Steven Weir is a Scottish

Scottish people

The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...

 football striker

Striker

Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 playing for Australian side South Melbourne FC

South Melbourne FC

South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World...

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Born in Harthill

Harthill

Harthill could be*Harthill, Cheshire*Harthill, Derbyshire*Harthill, Scotland, on the border of North Lanarkshire and West Lothian*Harthill, South Yorkshire*Harthill a former wapentake in the East Riding of Yorkshire...

, Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

, he started his career with Livingston

Livingston F.C.

Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...

, where he also spent a spell on loan at Cowdenbeath

Cowdenbeath F.C.

Cowdenbeath Football Club are a professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. They currently play in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League. The club plays its home games at Central Park in the centre of the town which has the unusual feature of a motor...

. He joined Arbroath

Arbroath F.C.

Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. They were founded in 1878 and currently play their home matches at Gayfield, Arbroath, Angus. They play in maroon strips, and are nicknamed "The Red Lichties" due to the red light that used to guide...

 before moving to Australia where he played for North Eastern Soccer League

North Eastern Soccer League

Goulburn North East Football Association is an association football competition in Shepparton, Victoria. It was known as the North Eastern Soccer League from the competition's inception in 1971 until February 2009....

 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

East Fife F.C.

East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil...

, playing into two matches. He then returned to Australia where he joined Victorian Premier League

Victorian Premier League

The Victorian Premier League is the highest State level association football competition in Victoria, Australia, and second highest nationally after the A-League...

 side Hume City

Hume City FC

Hume City Football Club is a football club based in Broadmeadows the suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.- History :Hume City are the most successful Turkish backed football club in Australia...

.

His brother is Graham Weir

Graham Weir

Graham Weir is a Scottish football player. He currently plays for Second Division club Brechin City.-Career:...

, who is also a football player.

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