Joe Wang Miller

Joe Wang Miller (Chinese: 王喆; born 3 February 1989) is a footballer who primarily plays as a forward[1] for Tan Holdings. Born in China, he represents the Northern Mariana Islands national team.[2]

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
Team 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
International career‡
2009– Northern Mariana Islands 17 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:21, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2021 (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.

International goals
Scores and results list Northern Mariana Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miller goal.
List of international goals scored by Joe Wang Miller
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
127 April 2008Oleai Sports Complex, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands Guam1–22–32008 Marianas Cup
211 March 2009Leo Palace Resort, Yona, Guam Macau1–01–62010 East Asian Football Championship
319 June 2010Oleai Sports Complex, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands Guam1–01–12010 Marianas Cup
418 July 2012Leo Palace Resort, Yona, Guam Guam1–01–32013 EAFF East Asian Cup

Honors

MP United

Individual

See also

References
  1. Joe Wang Miller Retrieved 31 July 2011
  2. "东亚杯秘闻: 前天津泰达球员已经代表一岛国4次参赛". sohu.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  3. Welcome to the NMIFA! Archived 28 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 July 2011
  4. Northern Marianas 2009 Archived 27 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 July 2011
  5. Northern Marianas 2010 Archived 27 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 July 2011
  6. Mariana Pacific wins 2010 KASA Cup. Retrieved 2 August 2011 Archived 14 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. National Football Teams - Mariana Pacific United Archived 25 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 August 2011
  8. What is Number 9 in Soccer? Definition and Meaning Archived 24 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 July 2011
  9. The Saipan Blog: Macau 6-1 CNMI Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 July 2011
  10. CNMI men go down fighting vs Guam. Retrieved 2 August 2011 Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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