Jensen Weir

Jensen Guy Weir (born 31 January 2002) is an English footballer who plays for 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
Place of birth Warrington, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 54
Youth career
Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Wigan Athletic 1 (0)
2020– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (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

Wigan Athletic

Weir made his senior debut for Wigan Athletic on 7 November 2017, in an EFL Trophy game against Accrington Stanley,[4] becoming the club's youngest ever player, at the age of 15 years and 280 days.[3] 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.[5][6]

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.[7] On 23 July 2020, Weir joined Brighton on a three-year deal.[8] 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.[9]

International career

Weir has played for Scotland at under-16 and under-17 level,[10] captaining the under-16 team.[3] In October 2018 he was called up by England under-17s,[11][12] and made his debut during the 3–0 victory over Russia U17s.[13] In April 2019, Weir was included in the England squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[14]

Weir made his U18 debut during the 3–2 victory over Australia at Leicester Road on 6 September 2019.[15]

Career statistics
As of 30 September 2020.
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wigan Athletic 2017–18[4] Championship 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2018–19[5] Championship 1000100020
2019–20[16] Championship 0000100010
Total 1000201040
Brighton & Hove Albion 2020–21[17] Premier League 0000000000
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2020–21 ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Career Total 1000204070
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

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 17 July 2020.
  5. "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. "Birmingham City 1-1 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  7. "Wigan Athletic: Jensen Weir sale to Brighton to help fund player wages". 10 July 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. "Weir completes Albion move". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  9. "Liverpool 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: Steven Alzate scores in shock win". BBC Sport. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  10. Jensen Weir at the Scottish Football Association
  11. "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.
  12. Adam Bate (31 October 2018). "Jensen Weir and Joe Gelhardt highlight the quality of Wigan Athletic's academy". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  13. "JOSEPH GELHARDT HITS BRACE AS ENGLAND U17S BEAT RUSSIA IN SHREWSBURY". The Football Association. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  14. "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.
  15. "ALEX MIGHTEN BLASTS HAT-TRICK TO FIRE ENGLAND U18S TO VICTORY OVER AUSTRALIA". The Football Association. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  16. "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  17. "Games played by Jensen Weir in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2021.


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