{"id":556815,"date":"2020-07-05T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=556815"},"modified":"2020-12-28T11:27:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T16:27:27","slug":"rotherham-united-sign-mickel-miller-from-hamilton-academical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/07\/05\/rotherham-united-sign-mickel-miller-from-hamilton-academical\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotherham United Sign Mickel Miller From Hamilton Academical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rotherham United have completed the signing of winger Mickel Miller on a free transfer from Hamilton Academical. The deal is subject to EFL and FA ratification.<\/p>\n<h2>Mickel Miller Joins Rotherham United<\/h2>\n<h3>Career So Far<\/h3>\n<p>London-born Miller started his career in English non-league with Isthmian League Premier Division side Carshalton Athletic. He came through the youth ranks at the South London side and made his senior debut in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>In total, he made 161 appearances for Carshalton in his five seasons, playing in the Isthmian Premier, Division One South and South leagues.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Carshalton confirmed that their prodigy had agreed terms with Scottish side Hamilton, and shortly after it was announced that an undisclosed fee had been agreed between the two sides.<\/p>\n<p>Miller has featured in three different campaigns for Hamilton. He made six appearances in the 2017\/18 season before his best campaign in 2018\/19, which produced eight goals in 36 outings across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>This season, he featured 26 times in total for Hamilton, scoring four times.<\/p>\n<p>While with Carshalton, Miller also spent time in the V9 Academy, set up by<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/leicester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Leicester City<\/a> striker Jamie Vardy.<\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said?<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to the club website about his move, Miller said: &#8220;It is a big step. It is going to be a challenge for me but I like challenges and it will be a good experience.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m delighted that I&#8217;ve been given the opportunity to come and play here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8220;I&#8217;ve met two of the boys in person already and they&#8217;ve warned me about how intense it can be but everyone knows it is going to be hard. As long as you&#8217;re ready to work hard then I&#8217;m sure it will be good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The club have also confirmed that they are in discussion with two first-team players, Lewis Price and Billy Jones, about possible extensions to their contracts at the club.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"S4zgDPdHTHJt72U1dGUKxw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1207149085\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'S4zgDPdHTHJt72U1dGUKxw',sig:'sCOFuzhgolKHx7UQ7l00-MEQVQuK7wVPj9dnIcgtNjk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1207149085',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rotherham United have completed the signing of winger Mickel Miller on a free transfer from Hamilton Academical. The deal is subject to EFL and FA ratification. Mickel Miller Joins Rotherham United Career So Far London-born Miller started his career in English non-league with Isthmian League Premier Division side Carshalton Athletic. 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