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Robbie Weir
Weir playing for York City
Personal information
Full name Robert James Weir
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tranmere Rovers
(on loan from Sunderland)
Number 10
Youth career
000?–2004 Larne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Larne 20 (1)
2005– Sunderland 0 (0)
2010–2011 → York City (loan) 5 (0)
2011– → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2005–2006 Northern Ireland U18 ? (?)
2006–2007 Northern Ireland U19 ? (?)
2007– Northern Ireland U21 ? (?)
2009– Northern Ireland B 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:37, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:37, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Robbie Weir (born 9 December 1988) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Tranmere Rovers as a midfielder, on loan from Sunderland.

Club career

Born in Belfast, Weir started his career with the Larne youth system.[2] He started playing for the first team in the 2004–05 season as a 15-year old and he scored his first goal in a 5–2 victory over Crusaders on 9 October 2004.[2] He had unsuccessful trials with Fulham, Stoke City and Rangers, although Larne manager Jimmy McGeough criticised these, saying "I'm not sure it proves anything. He's a great prospect and one who'll learn his trade in senior football here".[3][4] Weir agreed to sign for English Championship club Sunderland in February 2005.[5][6] He finished the season with two Irish Premier League goals and played in the Irish Cup Final, which Larne lost 5–1 to Portadown, and was named the Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Young Player of the Year.[7][8]

Weir played for Sunderland in their youth team and was part of the team that reached the Premier Academy League Final in May 2007, where they were beaten 4–1 by Leicester City in a penalty shootout.[9] He joined Conference National side York City on a one-month loan on 12 November 2010 following a trial.[10] He made his debut in a 1–1 with Wrexham on 14 November and after impressing manager Gary Mills the loan was extended until 10 January 2011 in December.[11][12][13] He finished the loan with eight appearances.[14] Weir signed for League One club Tranmere Rovers on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season on 14 February 2011.[15] He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat at Peterborough United as a 74th minute substitute on 19 February.[16]

International career

Weir was part of the Northern Ireland under-18 squad in March 2005 and was capped by the team during a week-long visit to the Canary Islands in February 2006.[17][18] He was named captain of the under-19 squad in October and led the team out in a 4–2 defeat to Belgium.[19][20] and in July 2007 was called up for the 2007 Milk Cup and he started as the team were beaten 4–1 by Israel in August.[21][22] He was named in the under-21 squad in February 2008 to play Israel as a replacement for Dermot McCaffrey.[23] Weir was capped once by the Northern Ireland B team in 2009.[2] He played for the under-21s in a 1–1 draw with Germany in October 2009.[24]

Career statistics

As of 22 February 2011.
Club Season League[A] FA Cup League Cup Other[B] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Larne 2004–05 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
Sunderland 2005–06[25] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006–07[26] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007–08[27] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008–09[28] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10[29] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11[14] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
York City (loan) 2010–11[14] 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2010–11[14] 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career totals 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 0

Footnotes

A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy.

References

  1. ^ a b "Player Profiles". Tranmere Rovers F.C. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  2. ^ a b c "Robbie Weir". NIFG. 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  3. ^ "McGeough unhappy over Weir trials". BBC Sport. 2004-12-09. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  4. ^ "Ards 0–3 Larne". BBC Sport. 2004-12-27. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  5. ^ "Larne v Newry City". BBC Sport. 2004-11-04. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  6. ^ "Weir completes move to Sunderland". BBC Sport. 2005-02-07. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  7. ^ Harris, Martin (2007-01-03). "Northern Ireland 2004/05". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  8. ^ "Glendinning wins top player award". BBC Sport. 2005-05-10. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  9. ^ "Foxes triumph in Academy showdown". BBC Sport. 2007-05-21. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  10. ^ "Gary Mills moves to boost York City squad". BBC Sport. 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  11. ^ "York 1–1 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 2010-11-14. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  12. ^ Flett, Dave (2010-12-03). "Robbie Weir's York City loan period extended". The Press. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  13. ^ "York City boss Mills eager to bring back Robbie Weir". BBC Sport. 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  14. ^ a b c d Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:
    "Season 2010/2011:". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
    Singleton, Craig (2010-12-11). "Brilliant Boston reach second round". Boston United F.C. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
  15. ^ "Tranmere bring in Sunderland midfielder Robbie Weir". BBC Sport. 2011-02-14. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  16. ^ "Peterborough 2 – 1 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 2011-02-19. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  17. ^ "Glentoran v Larne". BBC Sport. 2005-03-25. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  18. ^ Harris, Martin (2006-02-14). "U18s back from the Canaries". Irish Football Association. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  19. ^ Hill, Spike (2006-10-02). "European quest begins for next generation". Irish Football Association. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  20. ^ "Belguim v. Northern Ireland". Irish Football Association. 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  21. ^ "Cathcart part of NI Elite squad". BBC Sport. 2007-07-26. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  22. ^ "Israel claim Elite Milk Cup title". BBC Sport. 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  23. ^ Gillespie, Marshall (2008-02-05). "U21's prepare to take on Israel". Irish Football Association. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  24. ^ "Northern Ireland U21 1–1 Germany U21". Irish Football Association. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  25. ^ "Season 2005/2006:". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  26. ^ "Season 2006/2007:". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  27. ^ "Season 2007/2008:". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  28. ^ "Season 2008/2009:". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  29. ^ "Season 2009/2010:". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
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