Ryan Miller (born December 14, 1984) is a former American professional soccer player and coach.

Amateur career

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, Miller attended Barrington High School, where he graduated in 2003 and finished his prep career with 100 points, on 36 goals and 28 assists. He attended

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and as a fifth year senior in 2007, he was a Second Team NSCAA All-American and earned CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American honors. He finished his time with the Fighting Irish with 86 straight starts, the most in the team's history. During his college years, Miller also played for

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Nevada Wonders Nevada Wonders were an American soccer team, founded in 2003. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid, until 2005, when the team left the league a ...

and

Indiana Invaders The Indiana Invaders was an American soccer team based in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1998, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Divisi ...

in the

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Professional career

Miller was originally drafted by

Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew, formerly known as Columbus Crew SC, is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The Crew competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference and began play in 1996 as one ...

in the third round (31st overall) of the

2008 MLS SuperDraft The 2008 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 18, 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the ninth annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection was made by the Kansas City Wizards, after acquiring the selection from the expansion San ...

and made seven reserve team appearances for the club before being released. He was signed via waivers by

D.C. United D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...

on September 15, 2008 and made his D.C. debut on October 1, 2008 in a CONCACAF Champions League match against

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side

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. Miller made a total of three appearances for United, including two starts, all coming in the CONCACAF Champions League. One week into the 2009 MLS season, Miller was waived by D.C. United. After his release by D.C., Miller went on trial with several clubs in Europe, eventually signing with Swedish Superettan side Ljungskile SK. After a short but successful stint with the club, Miller moved up a division to the Allsvenskan league with fellow Swedish club

Halmstads BK Halmstads Bollklubb, also known simply as Halmstad () or (especially locally) HBK or Bollklubben, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the county of Halland. The club, formed 7 February 1914 and approved membership in the Swedish ...

, where he had trialled the previous spring. He stayed with Halmstads for three seasons and helped the club gain promotion to the Swedish top flight. On January 21, 2013, Miller signed with Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer. He was not retained following the season.

International

On December 21, 2010, Miller was called up to the

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squad by head coach

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for a friendly against

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, but he didn't feature in the match.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Ryan 1984 births Living people People from Barrington, Illinois American soccer players American expatriate soccer players Men's association football defenders Columbus Crew draft picks Expatriate footballers in Sweden Soccer players from Illinois Sportspeople from Cook County, Illinois Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer players Chicago Fire U-23 players Nevada Wonders players Indiana Invaders players Columbus Crew players Cleveland City Stars players D.C. United players Ljungskile SK players Halmstads BK players Portland Timbers players USL League Two players USL Second Division players Superettan players Allsvenskan players Major League Soccer players Portland Timbers non-playing staff