Carissa Xenia Miller (born April 28, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club NJ/NY Gotham FC.[2]
_058.jpg) Miller with Gotham FC in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carissa Xenia Miller[1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 28, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Cave Creek, Arizona, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NJ/NY Gotham FC | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Gilbert SC | ||
| 2005 | Tempe Pros SC | ||
| 2005 | SC del Sol | ||
| 2006–2012 | Sereno SC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Florida State Seminoles | 94 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Toronto Lady Lynx | ||
| 2015 | Colorado Rush | ||
| 2016 | Seattle Sounders Women | ||
| 2017 | Chicago Red Stars Reserves | ||
| 2018–2019 | PSV | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Apollon Limassol | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Chicago Red Stars | 15 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Apollon Ladies (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Kansas City Current | 12 | (0) |
| 2024– | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | United States U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | United States U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 6, 2024 | |||
Youth career
editMiller grew up in Arizona and played youth soccer with Sereno Soccer Club, where she was teammates with Julie Johnston.[3]
Collegiate career
editMiller played for the Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team from 2014 to 2017. Playing every minute in goal for the 2014 Seminoles team, Florida State recorded a 24–1–1 record and won the program's first College Cup.[4] As of 2022[update], her 19 solo shutouts in the 2014 season were tied for the NCAA Division I all-time record with Katelyn Rowland and Casey Murphy.[5]
Club career
editMiller played for teams in the pro-am USL W-League and Women's Premier Soccer League, including the Toronto Lady Lynx in 2014,[citation needed] Colorado Rush in 2015,[6] Seattle Sounders Women in 2016,[7] and Chicago Red Stars Reserves in 2017.[8]
Miller declined to register for the 2018 NWSL College Draft and instead sought to begin her professional career in Europe.[3][4]
PSV Eindhoven, 2018–2019
editIn January 2018, Miller signed an 18-month contract to play for Dutch team PSV Eindhoven.[4]
Apollon Ladies, 2019–2020
editAfter her contract expired at PSV, Miller signed with Cypriot club Apollon Ladies FC, where she sought to compete in the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League.[3]
Chicago Red Stars, 2020–2022
editOn June 23, 2020, NWSL club Chicago Red Stars signed Miller for the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup,[9] where she made her NWSL debut on July 1, 2020.[10] After finishing as runners-up in the cup, the Red Stars loaned Miller back to Apollon Ladies for the NWSL offseason.[11]
The Red Stars rostered Miller as the team's third keeper before the 2021 season, but injuries to backup Emily Boyd while on loan and to starter Alyssa Naeher at the 2020 Summer Olympics resulted in Miller becoming the team's starting goalkeeper for the end of the season. The Red Stars qualified for the playoffs, and Miller recorded two post-season shutouts against NJ/NY Gotham FC and Portland Thorns FC[12] before drawing 1–1 against Washington Spirit in regulation time of the championship match and losing 2–1 after extra time.[13]
Kansas City Current, 2022–2023
editIn February 2022, the Red Stars traded Miller to Kansas City Current in exchange for $75,000 in NWSL allocation money.[14] Miller served as the backup keeper to Adrianna Franch in the 2022 season, making two appearances and recording one shutout.[15]
In the 2023 season, Franch was benched by interim head coach Caroline Sjöblom in favor of Miller.[16]
NJ/NY Gotham FC, 2024–
editOn January 23, 2024, Miller was traded to Gotham FC in exchange for $70,000 in allocation money as well as a $30,000 intra-league transfer fee.[2]
International career
editMiller was a member of the United States women's national under-17 soccer team that won the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship,[17] and was named to the team's roster for the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[18]
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Azerbaijan 2012 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. September 25, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Communications, Gotham FC (January 23, 2024). "Gotham FC Acquires Goalkeeper Cassie Miller via Trade with Kansas City". NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ a b c Costabile, Annie (April 24, 2021). "Red Stars goalkeeper Cassie Miller gets her chance a year later". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ a b c Grainey, Tim (April 4, 2018). "The Week in Women's Football: Exclusive interview with PSV keeper Miller; USWNT roster for Mexico fixtures; Champions League quarterfinals review". Tribal Football. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ Division I Women's Soccer Records (PDF) (Report). NCAA. 2022.
- ^ Scavuzzo, Diane (May 28, 2015). "Soccer News: Danica Evans Named Player of the Week". SoccerToday. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ Clark, Travis (May 17, 2016). "College players to watch in the 2016 WPSL". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ Le Cren, Matt (July 12, 2017). "Red Stars Reserves' Katie Wilson took winding path to soccer success". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ "Chicago Red Stars announce 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup roster" (Press release). Chicago Red Stars. June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ "Portland Thorns FC and Chicago Red Stars play to stalemate" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. July 1, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ "Hill, Miller, Doniak, Boyd and Sharples on loan for offseason" (Press release). Chicago Red Stars. August 14, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ Lauletta, Dan (November 19, 2021). "Cassie Miller is Chicago's unexpected rock in goal". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ "Match Recap: Washington edge Chicago to win 2021 NWSL Championship" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. November 20, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ "Chicago Red Stars Trade Cassie Miller to Kansas City Current" (Press release). Chicago Red Stars. February 18, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ "Cassie Miller 2022 Match Logs". FBref. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ Herrera, Sandra (June 22, 2023). "USWNT Women's World Cup roster snubs and surprises: Why Ashley Hatch missed out and Alyssa Thompson is going". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. U17s prepare for World Cup qualifying". ESPN (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. May 2, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ Kennedy, Paul (August 29, 2012). "U.S. U-17 Women's World Cup team roster". Soccer America. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
External links
edit- Cassie Miller at Soccerway.com
- Cassie Miller at FBref.com
- Cassie Miller National Women's Soccer League profile
- Cassie Miller #38 at Florida State Seminoles (archived)
