Michael Weir (footballer)

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Michael Weir
Personal information
Full name Michael John Weir
Date of birth (1991-02-18) 18 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Jersey
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
St. Paul's
Youth career
2004–2006 Southampton
2008–2010 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Nacional 0 (0)
2010–2012Camacha (loan) 49 (0)
2012–2013 Doxa 10 (0)
2013–2014 Bognor Regis Town 2 (0)
2014 Dulwich Hamlet 6 (0)
2014   Bognor Regis Town
2014 Ontinyent 2 (0)
2015– St. Paul's
International career
2009– Jersey 3+ (0)
2018– Parishes of Jersey 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:20, 21 October 2018 (UTC)

Michael John Weir (born 18 February 1991) is a footballer who plays as a defender for St. Paul's.

Club career[edit]

Weir spent two years with the Southampton academy between 2004 and 2006 before agreeing a two-year scholarship deal with Portuguese side Nacional in March 2008.[1] After two years, Weir spent two seasons out on loan at Campeonato de Portugal side Camacha.[2] In May 2012, Weir joined Cypriot top-flight side Doxa.[3] In the summer of 2014, Weir joined Spanish side Ontinyent, playing two league matches before leaving the club in October.[4]

International career[edit]

Weir represented Jersey at the 2009 Island Games, playing three matches on the way to winning the gold medal in the men's football competition.[5] In 2018, whilst playing for St. Paul's, Weir was called up to the new Parishes of Jersey football team for their fixture against Yorkshire.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Weir to sign for Nacional". jerseyeveningpost.com. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Michael Weir: The Jersey-born defender who went it alone in Portugal and Cyprus". englishplayersabroad.com. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Jersey's Michael Weir ready for Cypriot challenge". BBC. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Michael Weir causa baixa en l'Ontinyent". ontinyentcf.es (in Spanish). 8 October 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Competitor Details Michael Weir". alandresults2009.com. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Island players answer Parishes of Jersey FC call". jerseyeveningpost.com. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

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