# Matthew Millar (soccer)

Matthew Millar is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Persian Gulf Pro League club Havadar.
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.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 11 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Dandenong Thunder | 2013 | Victorian Premier League | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dandenong Thunder | 2014 | NPL Victoria | 25 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 28 | 7 |
| Dandenong Thunder | Total | Total | 34 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | 40 | 7 |
| Melbourne City Youth | 2015 | NPL Victoria 1 | 22 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 3 |
| Melbourne City | 2015–16 | A-League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| South Melbourne | 2016 | NPL Victoria | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 4 | 33 | 11 |
| South Melbourne | 2017 | NPL Victoria | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | 35 | 11 |
| South Melbourne | 2018 | NPL Victoria | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| South Melbourne | Total | Total | 65 | 18 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 4 | 83 | 24 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 2018–19 | A-League | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 1 |
| Newcastle Jets | 2019–20 | A-League | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 4 |
| Newcastle Jets | 2020–21 | A-League | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 0 |
| Newcastle Jets | Total | Total | 42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 4 |
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2020–21 | League One | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| St Mirren | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| Macarthur FC | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 5 |
| Macarthur FC | 2023–24 | A-League Men | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| Macarthur FC | Total | Total | 34 | 10 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 11 |
| Istiklol | 2024 | Tajikistan Higher League | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Havadar | 2024–25 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 256 | 45 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 309 | 54 |
* 1 2 3 Appearances in Dockerty Cup
* ↑ Three appearances and one goal in NPL Victoria finals; four appearances and three goals in Dockerty Cup
* ↑ One appearance in NPL Victoria finals; five appearances in Dockerty Cup
* ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
* ↑ Appearances and goals in the AFC Cup
* ↑ Appearances and goals in the A-League Men finals series
* ↑ Appearances and goals in the AFC Champions League Two
* ↑ Appearances and goals in the Tajik Supercup

## Honours

Macarthur
* Australia Cup: 2022
Istiklol
* Tajikistan Higher League: 2024