Matthew Millar (soccer)

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Matthew Millar
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Millar with Central Coast Mariners
Personal information
Full name Matthew Millar
Date of birth (1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right back
Right midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Macarthur FC
Number 44
Youth career
Langwarrin SC
2015–2016 Melbourne City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Dandenong Thunder 34 (7)
2015–2016 Melbourne City NPL 22 (3)
2015–2016 Melbourne City 4 (0)
2016–2018 South Melbourne 65 (18)
2018–2019 Central Coast Mariners 24 (1)
2019–2021 Newcastle Jets 42 (4)
2020–2021 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 9 (1)
2021–2022 St Mirren 12 (0)
2022– Macarthur FC 30 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2023

Matthew Millar is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a right back for A-League Men club Macarthur FC.

Contents

Millar is from a family of ten children, eight of them male and two female. He played junior football at Langwarrin. [1]

Club career

Melbourne City

On 21 October 2015 he made his senior professional debut for Melbourne City in a 2015 FFA Cup match against Perth Glory. [2] He made his A-league debut against Newcastle Jets off the bench.[ citation needed ]

South Melbourne

In February 2016, Millar left Melbourne City to return to the National Premier Leagues Victoria, signing for reigning premiers South Melbourne. [3] On 19 May 2016, after 7 goals in 14 appearances, Millar extended his contract with South Melbourne until the end of the 2017 NPL Victoria season. [4]

Central Coast Mariners

In July 2018, Millar returned to the A-League, signing a one-year contract with Central Coast Mariners. When Millar signed with rivals the Jets he was famously told to go home upon announcing his move at training. [5]

Newcastle Jets

On 1 February 2019 it was announced Millar had signed for the Newcastle Jets for the 19-20 A-League season. [6]

For his first season at Newcastle he started every game for the club, except the last 2 due to an injury. He played predominantly as a very attacking wing back and was their equal 2nd top goalscorer with 4 goals as well as 3 assists.

During the same season he received a NAB Young Player of the Year nomination in March. Riley McGree was the winner of the award for the season. [7]

Shrewsbury Town (loan)

On 5 October 2020, Millar joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a short-term loan deal until January 2021 with an option to buy. [8] He scored his first goal for Shrewsbury on 10 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy group game against Crewe Alexandra. [9] After the club were unable to agree a deal for a permanent transfer, Millar returned to Australia on 19 January 2021. [10]

St Mirren

On 7 September 2021, Millar moved to Scotland to sign a 1-year contract for St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership. [11]

Macarthur FC

After not being able to solidify a place in St Mirren’s starting 11, Millar returned to the A-League Men signing for Macarthur FC on a one-year deal. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dandenong Thunder 2013 [13] Victorian Premier League 90––3 [lower-alpha 1] 0120
2014 [14] NPL Victoria 257––3 [lower-alpha 1] 0287
Total347––60407
Melbourne City Youth 2015 [15] NPL Victoria 1223–––223
Melbourne City 2015–16 [16] A-League 4011–0051
South Melbourne 2016 [17] NPL Victoria26700–7 [lower-alpha 2] 43311
2017 [18] 25942–6 [lower-alpha 3] 03511
2018 [19] 14200–1 [lower-alpha 1] 0152
Total651842–1448324
Central Coast Mariners 2018–19 [16] A-League21100–00211
Newcastle Jets 2019–20 [16] A-League24430–00274
Newcastle Jets 2020–21 A-League18000–00180
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2020–21 [20] League One 9120002 [lower-alpha 4] 1132
St Mirren 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 12000–00120
Macarthur FC 2022–23 A-League Men0000–0000
Career total209341030022524142
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Dockerty Cup
  2. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in NPL Victoria finals; four appearances and three goals in Dockerty Cup
  3. ↑ One appearance in NPL Victoria finals; five appearances in Dockerty Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Macarthur

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  2. ↑ "Perth Glory vs Melbourne City FC, FFA Cup, Semi-Finals, 21st Oct 2015". FFA Cup. 31 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "SOUTH SIGN MILLAR AND M'BAKA ON DEADLINE DAY". smfc.com.au. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Kyrou, John (19 May 2016). "MILLAR EXTENDS CONTRACT UNTIL END OF 2017". smfc.com.au. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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  6. ↑ "Newcastle Jets confirm Millar signing for 2019/20". Hyundai A-League. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "The big winners from the Dolan Warren Awards 2020". Hyundai A-League. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Matt Millar Joins Town". www.shrewsburytown.com. 5 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Crewe 3-4 Shrewsbury". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Matt Millar ends Shrewsbury Town loan and returns to Newcastle Jets". Shropshire Star - Sport. 19 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Saints complete signing of Matt Millar". www.stmirren.com. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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  14. ↑ "2014 Victorian Premier League Results". Victorian League Archive. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "2015 Victorian Premier League 1 Results". Victorian League Archive. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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  18. ↑ "2017 Victorian Premier League Results". Victorian League Archive. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  19. ↑ "2018 Victorian Premier League Results". Victorian League Archive. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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