Caroline Weir

Caroline Weir
Weir (9) playing for Scotland at UEFA Women's Euro 2017
Personal information
Full name Caroline Elspeth Lillias Weir[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-20) 20 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Scotland[a]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward[2]
Team information
Current team
Real Madrid
Number 10
Youth career
Elgin Star
2005–2011 Hibernian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Hibernian 40 (21)
2013–2015 Arsenal 16 (0)
2015 Bristol Academy 8 (3)
2016–2018 Liverpool 41 (13)
2018–2022 Manchester City 66 (22)
2022– Real Madrid 34 (22)
International career
2009 Scotland U15 2 (1)
2010–2011 Scotland U17 13 (9)
2011–2014 Scotland U19 30 (20)
2013– Scotland 102 (17)
2021– Great Britain 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:17, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

Caroline Elspeth Lillias Weir (born 20 June 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Spanish Liga F club Real Madrid CF and the Scotland national team.

She began her career in Scotland with Hibernian, moving to Arsenal aged 18 and spending the next nine years in English football with Bristol Academy, Liverpool and Manchester City, winning four trophies (two FA Women's Cups and two WSL Cups) in her time at City. She joined Real Madrid in 2022, becoming the first Scottish player in the top division of Spanish women's football.

Weir made her full international debut in 2013, and played for Scotland at the UEFA Euro 2017 and 2019 FIFA World Cup tournaments. She also featured for the rarely-assembled Great Britain team at the 2020 Olympic Games (held in 2021).

  1. ^ a b "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: List of Players: Scotland" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2019. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Caroline Weir player profile". Manchester City F.C. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.


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