Lewis Miller (soccer)

Lewis Miller
Personal information
Full name Lewis Miller
Date of birth (2000-08-24) 24 August 2000
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Right back
Team information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
Number 33
Youth career
Pittwater RSL
Manly United
2016 Sydney FC
2017 Central Coast Mariners
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 North Shore Mariners 12 (0)
2018–2022 CCM Academy 48 (3)
2018–2022 Central Coast Mariners 54 (1)
2022–2025 Hibernian 65 (3)
2025– Blackburn Rovers 29 (2)
International career‡
2021–2022 Australia U23 8 (0)
2023– Australia 20 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2025

Lewis Miller (born 24 August 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a right back for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers and the Australia national team.[1]

Club career

Central Coast Mariners

In October 2019, Miller was awarded a TAG Foundation scholarship with Central Coast Mariners, following a strong pre-season.[2] Three months later, in January 2020, he signed a two-year contract, upgrading him to a professional senior contract.[3]

Hibernian

In June 2022, Miller signed a three-year contract for Scottish Premiership side Hibernian, effective from 1 July.[4] He had been due to join fellow A-League side Macarthur FC, having signed a pre-contract deal with them before the end of his contract at Central Coast Mariners, but then signed for Hibernian instead, netting Macarthur an undisclosed transfer fee.[5]

In April 2025, Hibs activated a one-year extension to Miller's contract.[6]

Blackburn Rovers

In August 2025, Miller signed a 3-year deal with the option of a further 12 months at Blackburn Rovers.[7][8]

On 21 November 2025, Miller scored his first goal for the club with a header in a 2–1 away win over Preston North End.[9] On 11 January 2026, Miller was named captain following the absence of Todd Cantwell from the squad. He played the full 90 minutes during a 0–0 draw with Hull City in the FA Cup. Hull went on to win the match on penalties.[10][11]

On 14 February 2026, Miller came on as a half-time substitute in a 3–1 win over Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road, but was stretchered off after nine minutes. Blackburn later confirmed that he had suffered a complete rupture of his achilles tendon, the club expected him to be out of action for 9 months and excluding him from participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Australia.[12][13]

International career

Miller was first called up to the Australian under-23 side in October 2021, for 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification matches against Indonesia in Tajikistan.[14] He made his debut for the side against Indonesia on 26 October 2021, winning a penalty in a 3–2 win.[15] Miller was subsequently called up to the team for the final 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in June 2022.[16]

He was selected by the senior Australian national team in October 2023.[17] Miller made his international debut on 13 October as a substitute against England at Wembley,[18] becoming the 635th Socceroo.[19] He made his first full appearance in the starting line-up on 16 November 2023 in a World Cup qualifier match against Bangladesh, in which his side won 7–0 at AAMI Park.[20][21]

On 3 February 2024, Miller gave away a penalty and a direct free kick against South Korea at the quarter-finals of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, with both set pieces leading to South Korea scoring; the game would end in a 1–2 loss.[22]

Miller scored his first international goal on 10 October 2024, in a 3–1 win against China in 2026 World Cup qualifying.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 14 February 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Central Coast Mariners 2018–19 A-League Men 20————20
2019–20 A-League Men 17010———180
2020–21 A-League Men 130————130
2021–22 A-League Men 22140———261
Total 54150———591
Hibernian 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 1200040——160
2023–24 Scottish Premiership 21210305[c]0—302
2024–25 Scottish Premiership 3212052——393
Total 6533012250—855
Blackburn Rovers 2025–26 EFL Championship 2921010——312
2026–27 EFL Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 14869013250—1758

International

As of match played 19 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Australia 202340
202461
2025101
Total202

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 October 2024Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia China1–13–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.20 March 2025Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Indonesia4–05–1

References

  1. ↑ Carbone, Benito (8 March 2019). "'The Class of '19'? Mulvey aims to craft Mariners golden era". A-League.
  2. ↑ "Lewis Miller signs scholarship contract with Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 15 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Lewis Miller signs senior contract on the Coast". Central Coast Mariners. 14 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Hibernian: Lewis Miller & Momodou Bojang join as Rocky Bushiri retuns on permanent deal". BBC Sport. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Australian U23 International Lewis Miller Joins Hibs!". Hibernian FC. 9 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Lewis Miller: Hibernian trigger extension in defender's contract". BBC Sport. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "It's Miller time!". Blackburn Rovers Official Site. 4 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Blackburn sign Hibernian full-back Miller". BBC Sport. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Report: Preston North End 1–2 Rovers". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Team news: Hull City v Rovers". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Report: Hull City 0–0 Rovers (Hull win 4–3 on penalties)". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "Injury update: Lewis Miller". www.rovers.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "Lewis Miller ruled out of FIFA World Cup with ruptured Achilles". socceroos.com.au. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "Lewis Miller called up to Australian U23 squad". Central Coast Mariners FC. 15 October 2021. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  15. ↑ Clark, George (27 October 2021). "Olyroos take big step toward Asian Cup". The Islander. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  16. ↑ "11 NSW young guns set for U23's Asian Cup quest". Football NSW. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  17. ↑ "Subway Socceroos squad named for historic October fixtures". Socceroos. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  18. ↑ "Miller makes Australia debut at Wembley". BBC Sport. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  19. ↑ "Every Subway Socceroos debut in 2023". Socceroos. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  20. ↑ Gibson, Tim (17 November 2023). "Miller buoyant after first full match for Socceroos". Socceroos. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  21. ↑ "Miller makes full debut in big Socceroos win". BBC Sport. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  22. ↑ "Socceroos lose 2-1 to South Korea in extra time of Asian Cup quarterfinal after conceding two late penalties". ABC News. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  23. ↑ Greechan, John (11 October 2024). "Hibs star admits 'emotions took over' after World Cup redemption goal in huge Socceroos win". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 11 October 2024.

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