Matthew Millar is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a right back for National Premier Leagues Victoria club Oakleigh Cannons.
Millar is from a family of ten children, eight of them male and two female. He played junior football at Langwarrin.
Club career Melbourne City On 21 October 2015 he made his senior professional debut for Melbourne City in a 2015 FFA Cup match against Perth Glory. He made his A-League debut against Newcastle Jets off the bench.
South Melbourne In February 2016, Millar left Melbourne City to return to the National Premier Leagues Victoria, signing for reigning premiers South Melbourne. On 19 May 2016, after 7 goals in 14 appearances, Millar extended his contract with South Melbourne until the end of the 2017 NPL Victoria season.
Central Coast Mariners In July 2018, Millar returned to the A-League, signing a one-year contract with Central Coast Mariners. When Millar signed with rivals the Jets he was famously told to go home upon announcing his move at training.
Newcastle Jets On 1 February 2019 it was announced Millar had signed for the Newcastle Jets for the 19-20 A-League season.
For his first season at Newcastle he started every game for the club, except the last 2 due to an injury. He played predominantly as a very attacking wing back and was their equal 2nd top goalscorer with 4 goals as well as 3 assists.
During the same season he received a NAB Young Player of the Year nomination in March. Riley McGree was the winner of the award for the season.
Shrewsbury Town (loan) On 5 October 2020, Millar joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a short-term loan deal until January 2021 with an option to buy. He scored his first goal for Shrewsbury on 10 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy group game against Crewe Alexandra. After the club were unable to agree a deal for a permanent transfer, Millar returned to Australia on 19 January 2021.
St Mirren On 7 September 2021, Millar moved to Scotland to sign a 1-year contract for St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership.
Macarthur FC After not being able to solidify a place in St Mirren’s starting 11, Millar returned to the A-League Men signing for Macarthur FC on a one-year deal. In May 2024, Millar was named in an alleged A-League bet-fixing scheme.
Istiklol On 3 August 2024, Tajikistan Higher League club Istiklol announced the signing of Millar on a contract until the end of the 2024 season. Millar won the 2024 Tajikistan Higher League with the club and featured in the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two. On 20 January 2025, Istiklol announced that they had decided not to renew their contract with Millar after it expired at the end of the 2024 season.
Havadar In January 2025, Millar joined Persian Gulf Pro League side Havadar.https://x.com/FrontPgFootball/status/1878600379761348913
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDandenong Thunder2013Victorian Premier League90–––301202014NPL Victoria257–––30287Total347–––60407Melbourne City Youth2015NPL Victoria 1223––––223Melbourne City2015–16A-League4011––0051South Melbourne2016NPL Victoria26700––743311201725942––603511201814200––10152Total651842––1448324Central Coast Mariners2018–19A-League21100–––211Newcastle Jets2019–20A-League24430–––2742020–21180––––180Total42430------454Shrewsbury Town (loan)2020–21League One912000–21132St Mirren2021–22Scottish Premiership1200000--120Macarthur FC2022–23A-League Men26520---2852023–248520-5110166Total341040--51104411Istiklol20242024 FC Istiklol seasonTajikistan Higher League8150-6000191Havadar2024–25Persian Gulf Pro League5000–50Career total256451930010123530954
Honours Macarthur Australia Cup: 2022
Istiklol Tajikistan Higher League: 2024
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