Steven Paul Miller (born September 12, 1989) is a former American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player who previously played for

North Carolina FC North Carolina FC is an American professional soccer team in Cary, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. Founded in 2006, the team plays in USL League One, the third tier of the American league system. The team has played its home games a ...

Career

College and amateur

Miller played five years of

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Colgate University Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York. The college was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York and operated under that name until 1823, when it was renamed Hamilton Theologi ...

between 2007 and 2011, including a redshirted year in 2009. While at college, Miller also appeared for

USL PDL USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...

club

Ocean City Barons Ocean City Nor'easters is an American soccer team based in Ocean City, New Jersey. Founded in 1996, the team currently plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays their home games at Carey Stadium whic ...

during their 2008 and 2009 seasons.

Professional

Miller was drafted in the third round (39th overall) of the

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by Montreal Impact, but was not signed by the club. He spent 2012 with

club

Michigan Bucks Flint City Bucks is an American association football, soccer team based in Flint, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The club was founded in 1995 as the Mi ...

, before moving to Denmark to sign with

Jammerbugt FC Jammerbugt Fodbold Club is a Danish association football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division. They play at Jetsmark Stadion in Pandrup, North Jutland, which has a capacity of 6,000. The club was former known as Jetsmark IF, which ...

. Miller signed with

USL Pro The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, pl ...

club

Wilmington Hammerheads Wilmington Hammerheads FC was a semi-professional American soccer team based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Founded in 1996, the team last competed in the Premier Development League, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid in 2017. History ...

on March 14, 2014. Miller signed with new USL club

Tulsa Roughnecks Tulsa Roughnecks may refer to any of four distinct professional soccer teams: *Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984), the original top-flight team that played in the North American Soccer League from 1978 to 1984. *Tulsa Roughnecks (1993–2000), the team ...

on March 11, 2015. On October 6, 2015 the

Carolina RailHawks North Carolina FC is an American professional soccer team in Cary, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. Founded in 2006, the team plays in USL League One, the third tier of the American league system. The team has played its home games a ...

of the

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announced that they had acquired Miller on loan from Tulsa for the remainder of the 2015 season. Miller started 5 games for the RailHawks in 2015 and on December 7, 2015 the RailHawks signed him to a multiyear contract. He appeared in 15 games for the RailHawks in 2016 and tallied 1 goal and 2 assists. Miller is a regular guest on the popular podcast Raleigh City Sports. Miller announced on his most recent appearance that Raleigh City Sports is his official promotion/street team. Part of the partnership includes a web series with the working title "Weavin Around Raleigh" where Miller will explore different places in Raleigh. Miller announced his retirement from professional soccer on February 15, 2021.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Steven 1989 births Living people American soccer players American expatriate soccer players Colgate Raiders men's soccer players Ocean City Nor'easters players Flint City Bucks players Wilmington Hammerheads FC players FC Tulsa players North Carolina FC players Association football midfielders Soccer players from Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Bucks County, Pennsylvania Expatriate footballers in Denmark CF Montréal draft picks USL League Two players USL Championship players North American Soccer League players