Liam Millar

Liam Millar
Millar playing for Liverpool 18s in December 2017
Personal information
Full name Liam Millar[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999[2]
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 35
Youth career
Years Team
2003–2005 Brampton Youth SC
2005–2013 North Mississauga SC
2013–2016 Fulham
2016– Liverpool
National team‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Canada U20 3 (0)
2018– Canada U23 4 (0)
2018– Canada 2 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:39, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

Liam Millar (born 27 September 1999) is a Canadian professional footballer who plays for Liverpool in Premier League 2 as a forward. He has been capped by Canada at full international level. He featured in the youth ranks of Brampton Youth SC and North Mississauga SC before moving to England to join Fulham Academy aged 13. After three years with Fulham, he joined the Liverpool Academy in 2016.

Club career

Early career

Millar began his career with Brampton Youth SC at the age of four.[3] After two years he joined North Mississauga SC and remained at the club until his move to England. He joined Fulham at the age of 13 but felt he struggled to adapt to English football.[4] On moving to England, Millar said "It took me a while to adjust to how English football is, it probably took me a good two-and-a-half years."[4]

Liverpool

In July 2016, he joined Premier League club Liverpool on a free transfer with striking options limited in the Academy.[5]

Millar scored four minutes into his Liverpool U18s career and marked his debut in the U18 Premier League with a hat-trick in a 4–0 victory against Blackburn Rovers U18s in August 2016.[6] A month later, he signed a professional contract on his 17th birthday.[7] Injury ruled Millar out for three months of his inaugural season but a return in January saw him finish the season with six goals in 17 appearances in the U18 Premier League.[4]

He featured in every game of Liverpool's 2017–18 UEFA Youth League campaign and scored twice in eight games.[8] After 18 months under the guidance of Steven Gerrard in the Under-18s, Millar received his first call-up to the Under-23 squad in January 2018.[9]

International career

Youth

Millar was first involved in the international set-up at the age of 14 in the squad for the Tournoi Montaigu.[3] After being invited to an U20 camp in Costa Rica in 2016, he made his debut in the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in February 2017.[10] He made three appearances as Canada finished third in Group A and failed to progress to the classification stage.[11] In May 2018, Millar was named to Canada's under-21 squad for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[12]

Senior

In March 2018, Millar was named in John Herdman's first squad as national team manager.[13] In that same camp, Millar made his senior debut and first start for Canada during a 1–0 win over New Zealand, impressing while doing so.[14][15]

Early life

Millar was born in Toronto and raised in Brampton and Oakville.[3] He moved to England at the age of 13 for footballing purposes.[16]

Playing style

Millar's preferred position is as a number nine, but he has been utilised in various roles with Liverpool due to his flexibility. He has been noted for his ability on the left flank.[17] In August 2016, manager Neil Critchley said: "He's a goalscorer. He can run down the side of defenders, he runs in behind, he gives them real problems with his movement and he's a good finisher off both feet. He's got a good brain, good awareness, very calm and can finish. He's a good player, a good all-round player."[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". PremierLeague.com. Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Liam Millar". PremierLeague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Liam Millar (CAN)". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "Meet the Academy: Liam Millar". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  5. 1 2 Kelly, Andy (15 August 2016). "Who is hat-trick hero Liam Millar?". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "A star in the making - 16-year-old Liam Millar scores hat-trick on U18s debut". The Empire of The Kop. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Hunter, Steve (27 September 2016). "Academy striker Liam Millar signs professional contract". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  8. ↑ uefa.com. "UEFA Youth League - Liam Millar – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  9. ↑ Pearce, James (12 March 2018). "International call for Liverpool youngster". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "CONCACAF Under 20s - Men". concacaf.datafactory.la. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  12. ↑ Alicia Rodriguez (May 19, 2018). "Canada national team roster for prestigious Toulon Tournament released". Major League Soccer.
  13. ↑ Molinaro, John (12 March 2018). "John Herdman names roster for 1st match in charge of men's team". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  14. ↑ Sferra, German (24 March 2018). "Canada 1, New Zealand 0 | International Friendly Recap". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "Ricketts lifts Canada to victory over New Zealand in friendly". Sportsnet. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  16. ↑ "Former NMSC Player Liam Millar Signs Pro Contract with Liverpool". North Mississauga Soccer Club. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  17. ↑ "Who is Liverpool's young Canadian forward Millar?". This Is Anfield. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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