Steven Miller (soccer)

Steven Paul Miller (born September 12, 1989) is an American soccer player who currently plays for North Carolina FC in the USL Championship.

Steven Miller
Personal information
Full name Steven Paul Miller
Date of birth (1989-09-12) September 12, 1989
Place of birth Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder, forward
Club information
Current team
 North Carolina FC
Number 31
Youth career
2007–2011 Colgate Raiders
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Ocean City Barons 23 (8)
2012 Michigan Bucks 10 (1)
2012–2013 Jammerbugt FC 24 (3)
2014 Wilmington Hammerheads 26 (3)
2015 Tulsa Roughnecks 28 (3)
2015 → Carolina RailHawks (loan) 5 (0)
2016– North Carolina FC 127 (19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 13, 2020

Career

College and amateur

Miller played five years of college soccer at Colgate University between 2007 and 2011, including a redshirted year in 2009.[1] While at college, Miller also appeared for USL PDL club Ocean City Barons during their 2008 and 2009 seasons.[2]

Professional

Miller was drafted in the third round (39th overall) of the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft by Montreal Impact, but was not signed by the club.[3] He spent 2012 with USL PDL club Michigan Bucks,[4] before moving to Denmark to sign with Jammerbugt FC.

Miller signed with USL Pro club Wilmington Hammerheads on March 14, 2014.[5] Miller signed with new USL club Tulsa Roughnecks on March 11, 2015.[6]

On October 6, 2015 the Carolina RailHawks of the North American Soccer League announced that they had acquired Miller on loan from Tulsa for the remainder of the 2015 season.[7] Miller started 5 games for the RailHawks in 2015 and on December 7, 2015 the RailHawks signed him to a multiyear contract.[8] He appeared in 15 games for the RailHawks in 2016 and tallied 1 goal and 2 assists.

Miller is a regular guest on the popular podcast Raleigh City Sports. Miller announced on his most recent appearance that Raleigh City Sports is his official promotion/street team. Part of the partnership includes a web series with the working title "Weavin Around Raleigh" where Miller will explore different places in Raleigh.[9]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Archived August 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Archived April 7, 2014, at Archive.today
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Ep 35: NCFC's Steven Miller, Canes are BACK, Playoff Panthers". Raleighcitysports.com. January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
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