MICKEL MILLER

Full Name: Mickel Carlos Miller

Born: 02 December 1995

Came from: Rotherham United   Went to: Huddersfield Town

First game: 19 November 2022   Last game: 12 April 2024

Appearances: 49 (29/20)   Goals: 1

Miller became Argyle's second recruit of the 2022 summer when he signed a two-year contract in the last week of June.

Born in Croydon, 15-year-old Miller began his footballing career at the nearby Carshalton Athletic Academy, and two years later he made his first team debut. He quickly became a fans' favourite, admired for his frightening turn of pace, quick feet and ferocious strike. In the summer of 2017, by then 21, he was one of a select band of non-league players who were invited for a spell at Jamie Vardie's V9 Academy, and interest was reported from both Sheffield clubs.

Miller's big chance came in the January 2018 transfer window when he moved north of the border to Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Premiership, having already netted 25 times for Carshalton that season. Signing a year-and-a-half contract, his move meant an equivalent of six steps up the football pyramid.

After a successful 2018-19 season, his Accies contract was extended for a further year, and altogether he scored 12 goals in 68 appearances for the club. With his contract up for renewal, Miller chose an offer from Rotherham United, newly promoted to the Championship, but a change in the club's formation meant that chances for him were hard to come by in his first few months. In January 2021 he joined Northampton Town on a six-month loan, whilst his parent club were unable to avoid relegation back to League One. However, in his second season, Miller played a key part in the Millers' promotion back to the second tier, and he also started in their EFL Trophy win at Wembley.

Despite playing 30 times in Rotherham's 2021-22 promotion-winning campaign, his two-year contract was not renewed at the end of the season, with some niggling injuries a possible factor. This was good news for Steven Schumacher and his staff, who had been keeping an eye on the 26-year-old winger, and despite interest from other clubs, Miller chose Home Park, joining on a two-year deal.

However, injuries hampered his 2022-23 season, only making 12 appearances for Schumacher's title-winning Pilgrims, who finished the season on 101 points, with Miller unable to make his debut until the November, as a substitute in 2-2 draw at Burton Albion. In April 2023 he featured in an EFL Trophy Final for a second consecutive season, having played the previous year for Rotherham, but this time he came out on the losing side on a dismal day at Wembley, following Argyle's 4-0 capitulation to Bolton Wanderers.

The following season, in the Championship, saw him feature far more regularly, playing as either a wing-back or left-back and posting some marauding appearances full of attacking intent, including his only goal for the club in a 2-2 draw at home to Coventry City in February 2024, in which he appeared as a substitute.

He was offered a new contract in May 2024, but with the club's deadline for signing having expired, it was announced in July that he would be leaving. Miller then moved to recently relegated Championship side, Huddersfield Town, to join them for their 2024-25 League One season on a two-year contract. In West Yorkshire, he linked up with former team-mate, Nigel Lonwijk.