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Canadian soccer player (born 2001)

Saorla Miller
Personal information
Full name Saorla Lorraine Miller
Date of birth (2001-08-18) August 18, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Halifax Tides
Youth career
Halifax Dunbrack SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Memphis Tigers 98 (24)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Calgary Foothills (5)
2024 Keflavík 19 (3)
2025– Halifax Tides 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 6, 2025

Saorla Lorraine Miller (born August 18, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Halifax Tides FC in the Northern Super League.

Early life

Miller played youth soccer with Halifax Dunbrack SC. She played with Team Nova Scotia at the 2017 Canada Summer Games, winning a bronze medal.

College career

In 2019, Miller began attending the University of Memphis, where she played for the women's soccer team. In October 2019, she was named the AAC Rookie of the Week. On August 19, 2021, she scored a hat trick against the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks, which earned her AAC Offensive Player of the Week honours. In the AAC tournament, she was named the AAC Championship Most Outstanding Offensive Player and named to the AAC All-Tournament Team. Ahead of her senior season, she was named to the AAC All-Preseason team and named the preseason favorite for Offensive Player of the Year. In October 2022, she was named the AAC Weekly Honor Roll. She returned for a fifth season in 2023, and was named to the AAC Preseason Watch List. During the season, she was named the AAC Offensive Player of the Week on two occasions and also named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll twice. At the end of the season, she was named to the All-AAC First Team, All-South Region Second Team, and Scholar All-American Second Team, after leading the team in scoring with 12 goals. She was also named to the AAC All-Academic Team four times from 2020 to 2023.

Club career

In 2022, Miller played with Calgary Foothills WFC in United Women's Soccer. She scored five goals that season.

In January 2024, she participated in the 2024 NWSL Draft, but was not selected. In February 2024, Miller signed with Icelandic club Keflavík in the Besta deild kvenna. On May 3, 2024, she scored her first league goal.

In January 2025, she signed with Northern Super League club Halifax Tides FC.

Personal life

Miller is the granddaughter of former NFL quarterback Bob Gambold.

Career statistics

As of September 14, 2024
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Keflavík 2024 Besta deild kvenna 19 3 — 2 2 2 1 23 6
Career total 19 3 0 0 2 2 2 1 23 6

References

  1. ^ "Women's soccer signs nine in 2019 class". Memphis Tigers. November 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Saorla Miller Memphis profile". Memphis Tigers.
  3. "Saorla Miller named AAC's Rookie of the Week". Memphis Tigers. October 28, 2019.
  4. "Miller Notches Hat Trick in Tigers 4-0 Win Over SEMO". Memphis Tigers. August 19, 2021.
  5. "Miller, Smit Claim AAC Player of the Week Awards Following Opening Weekend". Memphis Tigers. August 23, 2021.
  6. "No. 22/25 Tigers Picked to Finish First in American Athletic Conference; Miller and Stordy Named to Preseason All-Conference Honors". Memphis Tigers. August 16, 2022.
  7. "Miller Named to AAC Weekly Honor Roll". Memphis Tigers. October 24, 2022.
  8. "Tigers Picked First in AAC Preseason Rankings; Jones, Miller, Stordy Named to Watch List". Memphis Tigers. August 14, 2023.
  9. "Bierman, Miller Named to American Athletic Conference Weekly Awards List". Memphis Tigers. August 21, 2023.
  10. "Miller Picks Up Second Offensive Player of the Week Honor; Bierman Named to Honor Roll". Memphis Tigers. September 4, 2023.
  11. "Hagg, Miller Named to AAC Weekly Honor Roll". Memphis Tigers. September 18, 2023.
  12. "Miller, Spray Named to AAC Weekly Honor Roll". Memphis Tigers. September 25, 2023.
  13. "Tigers Sweep American Athletic Conference Honors; Nine Named to All-Conference Teams". Memphis Tigers. October 30, 2023.
  14. "Four Named to United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Teams". Memphis Tigers. November 29, 2023.
  15. "Four Tigers Named United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Americans". Memphis Tigers. December 18, 2023.
  16. "2022 Regular season leaders". United Women's Soccer. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022.
  17. "Foothills Alum Mya Jones Signs with San Diego Wave FC. Grace Stordy and Saorla Miller Also Participate in 2024 NWSL Draft". Calgary Foothills FC. January 29, 2024.
  18. "Keflavík kynnir þrjá nýja leikmenn" [Keflavík introduces three new players]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). February 2, 2024.
  19. @bestadeildin (May 3, 2024). "Saorla Lorraine Miller skoraði sitt fyrsta mark í Bestu deildinni gegn Fylki" [Saorla Lorraine Miller scored her first goal in the Best League against Fylkir] (Tweet) (in Icelandic) – via Twitter.
  20. @hfxtidesfc (January 4, 2025). "The Tides are calling Saorla Miller back home" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. Saorla Miller at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)

External links

Halifax Tides FC – current squad
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