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{{Infobox football biography
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|name = Calvin Miller
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|1|9|df=yes}}
|birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
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|position =[[Forward (association football)#Full-back|Full-back]]/[[Forward (association football)#Winger|Winger]]
|currentclub = [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] (on loan from [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]])
|clubnumber = 17<ref name=dee/>
|youthyears1 = 2010–
|youthclubs1 = [[Celtic F.C. Under-20s and Academy|Celtic]]
|years1 = 2016–
|clubs1 = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
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|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2018–
|clubs2 = → [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] (loan)
|caps2 = 1
|goals2 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2012–2013
|nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national under-16 football team|Scotland U16]]
|nationalcaps1 = 12
|nationalgoals1 = 2
|nationalyears2 = 2013–2015
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'''Calvin Miller''' (born 9 January 1998) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|left-back]] for [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] in the [[Scottish Premiership]], on loan from [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]].

==Playing career==
===Celtic===
Miller was born in [[Glasgow]] and grew up in the city's [[Castlemilk]] district. Having attended training sessions at [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], he signed for Celtic in 2010, aged 12.<ref name = contract>{{cite web|url=http://www.celticfc.net/news/10588 |title=Calvin Miller signs new three-year deal|work= |publisher=Celtic FC news |date=24 May 2016|accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref>

In addition to domestic tournaments (he was in the squad which won the [[Scottish Youth Cup]] in [[2014–15 Scottish Youth Cup#Final|2015]],<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.youthfootballscotland.co.uk/gots/item/17808-nesbitt-the-hat-trick-hero-as-emphatic-celtic-claim-the-little-big-shot-youth-cup.html|title=Nesbitt the hat-trick hero as emphatic Celtic claim the Little Big Shot Youth Cup |publisher=Youth Football Scotland |date=21 May 2015|accessdate=19 August 2017}}</ref> and started and scored in the competition's [[2016–17 Scottish Youth Cup#Final|2017 final]]),<ref name = "2017 celtic">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39727216 |title=Scottish Youth Cup final: Celtic 3-0 Rangers |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=26 April 2017 |accessdate=27 April 2017 |first=Chick |last=Young}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15248438.Celtic_3_Rangers_0__young_Hoops_claim_Scottish_Youth_Cup_glory/?ref=arc|title=Celtic 3 Rangers 0: Young Hoops claim Scottish Youth Cup glory|publisher=The Herald |date=26 April 2017|accessdate=19 August 2017}}</ref> Miller featured in several international youth tournaments for Celtic during his youth career such as the [[NextGen Series]] and the [[UEFA Youth League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2016/clubs/player=250065189/index.html |title=Calvin Miller player profile - 2015/16 UEFA Youth League |work= |publisher=[[UEFA]].com |date= |accessdate=8 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2017/clubs/player=250065189/index.html |title=Calvin Miller player profile - 2016/17 UEFA Youth League |work= |publisher=UEFA.com |date= |accessdate=8 August 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref name = contract/> Earlier that year he had been marked by the Scottish press as one of the 'three to watch' from the youth team.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/three-watch-celtic-academy-kids-7339576|title=Three to watch: Celtic academy kids hoping to make big breakthrough |work= |publisher=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|date=9 February 2016|accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref>

Miller made his [[2016–17 Scottish Premiership|league]] and competitive debut for Celtic against [[Partick Thistle F.C.|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 [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]] or [[Forward (association football)|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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://stv.tv/sport/football/1376292-celtic-boss-compares-calvin-miller-to-england-international/|title=Celtic boss compares Calvin Miller to England international |work= |publisher=[[STV Group (Scotland)|STV]]|date=21 December 2016|accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref>

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 F.C.|Kilmarnock]] in the [[2017–18 Scottish League Cup#Second round|Scottish League Cup]], with regular left-back [[Kieran Tierney]] filling in as a [[Defender (association football)#Central defender|central defender]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40829930 |title=Celtic 5–0 Kilmarnock |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=8 August 2017 |accessdate=8 August 2017}}</ref>

Miller started at left-back on 19 August 2017 in the [[2017–18 Scottish Premiership|Scottish Premiership]], again against Kilmarnock, and was given [[Player of the match#Association football|man of the match]] by [[Sky Sports]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/1442020/kilmarnock-0-celtic-2-tom-rogic-magic-man-brendan-rodgers-james-forrest-callum-mcgregor-match-highlights|title=Tom Rogic "Magic Man" - Brendan Rodgers|publisher=[[The Scottish Sun]]|date=19 August 2017}} </ref> His side won 2–0 with goals from [[James Forrest (footballer)|James Forrest]] and [[Callum McGregor]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/kilmarnock-vs-celtic/376412|title=Kilmarnock 0-2 Celtic|publisher=[[Sky Sports]]|date=19 August 2017|accessdate=25 September 2017}}</ref> He was selected in further home fixtures against [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]] in February 2018<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43021020|title=Celtic 0–0 St Johnstone|work=BBC Sport |date=18 February 2018|accessdate=10 May 2018}}</ref> and Kilmarnock again<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40829930 |title=Celtic 5–0 Kilmarnock |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=8 August 2017 |accessdate=8 August 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43971315|title=Celtic 0–0 Kilmarnock |work=BBC Sport |date=9 May 2018|accessdate=10 May 2018}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.celticfc.net/news/14809|title=Delight as Calvin Miller signs new deal with Celtic |publisher=Celtic F.C. |date=21 August 2018|accessdate=27 August 2018}}</ref>

===Dundee loan===
On 31 August 2018, Miller moved to fellow Premiership club [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] on loan until the end of the [[2018–19 in Scottish football|2018–19 season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/dundee-announce-deadline-day-signing-of-celtic-left-back-calvin-miller/|title=Dundee announce deadline day signing of Celtic left back Calvin Miller|work=Evening Telegraph|date=31 August 2018|accessdate=31 August 2018}}</ref><ref name=dee>{{cite web |url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/calvin-joins/ |title=Calvin joins|work= |publisher=Dundee F.C.|date=31 August 2018 |accessdate=31 August 2018}}</ref> He made his debut from the bench on 1 September in a 3–1 home defeat to [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45305119|title=Dundee 1-3 Motherwell: Neil McCann's men remain pointless as Well claim first win |work=BBC Sport |date=1 September 2018|accessdate=8 September 2018}}</ref>

===International===
Miller was selected for Scotland at Under-15, [[Scotland national under-16 football team|Under-16]] and [[Scotland national under-17 football team|Under-17]] levels.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=1848&playerID=166415 |title=Calvin Miller |work= |publisher=Scottish Football Association |date= |accessdate=22 December 2016}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|8 September 2018}}<ref name=soccerwayprofile>{{cite web|title=C. Miller|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/miller-calvin/316212/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=19 August 2017}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-

| [[Celtic F.C. Under-20s and Academy|Celtic Under-20s]]{{efn|Matches in the [[Scottish Challenge Cup]], in which teams from the [[SPFL Development League]] compete against senior clubs}}
|colspan="2"|[[2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup|2016–17]]
|colspan="6"|—||3||0||3||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|[[2016–17 Celtic F.C. season|2016–17]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Scottish Premiership]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[2017–18 Celtic F.C. season|2017–18]]
|3||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!4!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!5!!0
|-
||[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] (loan)
|[[2018–19 Celtic F.C. season|2018–19]]
|Scottish Premiership
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!5!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!3!!0!!9!!0
|}
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Soccerway|miller-calvin/316212}}
*{{SFA profile|id=166415|name=Calvin Miller}}


{{Dundee F.C. squad}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Glasgow]]
[[Category:Celtic F.C. players]]
[[Category:Dundee F.C. players]]
[[Category:Scottish Professional Football League players]]
[[Category:Association football fullbacks]]
[[Category:Scotland youth international footballers]]

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