Kenzie Weir

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Kenzie Weir
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Weir playing for Lewes in April 2023
Personal information
Full name Kenzie Weir
Date of birth (2004-01-14) 14 January 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Warrington, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Glasgow City (on loan from Everton)
Number 24
Youth career
Everton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Everton 1 (0)
2023 → Lewes (loan) 11 (0)
2023– → Glasgow City (loan) 8 (1)
International career‡
2021–2023 Scotland U-19 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2022

Kenzie Weir (born 14 January 2004) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Women's Premier League club Glasgow City, on loan from Everton, and the Scotland under-19 national team.

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Club career

Having come up through the youth ranks at Everton, [1] Weir made her first-team debut for the English club on 30 January 2022, coming on as a substitute for Izzy Christiansen in the 82th minute of a 4–0 win over Huddersfield Town, in the fourth round proper of the FA Cup. [2] [3]

In August 2022, Weir signed her first professional contract with Everton, penning a three-year deal. [1] [4] On 3 December of the same year, she made her Women's Super League debut, coming on for Nathalie Björn in the 87th minute of a 1–0 defeat away at Arsenal. [5]

On 1 February 2023, Weir was sent out on loan to Women's Championship club Lewes until the end of the season. [6] [7] On 27 February, she scored her first goal for the club in a 6–1 win over Cardiff City Ladies in the FA Cup fifth round proper, [8] although the net was later registered as an own goal by Courtney Butt. [9]

On 4 July of the same year, Weir joined Scottish Women's Premier League club Glasgow City on a season-long loan. [10] [11] On 6 September 2023, she made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 2–0 win over Shelbourne, in the first round semi-final. [12] [13] In the following game, the first round final, against Gintra, on 9 September, she scored her first senior goal, helping Glasgow City gain a 3–0 victory and qualify for the tournament's second round. [14] [15] On 13 September, she scored her first league goal in a 5–0 victory over Hamilton Academical. [16] [17] On 5 October, she received a straight red card for a foul on Kit Loferski in the penalty area in the 70th minute of a league match against Celtic, which ended in a 2–1 defeat for her side. [18] [19]

International career

Weir represented Scotland at under-16 and under-19 international level. [1]

Personal life

Weir is the daughter of former Scottish footballer David Weir, [1] [2] who had played and served as a captain for Everton, her girl-hood club. [1] [4]

She has two older brothers, Lucas (b. 2000) and Jensen (b. 2002), as well as a younger one, Ruben (b. 2006). [20]

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  2. 1 2 "Kenzie Weir Follows Father's Footsteps With Everton Debut". www.evertonfc.com. Everton. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Huddersfield Town 0-4 Everton (30 Jan, 2022) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Weir Signs First Pro Deal". www.evertonfc.com. Everton. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Poole, Harry (3 December 2022). "Miedema strikes as Arsenal keep pace at top of WSL". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kenzie Weir signs on-loan". lewesfc.com. Lewes Community Football Club. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Pentland, Daniel (1 February 2023). "Everton defender Weir joins Lewes on loan". FAWSL Full-Time. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ellie Mason inspires Rooks to history". lewesfc.com. Lewes Community Football Club. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Lewes 6-1 Cardiff City (Feb 26, 2023) - Commentary". ESPN. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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  12. ↑ O' Connell, Dylan (6 September 2023). "Shelbourne out of Women's Champions League after 2-0 defeat". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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