Joe Wang Miller

Joe Wang Miller (Chinese: 王喆; born 3 February 1989) is an association footballer who primarily plays as a forward [1] but can also operate in midfield.[2] Miller currently plays for Northern Mariana Championship champions MP United (also known as Marianas Pacific United) as well as the Northern Mariana Islands national football team.

Joe Wang Miller
Personal information
Full name Joe Wang Miller
Date of birth (1989-02-03) 3 February 1989
Place of birth Tianjin, China
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Tan Holdings
Number 7
Youth career
Tianjin Teda F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 IFC Wild Bills
2009–2011 MP United 26 (38)
2011–2013 Guam Shipyard
2013– Tan Holdings
National team‡
2009– Northern Mariana Islands 6 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:21, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Club career

MP United

Miller was part of MP United's 2009 and 2010 squads. Saipan-based MP [3] finished 2nd in the league in 2009,[4] with Miller winning the top goalscorer award after scoring 23 goals in the season. The following season MP went one better and won the championship, remaining unbeaten in the process.[5] Joe was the league's top scorer again, with 15 goals. Miller has an incredible record at club level, having averaged 1.46 goals per game over the two seasons he has played for MP United. Miller also scored a hat-trick in a 2nd round 2010 KASA Cup match against Wild Bill's Independents, which MP United won 5-0.[6] He then scored the only goal as MP squeezed past Inter Godfather's in the next round.

At MP United, Miller plays alongside Northern Mariana Islands national football team team-mates Nicolas B. Swaim, a midfielder, defender Adam Hardwicke, midfielder Yuki Adachi and fellow striker Kirk Schuler.[7]

International career

Miller wears the no.9 shirt for his country, a number which is often reserved for a team's most dangerous forward.[8] Miller has scored 3 goals in four appearances for the Northern Mariana Islands national football team, making him the current squad's top scorer. Joe was called up to the country's squad for the East Asian Football Championship 2010 and scored one of Northern Mariana's three goals in the tournament. His goal came in Northern Mariana's opening game, a 6-1 loss to Macau on 11 March 2009. Miller's strike, in the fifth minute, put CNMI 1-0 up [9] but Macau came back to score 6 goals without reply.

Joe had grabbed his first international goal in a 3-2 loss to Guam in the Marianas Cup on 29 April 2008.[10] Miller's goal in the 24th minute equalized for Northern Mariana Islands, but Guam went on to win the match in extra time.

Honours

With MP United:

References
  1. Joe Wang Miller Retrieved 31 July 2011
  2. National Football Teams - Northern Mariana Islands Retrieved 31 July 2011
  3. Welcome to the NMIFA! Retrieved 2 July 2011
  4. Northern Marianas 2009 Retrieved 31 July 2011
  5. Northern Marianas 2010 Retrieved 31 July 2011
  6. Mariana Pacific wins 2010 KASA Cup Retrieved 2 August 2011
  7. National Football Teams - Mariana Pacific United Retrieved 10 August 2011
  8. What is Number 9 in Soccer? Definition and Meaning Retrieved 31 July 2011
  9. The Saipan Blog: Macau 6-1 CNMI Retrieved 31 July 2011
  10. CNMI men go down fighting vs Guam Retrieved 2 August 2011
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