Kamal Miller

Kamal Anthony Miller (born May 16, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers and the Canada national team.

Early life Born in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, 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 Vaughan Azzurri. Miller attended St. Mother Teresa Catholic Academy in Scarborough and also competed in Track and Field, making the OFSAA 2012 Championships.

College career Miller played four years of college soccer at Syracuse University between 2015 and 2018. He scored his first collegiate goal on September 22, 2015, against Binghamton. In 2018, he was named to the All-ACC third team and was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-South Region third team.

Club career Early career While at college, Miller also played for League1 Ontario club Vaughan Azzurri and USL PDL sides K-W United FC and Reading United AC.

Orlando City On January 11, 2019, Miller was selected 27th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft 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 New York City FC. 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 Austin FC 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 2021 MLS SuperDraft. He made his debut for Montreal on April 17 against Toronto FC. 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. 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 2022 MLS All-Star Game.

Inter Miami CF On April 12, 2023, Miller was traded by CF Montréal to Inter Miami CF with $1.3 million in General Allocation Money for Bryce Duke and winger Ariel Lassiter. He made his Miami debut on April 22 against the Houston Dynamo. Miller later said that teammate Lionel Messi appreciated his willingness to defend him during matches and sometimes called him “security”.

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

On September 23, 2025, Miller converted a shot from about 30-yards to open the scoring in a 1–1 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps. The goal was his first for Portland and it was voted the best goal of Matchday 36 and 37 with 45.5% of the fan vote.

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 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.

Senior On March 18, 2019, he received his first senior call-up for Canada for their final CONCACAF Nations League qualifying game against French Guiana.

In June 2019, Miller was selected in Canada's 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup 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 Cuba. In July 2021 Miller was called up to represent Canada at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. In November 2022, Miller was named to Canada's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He played every minute of the team's run in Qatar, as they were eliminated in the group stage. In June 2023 Miller was named to Canada's 23-man squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals. On June 19 he was called-up to the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad. In June 2024, Miller was named to Canada's roster for the 2024 Copa América.

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Honours CF Montréal Canadian Championship: 2021

Inter Miami Leagues Cup: 2023

Individual MLS All-Star: 2022