Calvin Miller

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Calvin Miller
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Full-back/Winger
Club information
Current team
Dundee (on loan from Celtic)
Number 17[1]
Youth career
2010– Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Celtic 4 (0)
2018–Dundee (loan) 1 (0)
National team
2012–2013 Scotland U16 12 (2)
2013–2015 Scotland U17 13 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:39, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Calvin Miller (born 9 January 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a left-back for Dundee in the Scottish Premiership, on loan from Celtic.

Playing career

Celtic

Miller was born in Glasgow and grew up in the city's Castlemilk district. Having attended training sessions at Rangers, he signed for Celtic in 2010, aged 12.[2]

In addition to domestic tournaments (he was in the squad which won the Scottish Youth Cup in 2015,[3] and started and scored in the competition's 2017 final),[4][5] Miller featured in several international youth tournaments for Celtic during his youth career such as the NextGen Series and the UEFA Youth League.[6][7] In May 2016 he was named in a matchday squad for the first time and also signed a new contract with Celtic running until 2019.[2] Earlier that year he had been marked by the Scottish press as one of the 'three to watch' from the youth team.[8]

Miller made his league and competitive debut for Celtic against Partick Thistle on 20 December 2016. He received praise for his performance in the match, which Celtic won. It was at this point that his manager Brendan Rodgers revealed that Miller, who had previously been considered a winger or forward 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 Ryan Bertrand.[9]

He did not feature for the senior team again until 8 August 2017, when he played the full 90 minutes in the 5–0 win over Kilmarnock in the Scottish League Cup, with regular left-back Kieran Tierney filling in as a central defender.[10]

Miller started at left-back on 19 August 2017 in the Scottish Premiership, again against Kilmarnock, and was given man of the match by Sky Sports.[11] His side won 2–0 with goals from James Forrest and Callum McGregor.[12] He was selected in further home fixtures against St Johnstone in February 2018[13] and Kilmarnock again[14] 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.[15]

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.[16]

Dundee loan

On 31 August 2018, Miller moved to fellow Premiership club Dundee on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[17][1] He made his debut from the bench on 1 September in a 3–1 home defeat to Motherwell.[18]

International

Miller was selected for Scotland at Under-15, Under-16 and Under-17 levels.[19]

Career statistics

As of 8 September 2018[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic Under-20s[lower-alpha 1] 2016–17 3 0 3 0
Celtic 2016–17 Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Total 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Dundee (loan) 2018–19 Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 9 0
  1. Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which teams from the SPFL Development League compete against senior clubs

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Calvin joins". Dundee F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Calvin Miller signs new three-year deal". Celtic FC news. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. "Nesbitt the hat-trick hero as emphatic Celtic claim the Little Big Shot Youth Cup". Youth Football Scotland. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. Young, Chick (26 April 2017). "Scottish Youth Cup final: Celtic 3-0 Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  5. "Celtic 3 Rangers 0: Young Hoops claim Scottish Youth Cup glory". The Herald. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  6. "Calvin Miller player profile - 2015/16 UEFA Youth League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  7. "Calvin Miller player profile - 2016/17 UEFA Youth League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  8. "Three to watch: Celtic academy kids hoping to make big breakthrough". Daily Record. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  9. "Celtic boss compares Calvin Miller to England international". STV. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  10. "Celtic 5–0 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  11. "Tom Rogic "Magic Man" - Brendan Rodgers". The Scottish Sun. 19 August 2017.
  12. "Kilmarnock 0-2 Celtic". Sky Sports. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  13. "Celtic 0–0 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  14. "Celtic 5–0 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  15. "Celtic 0–0 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  16. "Delight as Calvin Miller signs new deal with Celtic". Celtic F.C. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  17. "Dundee announce deadline day signing of Celtic left back Calvin Miller". Evening Telegraph. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  18. "Dundee 1-3 Motherwell: Neil McCann's men remain pointless as Well claim first win". BBC Sport. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  19. "Calvin Miller". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  20. "C. Miller". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2017.

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