Jensen Weir

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Jensen Weir
Personal information
Full name Jensen Guy Weir[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-31) 31 January 2002 (age 20)[2]
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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
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
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Jensen Weir". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ Jensen Weir at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Birmingham City 1–1 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Wigan Athletic: Jensen Weir sale to Brighton to help fund player wages". 10 July 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Weir completes Albion move". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Liverpool 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion: Steven Alzate scores in shock win". BBC Sport. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Jensen Weir joins on Loan". www.cambridge-united.co.uk. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Cambridge sign Brighton's Weir on loan". BBC Sport. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Cambridge United 0–0 Swindon Town (Cambridge win 3–1 on pens) – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Accrington Stanley 2–1 Cambridge United – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Cambridge United 1–0 AFC Wimbledon – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  16. ^ Page, Stephen (30 October 2021). "Weir scores first senior goal in win over AFC Wimbledon". CambridgeshireLive.
  17. ^ Jensen Weir at the Scottish Football Association
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ Adam Bate (31 October 2018). "Jensen Weir and Joe Gelhardt highlight the quality of Wigan Athletic's academy". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  20. ^ "JOSEPH GELHARDT HITS BRACE AS ENGLAND U17S BEAT RUSSIA IN SHREWSBURY". The Football Association. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "ALEX MIGHTEN BLASTS HAT-TRICK TO FIRE ENGLAND U18S TO VICTORY OVER AUSTRALIA". The Football Association. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  23. ^ "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  24. ^ "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  25. ^ "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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