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LA Galaxy Sign LA Galaxy Academy Defender Harbor Miller to Homegrown Player Contract

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LOS ANGELES (Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024) ā€“ The LA Galaxy today announced that the club has signed LA Galaxy Academy product Harbor Miller to a three-year contract beginning in 2025 through the end of the 2027 MLS season with a club option for 2028. Miller, who will occupy a Homegrown player slot, will play the 2024 MLS NEXT Pro season with LA Galaxy II before being added to the Galaxyā€™s MLS roster in 2025.

Miller, 16, is the 20th LA Galaxy Academy product in club history to sign as a Homegrown player with the Galaxy, and heā€™s the third-youngest player signing in club history (16 years, 7 months, 30 days) behind only Efrain Alvarez (15 years, 8 months, 15 days) and Jack McBean (16 years, 1 month, 16 days). Notably, Miller was named the MLS NEXT Cup MVP presented by adidas after the LA Galaxy Academy U-17s defeated Real Colorado 4-2 in the final of the 2023 U-17 MLS NEXT Cup on June 25, 2023. Additionally, Miller was named to the second annual MLS NEXT All-Star Game presented by Allstate during the 2023 campaign.

ā€œHarbor is a competitive and exciting fullback prospect and we are thrilled that he is graduating from the Galaxy Academy and beginning his professional career as a Homegrown Galaxy player,ā€ said LA Galaxy General Manager Will Kuntz. ā€œWe look forward to watching Harbor continue his impressive development trajectory.ā€

Transaction: LA Galaxy sign Harbor Miller to a three-year contract beginning in 2025 through the end of the 2027 MLS season on Feb. 20, 2024.

Harbor Miller
Position: Defender
Height: 5-10
Weight: 155
Date Of Birth: June 21, 2007
Age: 16
Birthplace: Fullerton, Calif.
Last Club: LA Galaxy Academy
Citizenship: United States