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Liam Alan Millar (born September 27, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Swiss Super League club Basel and the Canada national team. He featured in the youth ranks of Brampton Youth SC and North Mississauga SC before moving to England to join Fulham Academy aged 13. After three years with Fulham, he joined the Liverpool Academy in 2016.

Liam Millar

Millar with Liverpool U18 in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Liam Alan Millar[1]
Date of birth	(1999-09-27) September 27, 1999 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada[3]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[4]
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Basel
Number	7
Youth career
2003–2005	Brampton Youth SC
2005–2013	North Mississauga SC
2013–2016	Fulham
2016–2019	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Liverpool	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Kilmarnock (loan)	33	(2)
2021	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)	27	(2)
2021–	Basel	42	(7)
National team‡
2017–2018	Canada U20	3	(0)
2018	Canada U21	4	(0)
2018–	Canada	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:10, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Early life

Millar was born in Toronto and raised in Brampton and Oakville.[3] He moved to England at the age of 13 for footballing purposes.[5] His father played for Charlton Athletic and is an electrician who works on television series, including Game of Thrones.[6][7]

Club career

Early career

Millar began his career with Brampton Youth SC at the age of four.[3] After two years he joined North Mississauga SC and remained at the club until his move to England. He joined Fulham at the age of 13 but felt he struggled to adapt to English football.[8] On moving to England, Millar said "It took me a while to adjust to how English football is, it probably took me a good two-and-a-half years."[8]

Liverpool

In July 2016, he joined Premier League club Liverpool on a free transfer with striking options limited in the Academy.[9]

Millar scored four minutes into his Liverpool U18s career and marked his debut in the U18 Premier League with a hat-trick in a 4–0 victory against Blackburn Rovers U18s in August 2016.[10] A month later, he signed a professional contract on his 17th birthday.[11] Injury ruled Millar out for three months of his inaugural season but a return in January saw him finish the season with six goals in 17 appearances in the U18 Premier League.[8]

He featured in every game of Liverpool's 2017–18 UEFA Youth League campaign and scored twice in eight games.[12] After 18 months under the guidance of Steven Gerrard in the Under-18s, Millar received his first call-up to the Under-23 squad in January 2018.[13]

He made his senior Liverpool debut on February 4, 2020, starting in the FA Cup fourth-round replay against Shrewsbury Town.[14] He was replaced by Joe Hardy in the 82nd minute. In mid-2020 Liverpool turned down multiple transfer offers for Millar, who received loan interest from clubs in the Championship and Bundesliga.[15]

Loans to Kilmarnock

On January 31, 2019, Millar signed a long-term first-team contract with Liverpool[16] and joined Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[17] He made his debut on February 1 in a 2–1 loss to Heart of Midlothian.[18] He scored his first goal on March 11 against St Mirren.[19]

He returned on loan to Kilmarnock in August 2019.[20] This loan period was cut short in January 2020 when he returned to his parent club.[21]

Loan to Charlton Athletic

On January 5, 2021, Millar completed his move to Charlton Athletic on loan until the end of the season.[22] He scored his first goal for Charlton on January 26 in a 1–0 league win over MK Dons.[23] Over the season he played 27 games for the club scoring two goals.

Basel

On July 8, 2021, Millar joined Swiss Super League club Basel on a deal until 2025.[24][25] The transfer fee was reported to be £1.3 million.[26] He made his official debut for the club on July 25, entering as a substitute for Valentin Stocker in an eventual opening day 2-0 victory over Grasshoppers.[27][28] Millar scored his first goal for Basel on September 19 in a Swiss Cup match against FC Rorschach-Goldach.[29]

International career

Youth

Millar was first involved in the international set-up at the age of 14 in the squad for the Tournoi Montaigu.[3] After being invited to an U20 camp in Costa Rica in 2016, he made his debut in the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in February 2017.[30] He made three appearances as Canada finished third in Group A and failed to progress to the classification stage.[31] In May 2018, Millar was named to Canada's under-21 squad for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[32] Millar was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[33]

Senior

In March 2018, Millar was named in John Herdman's first squad as national team manager.[34] In that same camp, Millar made his senior debut and first start for Canada during a 1–0 win over New Zealand, impressing while doing so.[35][36] In May 2019, Millar was named to the 23-man squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[37]

Style of play

Millar's preferred position is as a number nine, but he has been utilised in various roles with Liverpool due to his flexibility. He has been noted for his ability on the left flank.[38] In August 2016, manager Neil Critchley said: "He's a goalscorer. He can run down the side of defenders, he runs in behind, he gives them real problems with his movement and he's a good finisher off both feet. He's got a good brain, good awareness, very calm and can finish. He's a good player, a good all-round player."[9]

Personal life

Millar is married to Daniela Paniccia,[39] who played for Penn State Nittany Lions and Oakville Hornets in the Provincial Women's Hockey League.[40] The two have a daughter together.[41]

Career statistics

Club

As of October 30, 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liverpool	2018–19[42]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20[43]	Premier League	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2020–21[44]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Kilmarnock (loan)	2018–19[42]	Scottish Premiership	13	1	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	14	1
	2019–20[43]	Scottish Premiership	20	1	0	0	2	0	—		0	0	22	1
	Total		33	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	36	2
Charlton Athletic (loan)	2020–21[44]	League One	27	2	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	27	2
Liverpool U21	2020–21[44]	—			—		—		—		3[lower-alpha 1]	2	3	2
FC Basel	2021–22[45]	Swiss Super League	31	7	2	1	—		12[lower-alpha 2]	2	0	0	45	10
	2022–23		11	0	1	0	0	0	11[lower-alpha 3]	1	0	0	23	1
	Total		42	7	3	1	0	0	23	3	0	0	68	11
Career total			102	11	5	1	2	0	23	3	3	2	135	17

International

As of September 23, 2022[3]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Canada	2018	4	0
	2019	4	0
	2021	6	0
	2022	2	0
Total		16	0

References

External links

• Liam Millar at the Canadian Soccer Association

На других языках

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[de] Liam Millar

Liam Millar (* 27. September 1999 in Toronto, Ontario) ist ein kanadischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Liam Millar

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[es] Liam Millar

Liam Alan Millar (Toronto, Ontario, Canadá, 27 de septiembre de 1999) es un futbolista canadiense que juega en la posición de delantero para el F. C. Basilea de la Superliga de Suiza.

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[fr] Liam Millar

Liam Millar, né le 27 septembre 1999 à Toronto en Ontario, est un joueur de soccer international canadien. Il évolue au poste de milieu offensif au FC Bâle.

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[it] Liam Millar

Liam Alan Millar (Toronto, 27 settembre 1999) è un calciatore canadese, attaccante del Basilea e della nazionale canadese.

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[ru] Миллар, Лиам

Лиам Алан Миллар (англ. Liam Alan Millar; родился 27 сентября 1999 года, Торонто, Онтарио, Канада) — канадский футболист английского происхождения, нападающий клуба «Базель» и сборной Канады.

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