George Weah

George Weah
25th President of Liberia
In office
22 January 2018 – 22 January 2024
Vice PresidentJewel Taylor
Preceded byEllen Johnson Sirleaf
Succeeded byJoseph Boakai
Liberia Senator for Montserrado County
In office
14 January 2015 – 22 January 2018
Preceded byJoyce Musu Freeman-Sumo
Personal details
Born
George Tawlon Manneh Oppong
Ousman Weah

(1966-10-01) 1 October 1966 (age 58)[1]
Monrovia, Liberia
Political partyCongress for Democratic Change
Children3, including George and Timothy
RelativesChristopher Wreh (Cousin)
Alma materParkwood University
DeVry University
Association football career
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1981–1984 Young Survivors Claratown
1984–1985 Bongrange Company
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Mighty Barrolle 10 (7)
1986–1987 Invincible Eleven 23 (400)
1987 Africa Sports 2 (1)
1987–1988 Tonnerre Yaoundé 18 (14)
1988–1992 Monaco 103 (47)
1992–1995 Paris Saint-Germain 96 (32)
1995–2000 Milan 114 (46)
2000 → Chelsea (loan) 11 (3)
2000 Manchester City 7 (1)
2000–2001 Marseille 19 (5)
2001–2003 Al Jazira 8 (13)
Total 411 (193)
National team
1986-2002 Liberia 75 (18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (born 1 October 1966)[1] is a Liberian politician and retired footballer. He was the 25th President of Liberia from 2018 until 2024. He was elected president during the 2017 general election in December 2017. He has played for Liberia national team.

In 1989, 1994 and 1995, he was named the African Footballer of the Year, and in 1996, he was named African Player of the Century.

After his football career with his high popularity, he ran unsuccessfully for president in the 2005 election, losing to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the second round of voting. In the 2011 election, he ran for vice president on Winston Tubman's ticket. Running as a Congress for Democratic Change candidate, Weah was elected to the Senate in 2014.

Weah won the presidency while a candidate for President of Liberia in the 2017 general election against Vice President Joseph Boakai.[2][3] He lost his re-election bid to Joseph Boakai, in an election re-match.[4]

Career statistics

Club

Europe

Source:[5][6]

Club Season League Cup League Cup Super Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Monaco 1988–89 23 14 10 1 – – – – 5 2 38 17
1989–90 17 5 – – – – – – 7 3 24 8
1990–91 29 10 6 5 – – – – 5 3 40 18
1991–92 34 18 4 1 – – – – 9 4 47 23
Paris Saint-Germain 1992–93 30 14 6 2 – – – – 9 7 45 23
1993–94 32 11 3 2 – – – – 5 1 40 14
1994–95 34 7 5 2 3 1 – – 11 8 53 18
A.C. Milan 1995–96 26 11 3 1 – – 1 0 6 3 36 15
1996–97 28 13 2 0 – – – – 5 3 35 16
1997–98 24 10 8 3 – – – – – – 32 13
1998–99 26 8 4 1 – – – – – – 30 9
1999–2000 10 4 2 0 – – 1 0 1 1 14 5
Chelsea 1999–2000 11 3 4 2 – – – – – – 15 5
Manchester City 2000–01 7 1 – -– 2 3 – – – – 9 4
Marseille 2000–01 19 5 1 0 – – – – – – 20 5
Total 350 134 58 20 5 4 2 0 63 35 478 193

International goals

Scores and results list Liberia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Liberia goal.
List of international goals scored by George Weah[7]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 30 January 1987 SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia  Nigeria 2–0 1987 West African Nations Cup
2 1 February 1987 SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia  Burkina Faso 2–0
3 6 February 1987 SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia  Togo 3–0
4 26 July 1987 SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia  Morocco 2–1 Friendly
5 20 December 1987 SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia  Burkina Faso 1–0 1–0 1987 CEDEAO Cup
6 23 December 1987 SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia  Ivory Coast 1–2
7 21 August 1988 SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia  Ghana 1–0 2–0 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 11 June 1989 SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia  Malawi 1–0 1–0
9 4 September 1994 SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia  Togo 1–0 1–0 1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10 23 June 1996 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Gambia 2–0 4–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 6 April 1997 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Egypt 1–0 1–0
12 22 June 1997 SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia  DR Congo 2–0 2–1 1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13 20 June 1999 SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia  Tunisia 2–0 2–0 2000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
14 16 July 2000 SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia  Cape Verde 1–0 3–0 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
15 22 April 2001 SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia  Sudan 2–0 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
16 14 July 2001 National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone  Sierra Leone 1–0 1–0
17 23 August 2001 Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente, Veracruz, Mexico  Mexico 1–2 4–5 Friendly
18 19 January 2002 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali  Mali 1–0 1–1 2002 Africa Cup of Nations

Honors

Club

Mighty Barrolle
Invincible Eleven
Monaco
Paris Saint-Germain
A.C. Milan
Chelsea

International

Liberia

Individual

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "FIFA Magazine – An idol for African footballers". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 July 2006. Retrieved 6 December 2006.
  2. ↑ Liberia’s election threatens its fragile stability Financial Times, 8 April 2016
  3. ↑ "Weah maintains lead in Liberia election's early results". ABC News.
  4. ↑ Mehnpaine, Tina S. "Liberia Election: Joseph Boakai Emerges as President-Elect". www.liberianobserver.com. Archived from the original on 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  5. ↑ "George Weah". footballdatabase.eu.
  6. ↑ "George Weah – Football Stats – No Club – Age 50 – 1988–2008 – Soccer Base". soccerbase.com.
  7. ↑ "George Weah". RSSSF.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: George Weah". acmilan.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  9. ↑ https://www.11v11.com/players/george-weah-106/
  10. ↑ "African Player of the Year". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 5 January 2001. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Matches of FIFA XI". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "France – Footballer of the Year". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  13. ↑ Roberto Di Maggio; Roberto Mamrud; Jarek Owsianski; Davide Rota (11 June 2015). "Champions Cup/Champions League Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  14. ↑ Piers Edwards (13 October 2015). "History of the BBC African Footballer of the Year award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 José Luis Pierrend (6 March 2012). ""Onze Mondial" Awards: Onze de Onze 1976–2011". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  16. ↑ Rob Moore; Karel Stokkermans (21 January 2011). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 José Luis Pierrend (12 February 2015). "FIFA Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  18. ↑ "ESM XI". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  19. ↑ "FACTSheet FIFA awards" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  20. ↑ "Africa – Player of the Century". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  21. ↑ "World Soccer Players of the Century". World Soccer. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  22. ↑ Christopher Davies (5 March 2004). "Pele open to ridicule over top hundred". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  23. ↑ "The 2004 ESPY Awards – Weah selected for Arthur Ashe Courage Award". ESPN. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  24. ↑ "Legends". Golden Foot. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  25. ↑ "IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players". IFFHS. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  26. ↑ "President Weah Receives Honorary Doctorate Degree". Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-11-08.

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