2007年10月20日土曜日


National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2007. * Appearances (Goals)
Kenneth "Kenny" Miller (born December 23, 1979 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Derby County and the Scottish national team. He is a centre forward.

Club career
Miller began his career at Hutchinson Vale BC, a local league team in Edinburgh, which has Derek Riordan, Gary Naysmith, Steven Caldwell and Gary Caldwell among its alumni.

Early career
Miller's big break came when he signed for Hibernian, and made his debut during the end of the 1997-98 season. He then went on to further establish himself the following season, and scored his first ever goal in league football. He played for the Edinburgh club for four years and he was their top scorer in season 1999-00. In this time Miller was also crowned the Scottish young player of the year.

Rangers
In 2002-03 Miller found himself back in the starting 11, but he had only managed six goals in 19 starts. However, during the final 6 months of the season he scored 18 goals in his final 24 appearances of that campaign. He equalled a club record of scoring in six consecutive games. That helped Wolves gain promotion into the Premier League.
In the 2003-2004 season, Miller started off the season in the physiotherapy room; it wasn't until October that he made his first Premiership start. He went on to play 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, and FA Cup - against Burnley and a double against Kidderminster. The next Saturday, Wolves beat Manchester United 1-0 with Miller hitting the winner in the 65th minute. Miller then grabbed a last minute equalizer against Liverpool the following Wednesday. Despite starting many games from then on in a striker's role, those were to be Miller's only Premier League goals and Wolves were relegated by the end of the season.
In the summer of 2004, Miller handed in a transfer request over lack of first team opportunities. Despite having a tense relationship with the Wolves manager at the time, 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, and he formed a successful partnership with Carl Cort, ending the 2004-2005 season with 21 goals.
In the summer of the 2005-06 season, his form attracted the attention of the newly promoted Premiership team Sunderland, but Wolves rejected their £1m and £1.2m offers and Miller began the new season as a Wolves player. Despite only playing in his natural position on few occasions, Miller still ended the season with 12 goals, and ended the season as top scorer - the third time in Wolves last three Championship campaigns. Miller played over 190 games for Wolves and scored over 60 goals during his five years with the club.

Kenny Miller Wolverhampton Wanderers
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. . By scoring in the 2006-07 Champions League season, Miller became the first player to score goals in the Champions League proper for both Rangers and Celtic. However, although Miller contributed to the team with some immense performances, he ended the season with only four league goals. He did play in the clubs Cup final, and gave a very respectable performance before being substituted because of an injury. Despite hints from the player himself that he would leave to get more first-team opportunities, Miller vowed to stay at the club and fight for his place at the club. Miller scored his first goal (his first appearance) of the 2007-08 season in a 3-1 victory over Falkirk. Miller added to his collection the following week by scoring two goals against Aberdeen.

Celtic
After days of speculation he would leave Celtic, Miller signed a three year deal with newly promoted Premier League club Derby County. He joined for an undisclosed fee on the last day of the transfer window in summer 2007. Miller scored on his league debut for the Rams against Newcastle in a 1-0 win on September 17, 2007, and was given a standing ovation by the Derby fans as he was substituted late in the game. He went on to score again in his second home game, a 1-1 draw with Bolton.

International career
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.

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