George Weah

George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (born 1 October 1966)  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.Liberia’s election threatens its fragile stability Financial Times, 8 April 2016 He lost his re-election bid to Joseph Boakai, in an election re-match.

Career statistics
Club
Europe
Source:
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupSuper CupEuropeTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMonaco1988–892314101––––5238171989–90175––––––732481990–91291065––––5340181991–92341841––––944723Paris Saint-Germain1992–93301462––––9745231993–94321132––––5140141994–953475231––1185318A.C. Milan1995–96261131––106336151996–97281320––––5335161997–98241083––––––32131998–9926841––––––3091999–200010420––1011145Chelsea1999–200011342––––––155Manchester City2000–0171–-–23––––94Marseille2000–0119510––––––205Total350134582054206335478193

 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 No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition  1SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia2–01987 West African Nations Cup 2SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia2–0 3SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia3–0 4SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia2–1 Friendly  5SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia1–01–01987 CEDEAO Cup 6SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia1–2 7SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia1–02–01990 FIFA World Cup qualification 8SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia1–01–0 9SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia1–01–0 1996 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 10Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana2–04–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification 11Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana1–01–0 12SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia2–02–1 1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 13SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia2–02–0 2000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 14SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia1–03–0 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 15SKD Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia2–02–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification 16National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone1–01–0 17Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente, Veracruz, Mexico1–24–5 Friendly 18Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali1–01–1 2002 Africa Cup of Nations

Honors
Club
Mighty Barrolle
Liberian Premier League: 1985–86
Liberian Cup: 1985–86

Invincible Eleven
Liberian Premier League: 1986–87

Monaco
Coupe de France: 1991

Paris Saint-Germain
Ligue 1: 1993–94
Coupe de France: 1992–93, 1994–95
Coupe de la Ligue: 1995

A.C. Milan
Serie A: 1995–96, 1998–99

Chelsea
FA Cup: 1999–2000

International
Liberia
CSSA Nations Cup runner-up: 1987https://www.11v11.com/players/george-weah-106/

Individual
African Footballer of the Year: 1989, 1994, 1995
FIFA XI: 1991, 1996 (Reserve), 1997, 1998
French Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1990–91
UEFA Champions League Top Scorer: 1994–95
BBC African Footballer of the Year: 1995
Onze d'Or: 1995
Ballon d'Or: 1995
FIFA World Player of the Year: 1995
ESM Team of the Year: 1995–96
Onze d'Argent: 1996
FIFA Fair Play Award: 1996
FIFA World Player of the Year – Silver award: 1996
IFFHS African Player of the Century: 1996
World Soccer's 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time: 1999
FIFA 100: 2004
Arthur Ashe Courage Award 2004
Golden Foot Legends Award: 2005
A.C. Milan Hall of Fame
IFFHS Legends
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Cuttington University: 29 June 2018.

 References 

Other websites

Player profile and statistics – www.liberiansoccer.com
Criticism of Weah's campaign for presidency 
Biography on UNICEF's homepage
Italian Profile

Category:1966 births
Category:Living people
Category:Liberian footballers
Category:People from Monrovia
Category:Presidents of Liberia
Category:Ballon d'Or winners
Category:FIFA World Player of the Year winners