{{short description|English footballer (born 2002)}} {{use British English|date=April 2021}} {{use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Amari Miller | image = | caption = | fullname = Amari Miquel Miller<ref name=EFL>{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/202021/efl-professional-retain-list---2019-20.pdf |title=Club list of registered players |publisher=English Football League |date=23 June 2020 |page=3 |access-date=23 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712152729/https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/202021/efl-professional-retain-list---2019-20.pdf |archive-date=12 July 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|11|4|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/birmingham-city/players/amari-miller/ |title=Amari Miller |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |access-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410155803/https://www.bcfc.com/birmingham-city/players/amari-miller/ |archive-date=10 April 2021}}</ref> | birth_place = Birmingham,<ref name=FootballSquads/> England | height = | position = Winger | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2020 | youthclubs1 = Birmingham City | years1 = 2020–2021 | clubs1 = Birmingham City | caps1 = 5 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2021–2025 | clubs2 = Leeds United | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | club-update = 06:49, 19 May 2025 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Amari Miquel Miller''' (born 4 November 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger. A product of Birmingham City's academy, he is currently unattached having been released by Leeds United in May 2025 at the end of his contract.
==Life and career== ===Early life and career=== Miller was born in Birmingham,<ref name=FootballSquads>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2020-2021/flcham/birmin.htm |title=Squads – English Football League Championship 2020/2021: Birmingham City |website=FootballSquads |access-date=7 September 2020}}</ref> where he attended SS Mary and John Primary School and St Edmund Campion Catholic School in the Erdington district.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://espsfa.com/honours/ |title=Honours: District football |date=10 May 2014 |at=2013 |publisher=Erdington & Saltley Primary Schools' FA |access-date=23 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823161902/https://espsfa.com/honours/ |archive-date=23 August 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://footiemag.net/essfa/news.asp?m=17-04&f=01123532.html |title=AES Champions Cup Finals |publisher=Aston, Erdington, Saltley & Sutton Schools' Football Association |date=1 April 2017 |access-date=23 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823163636/https://footiemag.net/essfa/news.asp?m=17-04&f=01123532.html |archive-date=23 August 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> He took up a two-year scholarship with Birmingham City F.C. in July 2019.<ref name="2019 Intake">{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/news/archive/revealed-blues-new-scholars-for-2019-20 |title=Revealed: Blues' new scholars for 2019/20 |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=1 July 2019 |access-date=3 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807140851/https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2019/revealed-blues-new-scholars-for-201920/ |archive-date=7 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> According to the then academy manager Kristjaan Speakman, Miller "progressed through the Academy as a wide player who can also play in central attacking positions. He is a creative player, able to stay on the ball and dribble with speed and changes of direction. He is an attacking player who is exciting to watch and one the players enjoy playing with due to his flair in possession."<ref name="2019 Intake"/>
===Birmingham City=== He played in all four of Birmingham's pre-season friendlies ahead of the 2020–21 season; in the last, he "tucked home a superb cross-field cross from Odin Bailey" for the second goal in a 3–0 win at home to Walsall.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/walsall-fc/2020/09/01/report-birmingham-3-0-walsall-final-pre-season-friendly/ |title=Report: Birmingham 3–0 Walsall – final pre-season friendly |first=Liam |last=Keen |newspaper=Express & Star |location=Wolverhampton |date=1 September 2020 |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> Miller continued his development in the club's junior teams before making his first appearance in a senior matchday squad on 10 April 2021. With Scott Hogan and Jon Toral injured, new manager Lee Bowyer named Miller among the substitutes for the Championship match at home to Stoke City. He came on in stoppage time to replace Lukas Jutkiewicz with his side 2–0 ahead to make his Football League debut,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56621924 |title=Birmingham City 2–0 Stoke City |website=BBC Sport |date=10 April 2021 |access-date=10 April 2021}}</ref> and made two more appearances from the bench. After Birmingham avoided relegation, Bowyer used the two remaining matches as an opportunity to look at his fringe players, and Miller started in both.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lee-bowyer-makes-promise-birmingham-20466495 |title=Lee Bowyer makes this promise to Birmingham City's new 'fearless' teen star |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=26 April 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref> In May 2021, Birmingham confirmed that Miller was one of five second-year scholars to be offered a professional contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/news/archive/retained-and-released-list |title=Retained and released list |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=17 May 2021 |access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref>
===Leeds United=== Amid reported interest from Premier League clubs including Everton, Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/birmingham-city-leeds-everton-tottenham-20827618 |title=Birmingham City face battle to keep teen star as Leeds and Tottenham head Premier League interest |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=16 June 2021 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref> Miller signed a four-year contract with Leeds United on 28 June 2021. The fee was undisclosed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.leedsunited.com/en/news/leeds-united-sign-amari-miller |title=Leeds United sign Amari Miller |publisher=Leeds United F.C. |date=28 June 2021 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref> He played for Leeds U23 in Premier League 2,<ref name=Soccerway>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/amari-miller/646461/ |title=A. Miller |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=14 September 2021}}</ref> and on 14 September, made his EFL Trophy debut for Leeds U21 away to Tranmere Rovers, who led 3–0 at half-time. Miller made the score 3–1 after 63 minutes with a confident finish from Archie Gray's through ball, but Tranmere won 4–1.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/leeds-united-u21-tranmere-live-21566867 |title=Tranmere Rovers 4–1 Leeds United U-21 highlights: Youngsters valiant against experienced opponents |first=Joe |last=Donnohue |website=LeedsLive |date=14 September 2021 |access-date=14 September 2021}}</ref> Miller was released by Leeds at the end of the 2024–25 season.<ref>[https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/birmingham-city-academy-product-released-31670352 Miller released by Leeds]</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 4 October 2022}}
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Birmingham City |2020–21<ref name=sb2021>{{soccerbase season|133388|2020|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref> |Championship||5||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Leeds United |2021–22<ref name=sb2122/> |Premier League||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2022–23<ref name=sb2223/> |Premier League||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !0||0||0||0||0||0||0 !0||0||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Leeds United U21 |2021–22<ref name=sb2122>{{soccerbase season|133388|2021|access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> |colspan="3"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}}||1||3||1 |- |2022–23<ref name=sb2223>{{soccerbase season|133388|2022|access-date=5 October 2022}}</ref> |colspan="3"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=EFLT}}||0||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !0 !0||0 !0||0 !0||4||1||4||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !5||0||0||0||0||0||4||1||9||1 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
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