Steven Weir (born 3 October 1988) is a

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who plays as a striker for

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club Fauldhouse United.Arthurlie sign 15 players in just two days ahead of new season
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Career

Born in Harthill, Scotland, he started his career with Livingston, where he also spent a spell on loan at

Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath () is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 20 ...

. He joined

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before moving to Australia where he played for

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side Shepparton South. He scored 28 goals in 12 games in his first season with the club, and played his first match for the team four hours after arriving in Australia. In January 2011 he returned to Scotland during the Australian summer break, where he joined East Fife, playing into two matches. He then returned to Australia where he joined

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side

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. In August 2012, Weir signed for Scottish club

Stirling Albion Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park after World War II. The club currently competes in as a member of the Scottish Profession ...

on a short-term contract. He left Stirling Albion to sign for Junior side Broxburn Athletic in January 2013 when his short-term contract expired. He joined Penicuik Athletic in September 2014. His left the club at the end of the season to join Armadale Thistle. His brother is

Graham Weir Graham Weir (born 10 July 1984) is a Scottish former footballer. Career Weir started his career at Heart of Midlothian, making his senior debut in 2001 in a 3–2 loss against Aberdeen, where he was sent off in the final minute for kicking ...

is also a

who plays for Junior team Linlithgow Rose.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weir, Steven Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Livingston F.C. players Cowdenbeath F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players 1988 births Living people East Fife F.C. players Hume City FC players Stirling Albion F.C. players South Melbourne FC players Scottish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Footballers from North Lanarkshire Whitburn F.C. players Men's association football forwards Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Australia Scottish Junior Football Association players Arthurlie F.C. players Fauldhouse United F.C. players Armadale Thistle F.C. players Penicuik Athletic F.C. players Broxburn Athletic F.C. players People from Harthill 21st-century Scottish sportsmen