Matthew Millar (soccer)

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Matthew Millar
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Millar with Central Coast Mariners
Personal information
Full name Matthew George Millar
Date of birth (1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right back
Right midfielder
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)
2022–2024 Macarthur FC 35 (10)
2024 Istiklol 8 (1)
2025– Havadar 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2024

Matthew Millar is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Persian Gulf Pro League club Havadar.

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] In May 2024, Millar was named in an alleged A-League bet-fixing scheme. [13]

Istiklol

On 3 August 2024, Tajikistan Higher League club Istiklol announced the signing of Millar on a contract until the end of the 2024 season. [14] Millar won the 2024 Tajikistan Higher League with the club and featured in the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two. [15] On 20 January 2025, Istiklol announced that they had decided not to renew their contract with Millar after it expired at the end of the 2024 season. [16]

Havadar

In January 2025, Millar joined Persian Gulf Pro League side Havadar. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dandenong Thunder 2013 [17] Victorian Premier League 90–––3 [a] 0120
2014 [18] NPL Victoria 257–––3 [a] 0287
Total347–––60407
Melbourne City Youth 2015 [19] NPL Victoria 1223––––223
Melbourne City 2015–16 [20] A-League 4011––0051
South Melbourne 2016 [21] NPL Victoria26700––7 [b] 43311
2017 [22] 25942––6 [c] 03511
2018 [23] 14200––1 [a] 0152
Total651842––1448324
Central Coast Mariners 2018–19 [20] A-League21100–––211
Newcastle Jets 2019–20 [20] A-League24430–––274
2020–21 180––––180
Total42430------454
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2020–21 [24] League One 912000–2 [d] 1132
St Mirren 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 1200000--120
Macarthur FC 2022–23 A-League Men26520---285
2023–24 8520-5 [e] 11 [f] 0166
Total341040--51104411
Istiklol 2024 [25] Tajikistan Higher League 8150-6 [g] 00 [h] 0191
Career total251451930010123530454
  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
  5. ↑ Appearances and goals in the AFC Cup
  6. ↑ Appearances and goals in the A-League Men finals series
  7. ↑ Appearances and goals in the AFC Champions League Two
  8. ↑ Appearances and goals in the Tajik Supercup

Honours

Macarthur

Istiklol

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