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Current team | Cardiff City | ||
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1996–1998 | Hibernian | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1998–2000 | Hibernian | 45 | (12) |
1998–1999 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 11 | (8) |
2000–2001 | Rangers | 30 | (8) |
2001 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 5 | (2) |
2001–2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 162 | (50) |
2006–2007 | Celtic | 33 | (7) |
2007–2008 | Derby County | 30 | (4) |
2008–2011 | Rangers | 81 | (49) |
2011 | Bursaspor | 15 | (5) |
2011– | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
Total | 412 | (145) | |
International career‡ | |||
2000–2001 | Scotland U21 | 7 | (2) |
2003 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
2001– | Scotland | 55 | (14) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 May 2011 |
Kenneth "Kenny" Miller (born 23 December 1979 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Cardiff City and the Scottish national team. Miller is one of only six post-war players to have played for both Rangers and Celtic.
Miller began his career at Hibernian before moving on to Rangers then to the English First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he won his first career honour, the 2003 First Division play-off final. After five seasons with Wolverhampton, Miller returned to Scotland, signing for the other side of the Old Firm – Celtic. He finished his only full season at Celtic with SPL and Scottish Cup winners medals.
After one season with Derby County, he returned to Scotland to play for Rangers. Miller won back to back SPL titles, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup in two full seasons with Rangers. He moved to Turkish club Bursaspor in January 2011, but Miller returned to the United Kingdom later that year, signing for Cardiff City.
Miller's big break came when he signed for Hibernian, and he made his debut against Motherwell in the 1997–98 season. [1] [2] A loan spell at Stenhousemuir [3] saw Miller score five doubles—10 goals—in 11 league and Scottish Cup games, [1] before he returned to Hibernian to establish himself as a regular player. Highlights of his four years at the club included being the club's top scorer in season 1999–2000 [4] and receiving the Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year award in 2000. [4]
Miller signed for Rangers at a cost of £2 million on 26 June 2000. [5] He made his debut in a 4–1 win over FBK Kaunas on 26 July during a Champions League qualifier. [6] His first goal came on 5 August 2000 during a league match away to Kilmarnock, scoring the third in a 4–2 win. [7]
Three months later, Miller netted five goals (a Scottish Premier League record) during a 7–1 home defeat of St. Mirren. [8] More goals followed against AS Monaco [9] and Aberdeen [10] and helped him to a tally of ten goals from just fourteen games. However, chances became limited thereafter and as the season came to a close he netted only once more, against Brechin City in the Scottish Cup. Miller had made a total of 38 appearances and scored 11 goals for Rangers. [1]
In September 2001, Miller went to Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three-month loan, [11] scoring against Gillingham [12] and Walsall. [13] However, after just five appearances, Miller broke his collarbone in a fall. [14] [15] In December 2001, Wolves secured him on a permanent transfer at a cost of £3 million, on a four and a half year deal. [16]
In 2002–03 Miller found himself back in the Wolves starting 11, but he had only managed six goals in 19 starts. However, during the final six months of the season he scored 18 goals in his final 24 appearances of that campaign, including in the play-off final that saw the club win promotion. [17]
In the 2003–04 season, Miller started off in the physiotherapy room; [18] it was not until October that he made his first Premier League start. [19] He played in a 4–5–1 formation for the following few months, situated in a right-wing role. This led to frustration on Miller's part, and his only goals up until January came in the League Cup, against Burnley, [20] and a double against Kidderminster Harriers in the FA Cup on 13 January. [21] The following Saturday, Wolves beat Manchester United 1–0 with Miller scoring the winner in the 65th minute. [22] Miller then grabbed a last minute equaliser against Liverpool the following Wednesday. [23] Despite starting many games from then on in a striker's role, those were Miller's only Premier League goals and Wolves were relegated at the end of the season. [24]
In the summer of 2004, Miller handed in a transfer request over lack of first team opportunities. [25] Despite having a tense relationship with the Wolves manager, Dave Jones, he started the 2004–05 season in good form for the club scoring seven goals in his first 10 games at Wolves. The appointment of Glenn Hoddle signalled a new start for Miller, [26] and he formed a successful partnership with Carl Cort, [27] ending the 2004–05 season with 20 goals. [28]
In summer 2005, his form attracted the attention of the newly promoted Premier League team Sunderland, but Wolves rejected their £1m and £1.2m offers [29] and Miller began the new season as a Wolves player. Despite only playing in his natural position on few occasions, [30] Miller still ended the season as top scorer, with 12 goals [27] – the third time in Wolves' last three Championship campaigns. Miller played 191 games for Wolves and scored 63 goals during his five years with the club. [28]
When Miller's contract expired at the end of that season, he transferred to Celtic for free under the Bosman ruling. He signed a pre-contract agreement in January after refusing to sign a new deal at Wolves a month earlier. [31] [32] Miller became only the third player since World War II to have played for both sides of the Old Firm – following Alfie Conn and Maurice Johnston. [33]
Miller was handed the number 9 jersey upon his arrival at Celtic. [34] He endured a difficult start at the club, getting sent off in a pre-season friendly with DC United [35] and failing to score in his first nine games. [36] He finally netted his first goal, against Old Firm rivals and former employers Rangers at Celtic Park in September 2006. [37] He proceeded to score in Celtic's 1–0 UEFA Champions League win against Copenhagen from the penalty spot [38] and netted two in the 3–0 win over Benfica. [39] By scoring in the 2006–07 Champions League, Miller became the first player to score goals in the Champions League proper for both Rangers and Celtic. However, he ended the season with only four league goals. [28] He did play in the Scottish Cup final, before being substituted because of an injury. [40] Despite hints from the player himself that he would leave to get more first-team opportunities, [41] Miller vowed to stay at the club and fight for his place at the club. [42] [43] Miller scored his first goal in his first appearance of the 2007–08 season in a 4–1 victory over Falkirk [44] and added to his collection the following week with a brace against Aberdeen. [45] He netted 11 goals in total for the club in 46 appearances. [28]
Miller signed a three year deal with newly promoted Premier League club Derby County on 31 August 2007 for an undisclosed fee, later confirmed by Derby County manager Paul Jewell to be close to £2.25m. [46]
Miller started well at his new club, scoring in his first two home matches, [47] including the winner on his league debut for the Rams against Newcastle United in a 1–0 win on 17 September, [48] a strike which won the club's Goal of the Season award. [1] However, following this initial success Miller netted just twice in his next 28 league fixtures. [28]
After less than seven months at the club and with Derby looking likely candidates for relegation, Miller expressed a desire to move – with a return to Rangers a possible destination, [49] though Rams manager Jewell insisted any move would have to be financially fair for Derby. [46]
A fee of £2 million was agreed between Rangers and Derby allowing Miller to enter into discussions about a transfer back to Ibrox on 10 June 2008. [50] The deal was completed on 13 June. [51] Miller's return to Ibrox means he is the only player in the modern era to cross the Old Firm divide twice. [52]
Miller made his second debut for the club on 30 July 2008 in a UEFA Champions League qualifier against FBK Kaunas, who he played during his first Rangers debut. [53] He netted a brace in the first Old Firm game of the season on 31 August 2008. [54] He followed this up with a further two goals against former employers Hibernian at Easter Road a month later. [55] Miller played in the League Cup Final in March 2009 but Rangers lost the match 2–0 to Celtic after extra time. [56] However he won a league winners medal with Rangers on the final day of the season [57] and followed it up with a Scottish Cup winners medal. [58]
Miller had an injury ridden start to the 2009–10 season, [59] but gave a Man of the Match performance in the first Old Firm game of the season, scoring both of Rangers' goals in a 2–1 win. [60] In March 2010, he scored the winning goal in the League Cup Final against St. Mirren, after Rangers had been reduced to nine men. [61]
Miller was handed the number 9 shirt after Kris Boyd moved to Middlesbrough. [62] He scored his second Rangers hat-trick against former club Hibernian on 22 August 2010; his first was when he scored five against St. Mirren in November 2000. [63] Miller claimed to be in "the form of his career" after notching up ten goals in the first six league matches of the 2010–11 season. [64] Miller scored twice in the first Old Firm derby of the season. [65]
Miller had scored 22 goals by early January, when Rangers accepted an offer of £700,000 from Birmingham City. [66] A lower offer by Turkish club Bursaspor was later agreed, however. [67] Miller had scored for Rangers against Bursaspor earlier that season in the UEFA Champions League. [68] Despite leaving Rangers during the middle of the season, he finished the season as top goalscorer in the SPL. [69]
On 21 January 2011, Miller officially signed for Bursaspor [70] for £400,000 on a two-and-a-half year contract. [68] He made his debut for the Turkish side two days later in a goalless draw with Konyaspor when he played the last 25 minutes after replacing Pablo Batalla. [71] Kenny scored on his first start for Bursaspor in a 2-0 win over Galatasaray. [72] He followed this up with a further two goals in his next game against Sivasspor, netting an 88th minute winner. [73] Miller scored five goals in 15 appearances for the club. [74]
Miller failed to settle in Turkey, however, and he asked Bursaspor to consider selling him. [69] [75] Bursaspor then accepted an offer from Cardiff City. [76] Rangers also made an offer for Miller, but this was rejected by Bursaspor. [75]
Miller signed for Cardiff City on 26 July 2011, for a reported transfer fee of £870,000. [74]
Miller has remained a constant presence in the Scotland team since making his debut making his international debut under Craig Brown on 25 April 2001. He was a 80th minute substitute for Scott Booth during a 1–1 friendly match against Poland. [77] He had to wait nearly two years for his second appearance when he was selected for a Euro 2004 qualifier by the then manager Berti Vogts in March 2003. Miller started the match at home to Iceland and scored within the first ten minutes to give Scotland the lead. [78]
Under the management of Berti Vogts, Walter Smith, Alex McLeish, George Burley and Craig Levein, he has almost always been first-choice, playing either on his own or as part of a two-man attack. He has scored goals in crucial games against several teams, including Germany and Ukraine. In 2005, Miller scored in three consecutive internationals, with goals against Austria and Italy, before netting twice against Norway.
Miller won his 50th cap for Scotland in a 1–0 defeat against Czech Republic in October 2010. He captained the team for the first time, and scored, against Northern Ireland on 9 February 2011. [79] [80]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other [note 1] | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hibernian | 1997–98 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Stenhousemuir | 1998–99 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 |
Stenhousemuir | 1998–1999 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 |
Hibernian | 1998–99 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
1999–00 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 13 | |
Hibernian | 1998–2000 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 14 |
Rangers | 2000–01 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 11 |
2001–02 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Rangers | 2000–2001 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 11 |
Wolves | 2001–02 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
2002–03 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 24 | |
2003–04 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
2004–05 | 44 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 20 | |
2005–06 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 12 | |
Wolves | 2001–2006 | 167 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 191 | 63 |
Celtic | 2006–07 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 8 |
2007–08 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Celtic | 2006–2007 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 11 |
Derby County | 2007–08 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
Derby County | 2007–2008 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
Rangers | 2008–09 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 13 |
2009–10 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 21 | |
2010–11 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 22 | |
Rangers | 2008–2011 | 81 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 108 | 55 |
Bursaspor | 2010–11 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
Bursaspor | 2010–2011 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
Cardiff City | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cardiff City | 2011– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 413 | 152 | 40 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 483 | 171 |
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Miller, at 31, is the most senior member of the squad that made the trip to Dublin for the first of three Nations Cup matches. But, despite never having worn an armband before, Miller does not believe his game will change as a result of the extra responsibility.
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Full name | Kenneth Miller | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
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Current team | Cardiff City | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
1988–1996 | Hutchison Vale | ||
1996–1998 | Hibernian | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1998–2000 | Hibernian | 45 | (12) |
1998–1999 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 11 | (8) |
2000–2001 | Rangers | 30 | (8) |
2001 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 5 | (2) |
2001–2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 162 | (50) |
2006–2007 | Celtic | 33 | (7) |
2007–2008 | Derby County | 30 | (4) |
2008–2011 | Rangers | 81 | (49) |
2011 | Bursaspor | 15 | (5) |
2011– | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
Total | 412 | (145) | |
International career‡ | |||
2000–2001 | Scotland U21 | 7 | (2) |
2003 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
2001– | Scotland | 55 | (14) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 May 2011 |
Kenneth "Kenny" Miller (born 23 December 1979 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Cardiff City and the Scottish national team. Miller is one of only six post-war players to have played for both Rangers and Celtic.
Miller began his career at Hibernian before moving on to Rangers then to the English First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he won his first career honour, the 2003 First Division play-off final. After five seasons with Wolverhampton, Miller returned to Scotland, signing for the other side of the Old Firm – Celtic. He finished his only full season at Celtic with SPL and Scottish Cup winners medals.
After one season with Derby County, he returned to Scotland to play for Rangers. Miller won back to back SPL titles, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup in two full seasons with Rangers. He moved to Turkish club Bursaspor in January 2011, but Miller returned to the United Kingdom later that year, signing for Cardiff City.
Miller's big break came when he signed for Hibernian, and he made his debut against Motherwell in the 1997–98 season. [1] [2] A loan spell at Stenhousemuir [3] saw Miller score five doubles—10 goals—in 11 league and Scottish Cup games, [1] before he returned to Hibernian to establish himself as a regular player. Highlights of his four years at the club included being the club's top scorer in season 1999–2000 [4] and receiving the Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year award in 2000. [4]
Miller signed for Rangers at a cost of £2 million on 26 June 2000. [5] He made his debut in a 4–1 win over FBK Kaunas on 26 July during a Champions League qualifier. [6] His first goal came on 5 August 2000 during a league match away to Kilmarnock, scoring the third in a 4–2 win. [7]
Three months later, Miller netted five goals (a Scottish Premier League record) during a 7–1 home defeat of St. Mirren. [8] More goals followed against AS Monaco [9] and Aberdeen [10] and helped him to a tally of ten goals from just fourteen games. However, chances became limited thereafter and as the season came to a close he netted only once more, against Brechin City in the Scottish Cup. Miller had made a total of 38 appearances and scored 11 goals for Rangers. [1]
In September 2001, Miller went to Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three-month loan, [11] scoring against Gillingham [12] and Walsall. [13] However, after just five appearances, Miller broke his collarbone in a fall. [14] [15] In December 2001, Wolves secured him on a permanent transfer at a cost of £3 million, on a four and a half year deal. [16]
In 2002–03 Miller found himself back in the Wolves starting 11, but he had only managed six goals in 19 starts. However, during the final six months of the season he scored 18 goals in his final 24 appearances of that campaign, including in the play-off final that saw the club win promotion. [17]
In the 2003–04 season, Miller started off in the physiotherapy room; [18] it was not until October that he made his first Premier League start. [19] He played in a 4–5–1 formation for the following few months, situated in a right-wing role. This led to frustration on Miller's part, and his only goals up until January came in the League Cup, against Burnley, [20] and a double against Kidderminster Harriers in the FA Cup on 13 January. [21] The following Saturday, Wolves beat Manchester United 1–0 with Miller scoring the winner in the 65th minute. [22] Miller then grabbed a last minute equaliser against Liverpool the following Wednesday. [23] Despite starting many games from then on in a striker's role, those were Miller's only Premier League goals and Wolves were relegated at the end of the season. [24]
In the summer of 2004, Miller handed in a transfer request over lack of first team opportunities. [25] Despite having a tense relationship with the Wolves manager, Dave Jones, he started the 2004–05 season in good form for the club scoring seven goals in his first 10 games at Wolves. The appointment of Glenn Hoddle signalled a new start for Miller, [26] and he formed a successful partnership with Carl Cort, [27] ending the 2004–05 season with 20 goals. [28]
In summer 2005, his form attracted the attention of the newly promoted Premier League team Sunderland, but Wolves rejected their £1m and £1.2m offers [29] and Miller began the new season as a Wolves player. Despite only playing in his natural position on few occasions, [30] Miller still ended the season as top scorer, with 12 goals [27] – the third time in Wolves' last three Championship campaigns. Miller played 191 games for Wolves and scored 63 goals during his five years with the club. [28]
When Miller's contract expired at the end of that season, he transferred to Celtic for free under the Bosman ruling. He signed a pre-contract agreement in January after refusing to sign a new deal at Wolves a month earlier. [31] [32] Miller became only the third player since World War II to have played for both sides of the Old Firm – following Alfie Conn and Maurice Johnston. [33]
Miller was handed the number 9 jersey upon his arrival at Celtic. [34] He endured a difficult start at the club, getting sent off in a pre-season friendly with DC United [35] and failing to score in his first nine games. [36] He finally netted his first goal, against Old Firm rivals and former employers Rangers at Celtic Park in September 2006. [37] He proceeded to score in Celtic's 1–0 UEFA Champions League win against Copenhagen from the penalty spot [38] and netted two in the 3–0 win over Benfica. [39] By scoring in the 2006–07 Champions League, Miller became the first player to score goals in the Champions League proper for both Rangers and Celtic. However, he ended the season with only four league goals. [28] He did play in the Scottish Cup final, before being substituted because of an injury. [40] Despite hints from the player himself that he would leave to get more first-team opportunities, [41] Miller vowed to stay at the club and fight for his place at the club. [42] [43] Miller scored his first goal in his first appearance of the 2007–08 season in a 4–1 victory over Falkirk [44] and added to his collection the following week with a brace against Aberdeen. [45] He netted 11 goals in total for the club in 46 appearances. [28]
Miller signed a three year deal with newly promoted Premier League club Derby County on 31 August 2007 for an undisclosed fee, later confirmed by Derby County manager Paul Jewell to be close to £2.25m. [46]
Miller started well at his new club, scoring in his first two home matches, [47] including the winner on his league debut for the Rams against Newcastle United in a 1–0 win on 17 September, [48] a strike which won the club's Goal of the Season award. [1] However, following this initial success Miller netted just twice in his next 28 league fixtures. [28]
After less than seven months at the club and with Derby looking likely candidates for relegation, Miller expressed a desire to move – with a return to Rangers a possible destination, [49] though Rams manager Jewell insisted any move would have to be financially fair for Derby. [46]
A fee of £2 million was agreed between Rangers and Derby allowing Miller to enter into discussions about a transfer back to Ibrox on 10 June 2008. [50] The deal was completed on 13 June. [51] Miller's return to Ibrox means he is the only player in the modern era to cross the Old Firm divide twice. [52]
Miller made his second debut for the club on 30 July 2008 in a UEFA Champions League qualifier against FBK Kaunas, who he played during his first Rangers debut. [53] He netted a brace in the first Old Firm game of the season on 31 August 2008. [54] He followed this up with a further two goals against former employers Hibernian at Easter Road a month later. [55] Miller played in the League Cup Final in March 2009 but Rangers lost the match 2–0 to Celtic after extra time. [56] However he won a league winners medal with Rangers on the final day of the season [57] and followed it up with a Scottish Cup winners medal. [58]
Miller had an injury ridden start to the 2009–10 season, [59] but gave a Man of the Match performance in the first Old Firm game of the season, scoring both of Rangers' goals in a 2–1 win. [60] In March 2010, he scored the winning goal in the League Cup Final against St. Mirren, after Rangers had been reduced to nine men. [61]
Miller was handed the number 9 shirt after Kris Boyd moved to Middlesbrough. [62] He scored his second Rangers hat-trick against former club Hibernian on 22 August 2010; his first was when he scored five against St. Mirren in November 2000. [63] Miller claimed to be in "the form of his career" after notching up ten goals in the first six league matches of the 2010–11 season. [64] Miller scored twice in the first Old Firm derby of the season. [65]
Miller had scored 22 goals by early January, when Rangers accepted an offer of £700,000 from Birmingham City. [66] A lower offer by Turkish club Bursaspor was later agreed, however. [67] Miller had scored for Rangers against Bursaspor earlier that season in the UEFA Champions League. [68] Despite leaving Rangers during the middle of the season, he finished the season as top goalscorer in the SPL. [69]
On 21 January 2011, Miller officially signed for Bursaspor [70] for £400,000 on a two-and-a-half year contract. [68] He made his debut for the Turkish side two days later in a goalless draw with Konyaspor when he played the last 25 minutes after replacing Pablo Batalla. [71] Kenny scored on his first start for Bursaspor in a 2-0 win over Galatasaray. [72] He followed this up with a further two goals in his next game against Sivasspor, netting an 88th minute winner. [73] Miller scored five goals in 15 appearances for the club. [74]
Miller failed to settle in Turkey, however, and he asked Bursaspor to consider selling him. [69] [75] Bursaspor then accepted an offer from Cardiff City. [76] Rangers also made an offer for Miller, but this was rejected by Bursaspor. [75]
Miller signed for Cardiff City on 26 July 2011, for a reported transfer fee of £870,000. [74]
Miller has remained a constant presence in the Scotland team since making his debut making his international debut under Craig Brown on 25 April 2001. He was a 80th minute substitute for Scott Booth during a 1–1 friendly match against Poland. [77] He had to wait nearly two years for his second appearance when he was selected for a Euro 2004 qualifier by the then manager Berti Vogts in March 2003. Miller started the match at home to Iceland and scored within the first ten minutes to give Scotland the lead. [78]
Under the management of Berti Vogts, Walter Smith, Alex McLeish, George Burley and Craig Levein, he has almost always been first-choice, playing either on his own or as part of a two-man attack. He has scored goals in crucial games against several teams, including Germany and Ukraine. In 2005, Miller scored in three consecutive internationals, with goals against Austria and Italy, before netting twice against Norway.
Miller won his 50th cap for Scotland in a 1–0 defeat against Czech Republic in October 2010. He captained the team for the first time, and scored, against Northern Ireland on 9 February 2011. [79] [80]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other [note 1] | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hibernian | 1997–98 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Stenhousemuir | 1998–99 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 |
Stenhousemuir | 1998–1999 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 |
Hibernian | 1998–99 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
1999–00 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 13 | |
Hibernian | 1998–2000 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 14 |
Rangers | 2000–01 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 11 |
2001–02 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Rangers | 2000–2001 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 11 |
Wolves | 2001–02 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
2002–03 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 24 | |
2003–04 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
2004–05 | 44 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 20 | |
2005–06 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 12 | |
Wolves | 2001–2006 | 167 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 191 | 63 |
Celtic | 2006–07 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 8 |
2007–08 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Celtic | 2006–2007 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 11 |
Derby County | 2007–08 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
Derby County | 2007–2008 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
Rangers | 2008–09 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 13 |
2009–10 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 21 | |
2010–11 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 22 | |
Rangers | 2008–2011 | 81 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 108 | 55 |
Bursaspor | 2010–11 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
Bursaspor | 2010–2011 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
Cardiff City | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cardiff City | 2011– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 413 | 152 | 40 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 483 | 171 |
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Miller, at 31, is the most senior member of the squad that made the trip to Dublin for the first of three Nations Cup matches. But, despite never having worn an armband before, Miller does not believe his game will change as a result of the extra responsibility.