Lewis Miller (soccer)

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Lewis Miller
Personal information
Full name Lewis Miller
Date of birth (2000-08-24) 24 August 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Hibernian
Number 2
Youth career
Pittwater RSL
Manly United
2016 Sydney FC
2017 Central Coast Mariners
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 North Shore Mariners 12 (0)
2018–2022 CCM Academy 48 (3)
2018–2022 Central Coast Mariners 54 (1)
2022– Hibernian 33 (2)
International career‡
2021–2022 Australia U23 8 (0)
2023– Australia 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:08, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024

Lewis Miller (born 24 August 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a right back for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian and the Australia national team. [1]

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Club career

Central Coast Mariners

In October 2019, Miller signed a scholarship contract with Central Coast Mariners, following a strong pre-season. [2] 3 months later, in January 2020, he signed a two-year contract, upgrading him to a professional senior contract. [3]

Hibernian

In June 2022 Miller signed a three-year contract for Scottish side Hibernian, effective from 1 July. [4] He had been due to join Australian side Macarthur FC, having signed a pre-contract deal with them before the end of his contract at Central Coast Mariners, but then signed for Hibernian instead, netting Macarthur FC an undisclosed transfer fee. [5]

International career

Miller was first called up to the Australian under-23 side in October 2021, for 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification matches against Indonesia in Tajikistan. [6] He made his debut for the side against Indonesia on 26 October 2021, winning a penalty in a 3–2 win. [7] Miller was subsequently called up to the team for the final 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in June 2022. [8]

He was selected by the senior Australian (Socceroos) team in October 2023. [9] Miller made his international debut on 13 October as a substitute against England at Wembley, [10] becoming the 635th Socceroo. [11] He made his first full appearance in the starting line-up on 16 November 2023 in a World Cup qualifier match against Bangladesh, in which his side won 7–0 at AAMI Park. [12] [13]

On February 3, 2024, Miller gave away a penalty and a direct free kick against South Korea at the quarter-finals of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, with both set pieces leading to South Korea scoring; the game would end in a 1–2 loss. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 15 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Central Coast Mariners 2018–19 A-League Men 20————20
2019–20 A-League Men17010———180
2020–21 A-League Men130————130
2021–22 A-League Men22140———261
Total54150———591
Hibernian 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 1200040——160
2023–24 Scottish Premiership212103050—302
Total332107050—462
Career total873607050—1053

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    2. ↑ "Lewis Miller signs scholarship contract with Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 15 October 2019.
    3. ↑ "Lewis Miller signs senior contract on the Coast". Central Coast Mariners. 14 January 2020.
    4. ↑ "Hibernian: Lewis Miller & Momodou Bojang join as Rocky Bushiri retuns on permanent deal". BBC Sport. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
    5. ↑ "Australian U23 International Lewis Miller Joins Hibs!". Hibernian. 9 June 2022.
    6. ↑ "Lewis Miller called up to Australian U23 squad". Central Coast Mariners FC . 15 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
    7. ↑ Clark, George (27 October 2021). "Olyroos take big step toward Asian Cup". The Islander . Retrieved 27 October 2021.
    8. ↑ "11 NSW young guns set for U23's Asian Cup quest". Football NSW . 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
    9. ↑ "Subway Socceroos squad named for historic October fixtures". Socceroos. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
    10. ↑ "Miller makes Australia debut at Wembley". BBC Sport. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
    11. ↑ "Every Subway Socceroos debut in 2023". Socceroos. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
    12. ↑ Gibson, Tim (17 November 2023). "Miller buoyant after first full match for Socceroos". Socceroos . Retrieved 26 January 2024.
    13. ↑ "Miller makes full debut in big Socceroos win". BBC Sport. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
    14. ↑ "Socceroos lose 2-1 to South Korea in extra time of Asian Cup quarterfinal after conceding two late penalties". ABC News. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

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