Raised inDunfermline, Weir began her footballing journey playing for local boys' team Elgin Star FC in the Fife Football Development League at Pitreavie Playing Fields between 2003 and 2005. She played as a midfielder in the 7-a-side games, invariably scoring two to three goals each game and regularly receiving the player of the match award.
Weir started her career in theHibernian youth system from the age of ten.[4] In 2011, she won theSWFL First Division player of the year award for her performances in Hibs' reserve side while also making her first team debut in May againstGlasgow City.[5][6]
Weir joinedFA WSL sideArsenal in July 2013 after leaving high school.[7][8] Whilst at Arsenal, Weir won theFA Women's Cup[9] in2014 but was unable to establish herself as a regular starter.
On 18 January 2016, it was announced that Weir had leftrelegated Bristol to sign forLiverpool.[11][12] While with theReds, she won the club's Ladies Player of the Year Award for 2016.[13]
On 1 June 2018,Manchester City announced the signing of Weir.[14] She won the Player of the Match award in the2019 WSL Cup Final as Manchester City defeated her former club Arsenal 4–2 on penalties.[15]
On 31 January 2020, she signed a new contract with Manchester City until 2022.[19]
On 29 November 2021, another goal against Manchester United on 12 February 2021 – a chip from the edge of the area[20] – was nominated for the FIFA Puskas Award 2021.[21] Almost exactly a year later she scored a very similar goal against the same opposition.[22][23]
On 7 July 2022,Real Madrid announced the signing of Weir on a free transfer.[24][25] Shortly after that, a statement was released about a "hold on processing of non-EU licences", affecting the signing of Weir, who was not registered with Real Madrid before 30 June.[26] A month later she scored a goal that knocked her previous club Manchester City out of Champions League qualifying and enabled Madrid to progress the second phase.[27]
Weir suffered damage to heranterior cruciate ligament while on international duty in September 2023[28] and was out of action for a year. Shortly after her return from the injury in October 2024, she "curled in a brilliant opener from distance" to open the scoring in a2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League fixture againstCeltic which Real Madrid won 4–0;[29] it was the first time she had played a club match against a Scottish team since Arsenal defeated Glasgow City in the2013–14 edition of the same tournament,[30] a few months after Weir left Hibernian for the English league.
On 3 December 2024,The Guardian named Weir at 83rd place among the top 100 women footballers in the world for 2024,[31] a drop of 39 places from her 2023 placing attributable primarily to her injury absence.
On March 31, 2025, Weir became Real Madrid Femenino's all-time leading goalscorer after scoring her 40th goal for the club in a 3–0 victory overReal Sociedad, surpassing the previous record of 39 goals held byEsther González.[32]
On 7 August 2025, Weir became the first Scottish player to be nominated for theBallon d'Or Féminin, being named to the award's shortlist of 30 players.[33]
Having represented Scotland at all youth levels, Weir received her first call-up for theScotland senior squad for their match againstIceland in June 2013.[34][35] She retained her place in the squad for the following game againstGermany. DuringEuro 2017, the first major tournament for which Scotland had qualified, Weir scored the opening goal againstSpain and was voted player of the game. She helped Scotland qualify for the2019 FIFA World Cup, and played in all of their three matches at the tournament. During the2023 FIFA World Cup UEFA play-off match againstIreland, which the Scots lost 1–0, Weir had a penalty saved.[36] After missing more than a year of football due to injury, she was recalled to the national squad in October 2024.[37]
