Michael Weir (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael John Weir | ||
Date of birth | 18 February 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Jersey | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
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) |
2010–2012 | → Camacha (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.
Career
Weir spent two years with the Southampton academy between 2004 and 2006 before agreeing a two-year scholarship deal with Portuuese 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
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
- ^ "Weir to sign for Nacional". jerseyeveningpost.com. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Michael Weir: The Jersey-born defender who went it alone in Portugal and Cyprus". englishplayersabroad.com. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Jersey's Michael Weir ready for Cypriot challenge". BBC. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Michael Weir causa baixa en l'Ontinyent". ontinyentcf.es (in Spanish). 8 October 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Competitor Details Michael Weir". alandresults2009.com. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Island players answer Parishes of Jersey FC call". jerseyeveningpost.com. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
External links
- Michael Weir at Soccerway
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Jersey footballers
- Association football defenders
- Southampton F.C. players
- C.D. Nacional players
- Doxa Katokopias FC players
- Bognor Regis Town F.C. players
- Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Ontinyent CF players
- Tercera División players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players