| Kirk Millar | |
| Fullname: | Kirk Steven Millar[1] |
| Birth Date: | 7 July 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland[2] |
| Currentclub: | Linfield |
| Position: | Winger / Striker |
| Youthyears1: | –2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Linfield |
| Youthyears2: | 2009– |
| Youthclubs2: | Oldham Athletic |
| Years1: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs1: | Linfield |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2009–2014 |
| Clubs2: | Oldham Athletic |
| Caps2: | 35 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2012 |
| Clubs3: | → Chorley (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2014– |
| Clubs4: | Linfield |
| Caps4: | 321 |
| Goals4: | 45 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010–2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Northern Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 1 June 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 19:28, 9 September 2014 (UTC) |
Kirk Steven Millar (born 7 July 1992) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for NIFL Premiership side Linfield.
He joined Oldham's Centre of Excellence as a first year scholar in May 2009,[3] having previously been at Linfield from the age of ten, progressing to reserve team football at the age of fifteen and then making a first team appearance at the age of sixteen.[4]
He made his Football League debut on 13 March 2010 as a substitute during a 2–2 draw with Wycombe Wanderers[2] and started his first match for the club on 30 March in a 3–2 defeat against Brentford.[5] He was offered a two-year professional contract by Oldham in April 2010, twelve months ahead of his scholarship expiring.[6] Millar's chances of establishing a first team place for Oldham Athletic in the 2011–12 season were dealt a blow as he was sent off in a reserves team match against Morecambe for clashing with the keeper Lawrie Walker just after recently being told by the manager Paul Dickov that he was going to be given a chance to show his ability at the end of the 2010–11 season.[7]
Millar had scarcely featured for Latics throughout the 2012–13 season but found a place in the team when Paul Dickov left the club and new man Lee Johnson arrived. Millar played a crucial part in Oldham's survival, assisting several goals, most notably Matt Smith's late winner against Bury FC at Gigg Lane. Millar scored his first & only goal for Oldham during the last game of the season against Leyton Orient, slotting the ball into the bottom right hand corner to make it 1–1.[8]
At the end of the 2013–14 season, a season in which he was limited to a few substitute appearances, Millar was released after 6 years at the club.[9]
In October 2012 he joined Chorley on loan for a one-month period[10] and made his club debut on 16 October in a Northern Premier League match against AFC Fylde.[11]
Millar made a guest appearance and scored for Shamrock Rovers in a friendly against Wolves in July 2014 at Tallaght Stadium.[12]
In August 2014, Linfield manager Warren Feeney announced the signing of Millar on a free transfer. Millar signed a 2-year contract following a trial period with the club.[13]
In February 2011 Millar received a call-up to the Northern Ireland Under-21 team[14] On 9 February 2011 Millar received his first cap coming on as a second-half substitute against Wales Under-21.[15] On 13 May 2011, Millar was called up for stand-bye for the Northern Ireland U-21 in their euro qualifier against Faroe Islands Under-21.[16]
In June 2011 he received his first call-up to the Northern Ireland Under-20 team, along with teammate Carl Winchester for July's Milk Cup tournament.[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[20] | League Cup[21] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Linfield | 2008–09 | IFA Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Oldham Athletic | 2009–10 | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[22] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | League One | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | League One | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||||
| Coleraine (loan) | 2009–10 | IFA Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Chorley (loan) | 2012–13 | Northern Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Linfield | 2014–15 | NIFL Premiership | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | NIFL Premiership | 34 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[23] | 0 | — | 42 | 7 | |||
| 2016–17 | NIFL Premiership | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[24] | 0 | 36 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | NIFL Premiership | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[25] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | NIFL Premiership | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 3 | ||||
| 2019–20 | NIFL Premiership | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 11 | ||
| 2020–21 | NIFL Premiership | 37 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | NIFL Premiership | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | NIFL Premiership | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||
| Total | 273 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 346 | 42 | |||
| Career total | 318 | 37 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 402 | 44 | |||