George Weah
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LiberiaCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
George Manneh Oppong Weah is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who served as the 25th president of Liberia from 2018 to 2024. Before his election for the presidency, Weah served as senator from Montserrado County. He played as a striker in his prolific 18-year professional football career which ended in 2003. Weah is the first African former professional footballer to become a head of state, and the only African Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year winner in history, winning both awards in 1995. He won the African Footballer of the Year three times and is considered the best African striker/forward and one of the greatest strikers ever. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
6 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1998–1999The archive holds 6 team sheets naming George Weah in Liberia's starting line-up, from 1998-08-02 to 1999-06-20.
6 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
8 goals across 8 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1988–2002| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-19 |  Mali | D1–1(a) | 45' | African Cup of Nations | Bamako |
| 2001-07-14 |  Sierra Leone | W1–0(a) | 72' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Freetown |
| 2001-04-22 |  Sudan | W2–0(h) | 48' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Paynesville |
| 1999-06-20 |  Tunisia | W2–0(h) | 80' | African Cup of Nations qualification | Monrovia |
| 1997-04-06 |  Egypt | W1–0(n) | 29' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Accra |
| 1996-06-23 |  Gambia | W4–0(n) | 79' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Accra |
| 1989-06-11 |  Malawi | W1–0(h) | 36' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Monrovia |
| 1988-08-21 |  Ghana | W2–0(h) | 27' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Monrovia |
Honours
11 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours11 | ||||
| Liberian Premier League | ×2 | 1986, 1987 | Mighty Barrolle ·1, Invincible Eleven ·1 | |
| Serie A | ×2 | 1995–96, 1998–99 | AC Milan | |
| Coupe de France | ×3 | 1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95 | Monaco ·1, Paris Saint-Germain ·2 | |
| Coupe de la Ligue | ×1 | 1994–95 | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| Division 1 | ×1 | 1993–94 | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| FA Cup | ×1 | 1999–2000 | Chelsea | |
| Liberian FA Cup | ×1 | 1986 | Mighty Barrolle | |
| Individual honours31 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 2 | ||||
| Liberia Football Association Fourth Division top goalscorer | 1982 | |||
| UEFA Champions League top scorer | 1994–95 | |||
| Player of the year · 10 | ||||
| African Footballer of the Year | ×2 | 1989, 1995 | ||
| Ballon d'Or | 1995 | |||
| BBC African Footballer of the Year | 1995 | |||
| Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year | 1990–91 | |||
| FIFA World Player of the Year – Silver award | 1996 | |||
| The Best FIFA Men's Player | 1995 | |||
| Onze d'Or | 1995 | |||
| Planète Foots 50 Best Players of all Time | 1996 | |||
| RSSSF Player of the Year | 1995 | |||
| Teams of the season · 6 | ||||
| World XI | ×4 | 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998 | ||
| ESM Team of the Year | 1995–96 | |||
| IFFHS All-time Africa Men's Dream Team | 2021 | |||
| More honours · 13 | ||||
| AC Milan Hall of Fame | ||||
| Arthur Ashe Courage Award 2004 | ||||
| El País King of European Soccer | 1995 | |||
| FIFA 100 | 2004 | |||
| FIFA Fair Play Award | 1996 | |||
| France Football Légendes Africaines Top-30 | 2019 | |||
| Golden Foot Legends Award | 2005 | |||
| IFFHS African Player of the Century | 1999 | |||
| IFFHS Legends | ||||
| Onze d'Argent | 1996 | |||
| Placars 100 Stars of the Century | 1999 | |||
| World Hall of Fame of Soccer | ||||
| World Soccers 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time | 1999 | |||