Jensen Weir
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jensen Guy Weir[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 31 January 2002||
Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Cambridge United (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
Wigan Athletic | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Wigan Athletic | 1 | (0) |
2020– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
2021– | → Cambridge United (loan) | 15 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Scotland U16 | 9 | (9) |
2018 | Scotland U17 | 1 | (0) |
2018–2019 | England U17 | 9 | (0) |
2019–2020 | England U18 | 9 | (0) |
2021– | England U20 | 2 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:03, 18 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:37, 7 October 2021 (UTC) |
Jensen Guy Weir (born 31 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays for Cambridge United, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion, as a midfielder.
Early and personal life[]
Born in Warrington,[3] his father is former Scotland international footballer David Weir.[4]
Club career[]
Wigan Athletic[]
Weir made his senior debut for Wigan Athletic on 7 November 2017, in an EFL Trophy game against Accrington Stanley,[5] becoming the club's youngest ever player, at the age of 15 years and 280 days.[4] 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.[6][7]
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.[8] On 23 July 2020, Weir joined Brighton on a three-year deal.[9] 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.[10]
Cambridge United (loan)[]
On 13 July 2021, Weir joined newly promoted League One side Cambridge United on a season-long loan deal.[11][12] He made his debut on 10 August, starting in the EFL Cup first round tie at home against Swindon Town where Cambridge won 3–1 on penalties after a goalless draw in the 90 minutes of play.[13] Four days later Weir made his league debut for The U's starting and playing 61 minutes before being replaced by Adam May in the 2–1 away loss at Accrington Stanley.[14] He scored his first senior goal on 30 October, scoring the only goal of the game in a 1–0 home victory over AFC Wimbledon.[15][16]
International career[]
Weir has played for Scotland at under-16 and under-17 level,[17] captaining the under-16 team.[4] In October 2018 he was called up by England under-17s,[18][19] and made his debut during the 3–0 victory over Russia U17s.[20] In April 2019, Weir was included in the England squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[21]
Weir made his U18 debut during the 3–2 victory over Australia at Leicester Road on 6 September 2019.[22]
On 6 September 2021, Weir made a goalscoring debut for the England U20s during a 6–1 victory over Romania U20s at St. George's Park.[23]
Career statistics[]
- As of 18 December 2021
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Wigan Athletic | 2017–18[5] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2018–19[6] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2019–20[24] | 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 U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2020–21[25] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021–22[26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Cambridge United (loan) | 2021–22[26] | League One | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 24 | 1 |
Career total | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
- ^ a b c Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Jensen Weir". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Jensen Weir at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Birmingham City 1–1 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Wigan Athletic: Jensen Weir sale to Brighton to help fund player wages". 10 July 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Weir completes Albion move". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Liverpool 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion: Steven Alzate scores in shock win". BBC Sport. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Jensen Weir joins on Loan". www.cambridge-united.co.uk. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Cambridge sign Brighton's Weir on loan". BBC Sport. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Cambridge United 0–0 Swindon Town (Cambridge win 3–1 on pens) – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Accrington Stanley 2–1 Cambridge United – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Cambridge United 1–0 AFC Wimbledon – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Page, Stephen (30 October 2021). "Weir scores first senior goal in win over AFC Wimbledon". CambridgeshireLive.
- ^ Jensen Weir at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "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.
- ^ Adam Bate (31 October 2018). "Jensen Weir and Joe Gelhardt highlight the quality of Wigan Athletic's academy". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "JOSEPH GELHARDT HITS BRACE AS ENGLAND U17S BEAT RUSSIA IN SHREWSBURY". The Football Association. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ALEX MIGHTEN BLASTS HAT-TRICK TO FIRE ENGLAND U18S TO VICTORY OVER AUSTRALIA". The Football Association. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Warrington
- English footballers
- Scottish footballers
- Association football midfielders
- England youth international footballers
- Scotland youth international footballers
- English people of Scottish descent
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- English Football League players