Tyler Austin Miller (born March 12, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United.
![]() Miller with the United States in 2019 | ||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||
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Full name | Tyler Austin Miller[1] | |||||||||
Date of birth | (1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 (age 29) | |||||||||
Place of birth | Woodbury, New Jersey, United States | |||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2] | |||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||
Current team | Minnesota United | |||||||||
Number | 1 | |||||||||
College career | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
2011–2014 | Northwestern Wildcats | 77 | (0) | |||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
2012 | Ocean City Nor'easters | 3 | (0) | |||||||
2013–2014 | Chicago Fire U-23 | 8 | (0) | |||||||
2015 | SVN Zweibrücken | 10 | (0) | |||||||
2015 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 1 | (0) | |||||||
2016–2017 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | (0) | |||||||
2016–2017 | → Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 34 | (0) | |||||||
2018–2019 | Los Angeles FC | 61 | (0) | |||||||
2020– | Minnesota United FC | 38 | (0) | |||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||
2015 | United States U23 | 2 | (0) | |||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 13, 2015 |
Miller grew up in Woodbury, New Jersey and attended Bishop Eustace Preparatory School.[3]
Miller spent his entire college career at Northwestern University. He made a total of 77 appearances for the Wildcats and finished with a school record 36 shutouts.
He also played in the Premier Development League for Ocean City Nor'easters and Chicago Fire U-23.[4][5][6]
On January 15, 2015, Miller was drafted in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC.[7] Four days later however, Miller opted to sign with German Regionalliga side SVN Zweibrücken where he made 10 appearances.[8] On July 9, 2015, Miller signed with USL club Seattle Sounders FC 2.[9] He made his debut three days later in a 4–0 victory over Arizona United SC.[10]
On December 12, 2017, Miller was selected by Los Angeles FC with the first selection in the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft. On March 4, 2018, Miller debuted in a match against his former team, the Seattle Sounders. Going on to win 1–0, Miller made 4 saves to keep a clean sheet.
On January 16, 2020, Los Angeles FC traded Miller to Minnesota United FC in exchange for $150,000 GAM in 2020 and $50,000 TAM in 2021. The transaction included Minnesota signing Miller to a new contract through the 2022 season with a club option for an additional year.[11] On August 19, 2020, it was announced that Miller had undergone hip surgery and will miss the remainder of the 2020 season.[12]
Miller has represented the United States at the Under-23 level.
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
SVN Zweibrücken | 2014–15 | Regionalliga | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 2015 | USL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Seattle Sounders FC | 2016 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2017 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan) | 2016 | USL | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
2017 | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
Total | 34 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||||
Los Angeles FC | 2018 | MLS | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
2019 | 28 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||||
Total | 61 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 68 | 0 | |||
Minnesota United | 2020 | MLS | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
2021 | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||||
2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
Total | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
Career total | 146 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 161 | 0 |
Seattle Sounders FC
Los Angeles FC
Minnesota United FC – current squad | |
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United States squad – 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup runners-up | ||
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Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year | |
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Player of the Year | |
Offensive Player of the Year | |
Defensive Player of the Year | |
Midfielder of the Year | |
Goalkeeper of the Year |