Jensen Weir

Jensen Guy Weir (born 31 January 2002) is an English footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic, as a midfielder.

Jensen Weir
Personal information
Full name Jensen Guy Weir[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-31) 31 January 2002
Place of birth Warrington, England
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
Number 39
Youth career
Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Wigan Athletic 1 (0)
National team‡
2017–2018 Scotland U16 9 (9)
2018 Scotland U17 1 (0)
2018–2019 England U17 9 (0)
2019– England U18 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:30, 29 April 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:36, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Born in Warrington,[2] his father is former Scotland international footballer David Weir.[3]

Club career

Weir made his senior debut for Wigan Athletic on 7 November 2017, in an EFL Trophy game,[4] becoming the club's youngest ever player, at the age of 15 years and 280 days.[3]

International career

Weir has played for Scotland at under-16 and under-17 level,[5] captaining the under-16 team.[3] In October 2018 he was called up by England under-17s,[6][7] and made his debut during the 3-0 victory over Russia U17s.[8] In April 2019, Weir was included in the England squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[9]

Weir made his U18 debut during the 3-2 victory over Australia at Leicester Road F.C. on 6 September 2019.[10]

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. David Gunn (8 November 2017). "David Weir's son becomes youngest player in Wigan Athletic history". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  4. "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  5. Jensen Weir at the Scottish Football Association
  6. "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.
  7. Adam Bate (31 October 2018). "Jensen Weir and Joe Gelhardt highlight the quality of Wigan Athletic's academy". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  8. "JOSEPH GELHARDT HITS BRACE AS ENGLAND U17S BEAT RUSSIA IN SHREWSBURY". The Football Association. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  9. "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.
  10. "ALEX MIGHTEN BLASTS HAT-TRICK TO FIRE ENGLAND U18S TO VICTORY OVER AUSTRALIA". The Football Association. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.


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