Lee Miller (footballer)

Football player infobox
playername = Lee Miller


fullname = Lee Miller
height = Height|ft=6|in=2
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|5|18|df=y
cityofbirth = Lanark
countryofbirth = Scotland
currentclub = Aberdeen
clubnumber = 9
position = Striker
years = 2000–2003
2003–2005
2005
2005–2006
2006–
clubs = Falkirk
Bristol City
→ Hearts (loan)
Dundee United
Aberdeen
caps(goals) = 73 (30)
56 0(9)
23 (11)
37 0(8)
71 (16)
nationalyears = 2006
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 01 0(0)
pcupdate = 14:44, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 18:20, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Lee Miller (born 18 May 1983 in Lanark, South Lanarkshire) is a Scottish professional footballer. He currently plays for Scottish Premier League team Aberdeen as a striker.

Career

Miller began his professional career with Falkirk, who were playing in the Scottish First Division at the time. His form with Falkirk attracted the attention of English side Bristol City, who paid £300,000 to secure his services in July 2003. However, he failed to make a major impact and scored only 8 goals in 42 games during the 2003-04 season. After playing in 7 games with no goals during the 2004-05 season, Miller was transfer listed with an asking price of £50,000.

Miller was loaned by Heart of Midlothian in January 2005 and stayed with the Edinburgh club until the end of the season. He proved to be worth the £50,000 asking price, putting in several eye-catching performances for Hearts and scoring 8 goals in 18 league appearances. Hearts then attempted to secure Miller on a permanent deal, however his good form while on loan caused Bristol City to up their initial asking price. Aberdeen and Hearts both had offers accepted but Miller eventually joined Dundee United for £225,000 in June 2005.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/4602893.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Dundee United clinch Miller deal|date=2005-06-03]

During the 2005-06 season, Miller played in the successful Kirin Cup campaign, earning his solitary Scotland cap. At the start of the 2006-07 season, after refusing to play in a reserve match, United allowed him to join Aberdeen on a free transfer in August 2006. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/5295368.stm|title=Dons take Miller from Dundee Utd |date=2006-08-31|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-09-03] Miller scored 13 goals in the 2007-08 season finishing as Aberdeen's top scorer and in May 2008, signed a two-year contract extension with the Pittodrie side.

Personal life

Miller was the subject of a police report in April 2007 after baring his backside to visiting Dundee United supporters during a 4-2 defeat. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/6538697.stm|title=Dons striker may face punishment|date=2007-04-09|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-09-03] Less than a year later, in March 2008, Miller was charged with driving dangerously at speeds of up to 120mph, appearing in court in September. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7595565.stm|title=Footballer on 120mph speed charge|date=2008-09-03|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-09-03]

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