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George Weah

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.

George Weah
George Weah 2023.jpg
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

1 October 1966 
     (aged 59)
[1]
Monrovia, Liberia
Political partyCongress for Democratic Change
Children3, including George and Timothy
RelativesChristopher Wreh (Cousin)
Alma materParkwood University
DeVry University
Association football career
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1981–1984Young Survivors Claratown
1984–1985Bongrange Company
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1986Mighty Barrolle10(7)
1986–1987Invincible Eleven23(400)
1987Africa Sports2(1)
1987–1988Tonnerre Yaoundé18(14)
1988–1992Monaco103(47)
1992–1995Paris Saint-Germain96(32)
1995–2000Milan114(46)
2000→ Chelsea (loan)11(3)
2000Manchester City7(1)
2000–2001Marseille19(5)
2001–2003Al Jazira8(13)
Total411(193)
National team
1986-2002Liberia75(18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

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

Europe

Source:[6][7]

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[8]
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  Côte d'Ivoire 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  Congo DR 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

International

Liberia

Individual

George Weah Media

  • Weah celebrating his goal during the match between PSG and Napoli in the second round of 1992–93 UEFA Cup

  • Liberian President George Weah in 2019.

  • Weah at a 4 July celebration in 2018.

  • Weah with Reuven Rivlin in Israel, 2019.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 FIFA Magazine – An idol for African footballersFIFA. 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 resultsABC News.
  4. ↑ Mehnpaine, Tina S.. Liberia Election: Joseph Boakai Emerges as President-Elect (in en). www.liberianobserver.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: George Weah. acmilan.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  6. ↑ George Weah. footballdatabase.eu.
  7. ↑ George Weah – Football Stats – No Club – Age 50 – 1988–2008 – Soccer Base. soccerbase.com.
  8. ↑ George Weah. RSSSF.
  9. ↑ https://www.11v11.com/players/george-weah-106/
  10. ↑ African Player of the Year (5 January 2001)Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  11. ↑ Matches of FIFA XI. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  12. ↑ France – Footballer of the Year. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  13. ↑ Roberto Di Maggio. Champions Cup/Champions League Topscorers (11 June 2015)Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  14. ↑ Piers Edwards. History of the BBC African Footballer of the Year award. BBC Sport (13 October 2015). Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 José Luis Pierrend. "Onze Mondial" Awards: Onze de Onze 1976–2011 (6 March 2012)Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  16. ↑ Rob Moore. European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") (21 January 2011)Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 José Luis Pierrend. FIFA Awards (12 February 2015)Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  18. ↑ ESM XIRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  19. ↑ FACTSheet FIFA awardsFIFA. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  20. ↑ Africa – Player of the CenturyRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  21. ↑ World Soccer Players of the CenturyWorld Soccer. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  22. ↑ Christopher Davies. Pele open to ridicule over top hundred. The Telegraph (5 March 2004). Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  23. ↑ The 2004 ESPY Awards – Weah selected for Arthur Ashe Courage Award. ESPN. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  24. ↑ LegendsGolden Foot. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  25. ↑ IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players (25 January 2016)IFFHS. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  26. ↑ President Weah Receives Honorary Doctorate Degree. Retrieved 2020-11-08.

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