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Jensen Weir
Personal information
Full name Jensen Guy Weir[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-31) 31 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Warrington, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 54
Youth career
Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Wigan Athletic 1 (0)
2020– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Scotland U16 9 (9)
2018 Scotland U17 1 (0)
2018–2019 England U17 9 (0)
2019– England U18 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:30, 29 April 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:36, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

Jensen Guy Weir (born 31 January 2002) is an English footballer who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion, as a midfielder.

Early and personal life

Born in Warrington,[2] his father is former Scotland international footballer David Weir.[3] he went to school with the legend will creed

Club career

Wigan Athletic

Weir made his senior debut for Wigan Athletic on 7 November 2017, in an EFL Trophy game against Accrington Stanley,[4] becoming the club's youngest ever player, at the age of 15 years and 280 days.[3] He made his league debut in a Championship game at Birmingham City on 27 April 2019, coming on as a second half substitute for Nick Powell.[5][6]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 10 July 2020 it was reported that Weir was going to be sold to Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion for £500,000 plus add-ons in order to help alleviate Wigan's financial problems.[7] On 23 July 2020, Weir joined Brighton on a three-year deal.[8] He was named in a matchday squad for the first time for the senior side on 3 February 2021, remaining an unused substitute in a 1–0 away win over Liverpool, Brighton's first league win at Anfield since 1982.[9]

International career

Weir has played for Scotland at under-16 and under-17 level,[10] captaining the under-16 team.[3] In October 2018 he was called up by England under-17s,[11][12] and made his debut during the 3–0 victory over Russia U17s.[13] In April 2019, Weir was included in the England squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[14]

Weir made his U18 debut during the 3–2 victory over Australia at Leicester Road on 6 September 2019.[15]

Career statistics

As of 30 September 2020.
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wigan Athletic 2017–18[4] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2018–19[5] Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2019–20[16] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 2020–21[17] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2020–21 — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
Career Total 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 7 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ Jensen Weir at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b c David Gunn (8 November 2017). "David Weir's son becomes youngest player in Wigan Athletic history". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Birmingham City 1-1 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Wigan Athletic: Jensen Weir sale to Brighton to help fund player wages". 10 July 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Weir completes Albion move". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Liverpool 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: Steven Alzate scores in shock win". BBC Sport. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  10. ^ Jensen Weir at the Scottish Football Association
  11. ^ "INTERNATIONAL NEWS: THREE CALLED UP FOR ENGLAND DUTY, WHILST LUKE ROBINSON IS ADDED TO THE SCOTLAND SQUAD". Wigan Athletic F.C. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  12. ^ Adam Bate (31 October 2018). "Jensen Weir and Joe Gelhardt highlight the quality of Wigan Athletic's academy". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  13. ^ "JOSEPH GELHARDT HITS BRACE AS ENGLAND U17S BEAT RUSSIA IN SHREWSBURY". The Football Association. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Young Lions squad head for UEFA U17 EURO Finals in the Republic of Ireland this month". The Football Association. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  15. ^ "ALEX MIGHTEN BLASTS HAT-TRICK TO FIRE ENGLAND U18S TO VICTORY OVER AUSTRALIA". The Football Association. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  16. ^ "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2021.


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