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Tyler Miller Signs With Bolton Wanderers F.C.
8/13/2025 4:00:00β―PM | Men's Soccer
Northwestern Hall of Famer joins EFL League One side
EVANSTON, Ill. (August 13, 2025) β Former Northwestern men's soccer standout Tyler Miller has signed a professional contract with Bolton Wanderers F.C., the club announced on Wednesday.Β Miller joins the League One team from the English Football League (EFL) after most recently spending time with EFL League Two side Notts County F.C.
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A 2024 inductee into the Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame, Miller enjoyed a decorated career during his time with the Wildcats, where he still ranks as the program's all-time career shutouts leader with 36 clean sheets.Β The Woodbury, N.J. native wasted no time in establishing himself between the pipes, backstopping the 'Cats to back-to-back Big Ten Conference regular season titles in his first two years in Evanston, a run that also included a Big Ten Tournament crown in 2011.
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Miller was a three-time First Team All-Big Ten Conference selection.Β As a senior, he posted a league-best .854 save percentage that ranked third nationally en route to being named a unanimous selection as the 2014 Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year.Β In addition to his conference accolades, the 6-foot-4 netminder was also named a Third Team All-American by the United Soccer Coaches following his senior campaign.
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After wrapping up his career in Evanston, Miller was selected 33rd overall by Seattle Sounders FC in the 2015 Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft, beginning a well-traveled professional career that also included domestic stops with Los Angeles FC, Minnesota United, and DC United.Β He helped lead Los Angeles FC to its first Supporters' Shield in 2019, a season that also saw him named to the 23-man roster for the United States Men's National Team in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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One of the EFL's founding members in 1888, Bolton Wanderers enjoyed an 11-year stay in the Premier League from 2001-12, qualifying for the UEFA Cup, now recognized as the Europa League, on two occasions.Β The club finished eighth in EFL League One last season.
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— Northwestern Men's Soccer (@NUMensSoccer) August 13, 2025
Former Wildcat great @Tymiller01 has signed with @OfficialBWFC of the English Football League! pic.twitter.com/AbiKwDKb1M
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A 2024 inductee into the Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame, Miller enjoyed a decorated career during his time with the Wildcats, where he still ranks as the program's all-time career shutouts leader with 36 clean sheets.Β The Woodbury, N.J. native wasted no time in establishing himself between the pipes, backstopping the 'Cats to back-to-back Big Ten Conference regular season titles in his first two years in Evanston, a run that also included a Big Ten Tournament crown in 2011.
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Miller was a three-time First Team All-Big Ten Conference selection.Β As a senior, he posted a league-best .854 save percentage that ranked third nationally en route to being named a unanimous selection as the 2014 Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year.Β In addition to his conference accolades, the 6-foot-4 netminder was also named a Third Team All-American by the United Soccer Coaches following his senior campaign.
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After wrapping up his career in Evanston, Miller was selected 33rd overall by Seattle Sounders FC in the 2015 Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft, beginning a well-traveled professional career that also included domestic stops with Los Angeles FC, Minnesota United, and DC United.Β He helped lead Los Angeles FC to its first Supporters' Shield in 2019, a season that also saw him named to the 23-man roster for the United States Men's National Team in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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One of the EFL's founding members in 1888, Bolton Wanderers enjoyed an 11-year stay in the Premier League from 2001-12, qualifying for the UEFA Cup, now recognized as the Europa League, on two occasions.Β The club finished eighth in EFL League One last season.
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