George Miller (born 11 August 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Early life

He is the nephew of referee

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Club career

Bury

Miller joined the Bury youth set-up in April 2014. He made his League One debut for the Shakers on 7 February 2016, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute for Reece Brown in a 3–0 defeat to

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. He had a brief loan at Witton Albion, making two appearances and scoring one goal for the club. On 29 October 2016, he scored his first goal for Bury in a 3–2 defeat against

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Middlesbrough

On 14 July 2017, Miller signed a three-year contract with

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club,

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, following a successful previous season with his former club Bury. Miller went on to make his debut for his new club on 19 September 2017 in a 2–0 victory over

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in the third round of the

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, coming on as a late substitute for

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. On 5 December 2017, he signed for

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side

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on a month-long loan, going on to make six appearances for the club. On 19 January 2018,

announced that Miller would rejoin his former club Bury on loan until the end of the season, despite reported interest from

to resign their former loanee. On 16 July 2018,

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announced that Miller had joined the club on loan for the 2018–19 season.

Barnsley

On 31 January 2019 Miller was signed by

for a fee of £200,000 and immediately loaned back to Bradford City until the end of the 2018–19 season. A few days later, he was announced as the winner of the December 2018

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award. Miller made his

debut for

as a late substitute against

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on Saturday 3 August 2019 in a 1–0 win. However, first-team opportunities remained limited and on 22 August 2019, it was announced Miller was heading out on loan again, this time joining League Two side

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on a season-long loan deal. Miller made just six substitute appearances for Barnsley in the 2020–21 season and on 31 August 2021 moved out on loan again, joining League Two side

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on a season-long loan deal.

Doncaster Rovers

On 20 June 2022, Miller agreed to join

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on a three-year deal following his release from Barnsley. In August 2024, Miller joined League Two side

for an undisclosed fee.

Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, George 1998 births Living people Footballers from Bolton English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Bury F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Bradford City A.F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Witton Albion F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen