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Kamal Miller

Project playerPortland Timbers · 29 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameKamal Anthony Miller
PositionCentre-back
NationalityCanada
Age29
Date of birth16 May 1997
BirthplaceScarborough
Height183 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubPortland Timbers
Centre-back
21
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1474
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Portland Timbers.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer11106676.69

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

K. Miller is a 29-year-old central defender at Portland Timbers, rated 27.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 335th of 481 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (68.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Miller.

Judged on this season alone, Miller graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 94th of 120 of the 120 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 1 clean sheet and 2.809 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 17 → 11). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 81st of 120 of the 120 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Miller is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistent4 clubs
27.5
Ratingi
81st of 120 centre-backs
11.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
68.2%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.81
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Portland Timbers finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

21
Apps
2.81
Def. / 90
13
Tackles
19
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 21 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 68.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 27.5, Miller carries the 81st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 120. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target1
Shots1

Passing

Assists0
Chances created2
Passes1,046
Pass accuracy91%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success100%
Duels won53
Duels won %60.9%
Fouls won12

Defending

Tackles13
Interceptions19
Blocks14
Fouls committed16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.