Jensen Weir

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

Jensen Weir
Personal information
Full name Jensen Guy Weir[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-31) 31 January 2002[2]
Place of birth Warrington, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Blackpool
(on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
Number 15
Youth career
Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Wigan Athletic 1 (0)
2020– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Cambridge United (loan) 15 (1)
2022–2023 → Morecambe (loan) 44 (10)
2023– → Blackpool (loan) 9 (0)
International career‡
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:53, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:37, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

He began his career at Wigan Athletic, before joining Brighton & Hove Albion in 2020, where he has spent loan spells at Cambridge United, Morecambe and Blackpool.

After representing Scotland at under-16 and under-17 levels, he switched to play for England, representing them at under-17, under-18 and under-20 levels.

Early and personal life

Born in Warrington,[4] his father is former Scotland international footballer David Weir.[5]

Club career

Wigan Athletic

Weir made his senior debut for Wigan Athletic on 7 November 2017, in an EFL Trophy game against Accrington Stanley,[6] becoming the club's youngest ever player, at the age of 15 years and 280 days.[5] 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.[7][8]

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.[9] On 23 July 2020, Weir joined Brighton on a three-year deal.[10] 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.[11]

Cambridge United (loan)

On 13 July 2021, Weir joined newly promoted League One side Cambridge United on a season-long loan deal.[12][13] 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.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16][17] Weir made his final appearance for the U's on 18 December, in a 1–0 home loss against Rotherham after a knee injury kept him on the sidelines for the rest of the season.[18][19]

Morecambe (loan)

On 25 July 2022, Weir returned to League One on a season-long loan deal to Morecambe.[20] He was sent off after picking up two yellow cards on his Shrimps home debut and second appearance in the eventual penalty shootout win over Stoke City of the Championship in the EFL Cup on 9 August.[21]

Blackpool (loan)

On 11 August 2023, Weir again returned to League One, joining recently relegated Blackpool on a season-long loan.[22][23]

International career

Weir has played for Scotland at under-16 and under-17 level,[24] captaining the under-16 team.[5] In October 2018 he was called up by England under-17s,[25][26] and made his debut during the 3–0 victory over Russia U17s.[27] In April 2019, Weir was included in the England squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[28]

Weir made his U18 debut during the 3–2 victory over Australia at Leicester Road on 6 September 2019.[29]

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.[30]

Career statistics
As of 24 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wigan Athletic 2017–18[6] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2018–19[7] Championship 1000100020
2019–20[31] Championship 0000100010
Total 1000201040
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2020–21 ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Brighton & Hove Albion 2020–21[32] Premier League 0000000000
2021–22[33] Premier League 0000000000
2022–23[34] Premier League 0000000000
2023–24[35] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Cambridge United (loan) 2021–22[33] League One 15130204[lower-alpha 1]0241
Morecambe (loan) 2022–23[34] League One 441010304[lower-alpha 1]15211
Blackpool (loan) 2023–24[35] League One 9000102[lower-alpha 1]0120
Career total 691140801419512
  1. 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. "Jensen Weir". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. "Jensen Weir". Morecambe F.C. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. Jensen Weir at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  5. David Gunn (8 November 2017). "David Weir's son becomes youngest player in Wigan Athletic history". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  6. "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  7. "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. "Birmingham City 1–1 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  9. "Wigan Athletic: Jensen Weir sale to Brighton to help fund player wages". BBC Sport. 10 July 2020.
  10. "Weir completes Albion move". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  11. "Liverpool 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion: Steven Alzate scores in shock win". BBC Sport. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  12. "Jensen Weir joins on Loan". www.cambridge-united.co.uk. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  13. "Cambridge sign Brighton's Weir on loan". BBC Sport. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  14. "Cambridge United 0–0 Swindon Town (Cambridge win 3–1 on pens) – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  15. "Accrington Stanley 2–1 Cambridge United – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  16. "Cambridge United 1–0 AFC Wimbledon – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  17. Page, Stephen (30 October 2021). "Weir scores first senior goal in win over AFC Wimbledon". CambridgeshireLive. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  18. Page, Stephen (24 March 2022). "Cambridge United loanee Weir considered 'very unlikely' to return from Brighton & Hove this season". CambridgeshireLive. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  19. "Cambridge United 0-1 Rotherham United - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  20. "Jensen Weir: Morecambe sign Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  21. "Morecambe 0-0 Stoke City (5-3 on pens): Shrimps shock Championship Potters". BBC Sport. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  22. FC, Blackpool (11 August 2023). "Jensen Weir Signs On Loan". Blackpool FC. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  23. "Blackpool sign Brighton's Weir on season-long loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  24. Jensen Weir at the Scottish Football Association
  25. "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.
  26. Adam Bate (31 October 2018). "Jensen Weir and Joe Gelhardt highlight the quality of Wigan Athletic's academy". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  27. "Joseph Gelhardt Hits Brace as England U17S Beat Russia in Shrewsbury". The Football Association. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  28. "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.
  29. "Alex Mighten Blasts Hat-Trick to Fire England U18S to Victory Over Australia". The Football Association. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  30. "Six at SGP for MU20s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  31. "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  32. "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  33. "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  34. "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  35. "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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