William Miller (footballer, born 1996)

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William Miller
Born
William Finn Miller

(1996-06-08) 8 June 1996 (age 27) [1]
Hackney, England [1]
Occupation(s) Actor, footballer
Television Krakatoa: The Last Days , Oliver Twist , Runaway
Association football career
Position(s) Midfielder, Striker
Youth career
0000–2012 Leyton Orient [1]
2012–2016 Tottenham Hotspur [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Burton Albion (loan) 15 (1)
2017–2019 Burton Albion 32 (1)
Total47(2)
International career
2013–2014 England U18 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Finn Miller (born 8 June 1996) is an English actor and former professional footballer.

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Early life

Miller was born to television director Sam Miller and actress Janine Wood. He played football at Leyton Orient from the age of seven to 12. He first appeared in a documentary drama as Pieter Beijerinck, in a 2006 documentary drama, Krakatoa: The Last Days , directed by his father. He appear in further productions for a number of years before returning to football. [2]

Acting career

Miller rose to fame when, at the age of 11, he was chosen out of 700 applicants for the titular role in Oliver Twist , the BBC One Christmas adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic of the same name, broadcast in December 2007. [2]

Miller starred as the lead character Sean in the 2009 British children's miniseries Runaway , broadcast on BBC One, which was part of the CBBC season about homelessness. [3] [4]

Filmography

Football career

Having previously played youth football for Leyton Orient, Miller joined Tottenham's development centre when he was 14. He signed a contract when he was 16. [2] He featured regularly for Tottenham's Under-16 team over the course of the 2012–13 season before joining Tottenham full-time in the summer of 2013. [1]

On 21 September 2013, Miller was selected for an England under-18 squad for two matches against Hungary on 11 and 14 October 2013. [5]

On 25 August 2016, Miller joined Burton Albion on loan. [6] His first goal for the club came on 10 September of the same year, a late equaliser against Wolverhampton Wanderers. [7] In January 2018, he injured his knee in a game against Queens Park Rangers, ending the season prematurely for him. [8]

In 2018–19 season, he scored a goal in the 1–1 draw against Plymouth Argyle in December 2018. [9] Miller left Burton Albion at the end of the contract in 2019.

In an interview with The Guardian in April 2020, Miller revealed that he has retired from football and is pursuing a career as a film-maker and musician. [10]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup Other [lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2016–17 [11] Premier League 0000000000
Tottenham Hotspur U-23s 2017–18 [12] Premier League 2, Div 1 ———1010
Burton Albion (loan) 2016–17 [11] Championship 151100000161
Burton Albion 2017–18 [12] Championship 100100010110
2018–19 [13] League 1 221101030271
Career total472301040552
  1. ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "William Miller". www.tottenhamhotspur.com. Tottenham Hotspur Ltd. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Fisher, Ben (19 September 2017). "Burton's Will Miller: 'I definitely don't want to be known as Oliver Twist'". The Guardian.
  3. ↑ "Runaways". RTÉ Guide. RTÉ. 2009. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Kierston Wareing: A Runaway success". Wales on Sunday. Wales Online. 15 March 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
  5. ↑ "Hungary test for U18s". The Football Association. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "MILLER JOINS BREWERS ON-LOAN FROM SPURS". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Wolves 1-1 Burton: Will Miller rescues a point for visitors". Sky Sports.
  8. ↑ "Will Miller: Burton Albion midfielder's season ended by knee injury". BBC. 17 January 2018.
  9. ↑ Murray, Josh (30 December 2018). "Will Miller wants to keep making a difference after first Burton Albion goal of the season". Derby Telegraph.
  10. ↑ McRae, Donald (5 April 2020). "Will Miller: 'Ugo passed and I said let's turn this into a song. Emotion flew out of me'". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  11. 1 2 "Games played by William Miller in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by William Miller in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by William Miller in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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