Timbers announce roster status ahead of 2024 MLS season
Portland currently has 21 players under contract
ACQUIRED: On February 25, 2023 as a free agent to a one-year deal with a club option for the 2024 season.
2023: Tallied his first goal contribution for the Timbers on Sept. 2, an assist against Seattle... Earned his first start on Apr. 1 at Dallas... Made his Portland debut as a sub on Mar. 25 against LA Galaxy.
CAREER: Eric Miller spent past three seasons with Nashville SC. In the 2022 campaign, Miller played in 24 matches, starting 14 for Nashville. Across his nine-year career, the veteran defender has made 165 MLS appearances (136 starts), including playoffs.
Originally drafted by the Montreal Impact as the fifth overall pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, Miller has had stints with Montreal (2014-15), Colorado Rapids (2016-17), Minnesota United (2018-19), New York City FC (2019) and Nashville (2020-22).
Miller began his professional career in the USL second division semi-pro league with the Portland Timbers U23s in 2012 while attending and playing for Creighton University.