Do a Twitter search for “Caroline Weir” and something strange happens: the mentions are almost exclusively positive. The Real Madrid midfielder, who moved to Spain’s capital from Manchester City last summer has clearly had a positive impact on her new side, scoring 20 goals and establishing herself as creator-in-chief.
“The Spanish lifestyle is a good thing for me,” she says to The Athletic while on a camp with her national team, Scotland, for the Pinatar Cup, a four-team invitational tournament held in Spain last month. The Scots went on to finish third, behind Wales and winners Iceland after a 2-1 win over the Philippines, a draw and a defeat in their three matches.
The international break came during a period of scintillating for Weir for her club. In early February, she scored her first career hat-trick in a 6-1 win at Valencia and by the time she met up with her Scottish team-mates she had also amassed an impressive tally of 11 assists in 27 appearances for Madrid.
One to remember in Valencia✨+3 and my first career hat-trick🎩⚽️
Un partido para recordar en Valencia! 3 puntos más y el primer hat-trick de mi carrera! pic.twitter.com/wdi1oFMKGE
— Caroline Weir (@itscarolineweir) February 5, 2023
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