duke and winger

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. He made his Miami debut on April 22 against the

. In October 2023, Miami announced that they had signed Miller to a contract extension through the 2026 season, with a club option for 2027.

Portland Timbers

Ahead of the 2024 season, he was traded to the

for $625,000 in general allocation money, an international roster spot, plus another $150,000 GAM in performance-based incentives.

International career

Youth

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

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on February 26, 2020.

Senior

On March 18, 2019, he received his first senior call-up for

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for their final CONCACAF Nations League qualifying game against

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. In June 2019, Miller was selected in Canada's

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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

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. In July 2021 Miller was called up to represent Canada at the

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. In November 2022, Miller was named to Canada's squad for the

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. He played every minute of the team's run in

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, as they were eliminated in the group stage. In June 2023 Miller was named to Canada's 23-man squad for the

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. On June 19 he was called-up to the

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squad. In June 2024, Miller was named to Canada's roster for the

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

CF Montréal *

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

Inter Miami *

Leagues Cup The Leagues Cup is an annual soccer competition between clubs from Major League Soccer (MLS), the main soccer league in the United States, and Liga MX, the main soccer league in Mexico. It is hosted in Canada and the United States. It began in ...

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

Individual *

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Kamal 1997 births Living people Soccer players from Scarborough, Ontario Canadian men's soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Canadian sportspeople of Jamaican descent Canadian sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent Men's association football defenders Black Canadian men's soccer players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players K–W United FC players Major League Soccer players Inter Miami CF players Orlando City SC draft picks Orlando City SC players Reading United AC players Syracuse Orange men's soccer players USL League Two players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2022 FIFA World Cup players 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2024 Copa América players 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Vaughan Azzurri players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen