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{{short description|English footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|8|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], England
| height = 5ft 10in<ref>{{Cite book |last=Anderson |first=John |url=http://archive.org/details/skysportsfootbal0000unse_e7t6 |title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2016–2017 |publisher=Headline |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-4722-3394-3 |location=London |pages=475}}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2005–2008 |youthclubs1 = [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
| youthyears2 = 2008–2014 |youthclubs2 = [[Manchester United F.C. Reserves and Academy|Manchester United]]
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| years5 = 2020–2021 |clubs5 = [[FK Pohronie|Pohronie]] |caps5 = 36 |goals5 = 7
| years6 = 2021–2022 |clubs6 = [[MTK Budapest FC|MTK Budapest]] |caps6 = 14 |goals6 = 0
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| nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = [[England national under-16 football team|England U16]] |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2012 |nationalteam2 = [[England national under-18 football team|England U18]] |nationalcaps2 = 2 |nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2012 |nationalteam3 = [[England national under-19 football team|England U19]] |nationalcaps3 = 1 |nationalgoals3 = 0
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'''James Michael Weir''' (born 4 August 1995) is an English former professional [[association football|footballer
Born in Preston, Lancashire, he began his career as a youth player with [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] and then joined the [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] academy. He only made one appearance for Manchester United before leaving for [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] in 2016, but also failed to break into the first team there, and spent the second half of the 2016–17 season on loan to [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]. After returning, his appearances for Hull were sporadic, and he left for [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] in 2019. After less than six months with Bolton, he was released and soon after signed for Slovak club [[FK Pohronie]]. He played there for 18 months before moving to Hungary to play for [[MTK Budapest FC|MTK Budapest]], before being released a year later.
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On 3 August 2019, Weir signed a one-year contract for a newly relegated [[EFL League One]] side [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Bolton Wanderers: James Weir & Josh Earl sign, Harry Brockbank agrees new deal|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49221150|work=BBC Sport|date=3 August 2019}}</ref> and made his debut the same day, in a 2–0 defeat against [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Bolton Wanderers|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49135860|work=BBC Sport|date=3 August 2019}}</ref>
Following this, he began to receive a handful of first-team appearances for the side, playing in midfield.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bolton could face Tranmere with just TWO senior players|url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/17840660.bolton-face-tranmere-just-two-senior-players/|newspaper=The Bolton News|date=16 August 2019|accessdate=31 March 2020}}<br />{{cite news|title=Tranmere Rovers 5 Bolton Wanderers 0: Player ratings|url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/17844877.tranmere-rovers-5-bolton-wanderers-0-player-ratings/|newspaper=The Bolton News|date=18 August 2019|accessdate=31 March 2020}}<br />{{cite news|title=Comment: Why future-thinking Sam's comments are out of date|url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/17852385.comment-future-thinking-sams-comments-date/|
===Pohronie===
On 7 March 2020, Weir signed for [[Slovak Super Liga|Fortuna Liga]] team [[FK Pohronie|Pohronie]]. It was Weir's first career stop outside England.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fkpohronie.sk/nova-posila-z-anglicka/?f=|title=Nová posila z Anglicka|publisher=FK Pohronie|language=sk|date=7 March 2020|accessdate=31 March 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200330212300/https://www.fkpohronie.sk/nova-posila-z-anglicka/?f=|archivedate=30 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> His debut was delayed due to league postponement caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia|coronavirus pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Únia ligových klubov dočasne rozhodla o osude Fortuna Ligy|url=https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/440537/prezidium-unia-ligovych-klubov-docasne-rozhodlo-o-osude-fortuna-liga-futbal-slovensko/|website=Šport.sk|language=sk|access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref> Weir first appeared in a match for Pohronie on 30 May 2020, during an [[Mestský štadión Žiar nad Hronom|empty-stadium]] friendly game ahead of Fortuna Liga restart on 13 June. He scored a first-half goal, setting the score to 2–0. Pohronie won the match 3–1, with the other goals scored by [[Kojo Matić]] and [[Patrik Abrahám]], while [[Ladislav Almási]] scored Ružomberok's only goal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Žilina zdolala Podbrezovú, Pohronie si poradilo s Ružomberkom
Weir made his [[Slovak Super Liga|Fortuna Liga]] debut on 13 June at [[Štadión pod Dubňom|pod Dubňom]], in the starting line-up against [[AS Trenčín]]. Pohronie lost 4–0 in this league restart and the first match of the shortened Relegation Group. Weir was replaced by [[Cedric Badolo]] early in the second-half, after just 54 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|title=AS Trenčín – FK Pohronie Žiar nad Hronom Dolná Ždaňa {{!}} 4 – 0|url=https://ulk.futbalnet.sk/zapas/493256/|access-date=29 July 2020|website=ulk.futbalnet.sk|language=sk}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> While Weir played the first game as an attacking midfielder, for the remainder of the campaign he was assigned more defensive roles and contributed to an undefeated run lasting 4 game – equaling the club's top division record from earlier in the season.
He scored his first goal in the subsequent [[ViOn Aréna|away]] game against [[ŠKF Sereď|iClinic Sereď]] on 21 June. Pohronie took an early lead thanks to Weir's header, following a cross from [[Ján Hatok]], and were two up 15 minutes in, after another goal by [[Petr Pavlík (footballer, born 1987)|Pavlík]]. Despite the promising lead Sereď came back and equalised the score in the second half with two goals by [[Filip Pankarićan]] and [[Martin Mečiar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ŠKF Sereď – FK Pohronie|url=https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/449718/online-skf-sered-fk-pohronie-ziar-nad-hronom-dolna-zdana/|website=sport.aktuality.sk|language=sk|access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref> The following week, Weir also recorded an assist in an important 1–0 [[Mestský štadión Žiar nad Hronom|home]] win over [[FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce|ViOn Zlaté Moravce]], with [[Patrik Abrahám]] scoring with a header, following Weir's free kick.<ref>{{cite web|title=FK Pohronie – FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce|url=https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/450541/online-fk-pohronie-fc-vion-zlate-moravce/|access-date=29 July 2020|website=Šport.sk|language=sk}}</ref>
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On 25 May 2021, Weir joined [[Nemzeti Bajnokság I|Hungarian top-flight]] side [[MTK Budapest FC|MTK Budapest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtkbudapest.hu/hu/hirek/goleros-vedekezo-kozeppalyas-az-elso-igazolasunk|title=Gólerős Védekező Középpályás Az Első Igazolásunk!|publisher=[[MTK Budapest FC]]|date=25 May 2021|accessdate=25 May 2021|language=hu}}</ref>
===ViOn Zlaté Moravce===
In July 2023, after a year out with injury, Weir returned to [[Slovakia]] to join [[FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce|ViOn Zlaté Moravce]] on a one-year deal
===Retirement===
On 6 February 2024, Weir announced his retirement from the game on his [[Instagram]] page.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ex-Bolton and Man Utd midfielder James Weir retires aged 28 |url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/24102931.ex-bolton-man-utd-midfielder-james-weir-retires-aged-28/ |access-date=7 February 2024 |website=[[Bolton News]]}}</ref> He then became a [[travel agent]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/mar/25/james-weir-my-manchester-united-debut-was-an-out-of-body-experience-i-wouldnt-change-that-for-anything James Weir: 'My Manchester United debut was an out-of-body experience. I wouldn't change that for anything']</ref>
==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
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!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[2015–16 Manchester United F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name="JW15">{{soccerbase season|89729|2015|accessdate=29 July 2017}}</ref>
|[[Premier League]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Manchester United total▼
!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0▼
|-▼
▲|rowspan="4"|[[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]
|[[2016–17 Hull City A.F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref name="JW16">{{soccerbase season|89729|2016|accessdate=29 July 2017}}</ref>
|
|0||0||0||0||3||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||3||0
|-
|[[2017–18 Hull City A.F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|89729|2017|accessdate=5 August 2017}}</ref>
|3||0||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||4||0
|-
|[[2018–19 Hull City A.F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|89729|2017|accessdate=2 August 2018}}</ref>
|Championship
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0||0
|-
!colspan=
!3!!0!!0!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!7!!0
|-
|[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] (loan)
|[[2016–17 Wigan Athletic F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref name="JW16" />
|
|4||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||4||0
|-
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|8||0||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||3{{Efn|name=FLT|Appearance(s) in the [[EFL Trophy]].}}||0||12||0
|-
|rowspan=
|[[2019–20 Slovak First Football League|2019–20]]<ref name="SW1">{{cite news|title=England – J. Weir|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/james-weir/314162/|accessdate=6 July 2020|work=Soccerway}}</ref>
|5||1||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||5||1
|-
|[[2020–21 Slovak First Football League|2020–21]]<ref name="SW1"/><ref>Soccerway did not record appearances made by Weir against [[OFK Dunajská Lužná]] on [https://www.sofascore.com/fk-pohronie-ofk-dunajska-luzna/AVFsGjG 8 September 2020] and [[FK Rača]] on [https://www.sofascore.com/fk-pohronie-fk-raca-bratislava/eRosGjG 16 September], both in the [[Slovak Cup]].</ref>
|Fortuna Liga
|31||6||3||1||
|-
!colspan=2|
!36!!7!!3!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!39!!8
|-
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|[[2021–22 MTK Budapest FC season|2021–22]]<ref name="SW1"/><ref>Soccerway did not record appearances made by Weir against [[Sényő FC|Sényő]] on [https://adatbank.mlsz.hu/match/56/0/23707/3/1633309.html 18 September 2021] and [[Kisvárda FC|Kisvárda]] on [https://adatbank.mlsz.hu/match/56/0/23707/4/1633342.html 27 October], both in the [[Magyar Kupa]].</ref><ref>[http://ada1bank.mlsz.hu/player?itemId=1219238 Adatbank: "Weir James Michael"]</ref>
|[[Nemzeti Bajnokság I]]
|14||0||2||0||
|-
|[[2023–24 Slovak First Football League|2023–24]]<ref name="SW1"/><ref>Soccerway recorded Weir as having scored against [[OFK Metacolor Ludanice]] on [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/09/06/slovakia/cup/ludanice/fc-zlate-moravce/4161093/ 6 September 2023] and [[OFK Tovarníky]] on [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/09/27/slovakia/cup/tovarniky/fc-zlate-moravce/4236747/ 27 September], both in the [[Slovak Cup]], but don't show the game's line ups. This causes it to show him having played two games with two goals, when it had they shown the line-ups it would display as four games with two goals.</ref>
|Fortuna Liga
|12||0||4||2||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||16||2
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