american soccer actor

Timothy Tarpeh Weah ( bear February 22, 2000 ) is an american master soccer actor who plays as a fore for Ligue 1 baseball club Lille and the United States home team. He is the son of early professional soccer actor, Ballon d’Or winner, and President of Liberia, George Weah. In March 2018, he made his senior debut for Paris Saint-Germain and earned his first senior international hood for the United States.

early and personal life [edit ]

Weah was born on February 22, 2000, in Brooklyn, New York, to Liberian George Weah ( at the time a professional soccer musician ) and his jamaican wife Clar. George Weah was elected as the 25th President of Liberia in 2018, after serving three years in the Senate of Liberia. [ 3 ] He has two older siblings, George Jr. and Tita. He spent his early life in Brooklyn, Valley Stream, New York and Pembroke Pines, Florida. Weah is fluent in English and French and enjoys producing trap soul music. [ 4 ] He is close friends with colleague soccer player Tyler Adams. [ 5 ] His cousin, Kyle Duncan, is besides a professional soccer musician for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. [ 6 ] Another cousin, Patrick Weah, was signed to a homegrown musician deal by Minnesota United in 2021 at the long time of 17. [ 3 ]

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Weah was taught soccer by his father and played soccer while in Florida for West Pines United, [ 7 ] before moving back to New York and joining the Rosedale Soccer Club in Queens, New York, owned by his uncle. [ 4 ] Weah played three seasons with BW Gottschee, a team in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy system, and transferred to the New York Red Bulls Academy in 2013. [ 4 ] He had a trial with Chelsea at the old age of 13. [ 8 ] Weah relocated to France in 2014 to join the Paris Saint-Germain Academy. In his first startle with the academy team, he scored a hat-trick in an 8–1 victory for PSG over bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad in the UEFA Youth League. [ 9 ] [ 10 ]

Paris Saint-Germain [edit ]

On July 3, 2017, Weah signed a three-year professional contract with french golf club Paris Saint-Germain, joining the cabaret that his founder had played for in the 1990s. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] He spent most of the season with the reserves in the Championnat National 2 and the under-19 team in the UEFA Youth League. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Weah was named to the first-team police squad for a Ligue 1 fixture against Troyes AC on March 3, 2018, while the baseball club ‘s originate forwards were rested for an approaching Champions League catch. [ 15 ] He came on as a substitute in the 79th minute of the match and had a goal-scoring opportunity in stop time that was saved by the Troyes goalkeeper. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Weah made his first base start for Paris Saint-Germain in a 0–0 pull against SM Caen on the last day of the Ligue 1 season. [ 18 ] Weah scored his first competitive goal for PSG during a 4–0 win against Monaco in the Trophée des Champions on August 4, 2018. [ 19 ] He scored his first gear league goal a workweek late in the club ‘s season undoer, a 3–0 win over Caen. [ 20 ]

loan to Celtic [edit ]

He joined Celtic on a six-month lend batch on January 7, 2019, [ 21 ] [ 22 ] and said that he was “ in sleep together ” with the club. [ 23 ] He made his introduction on January 19 as a 69th-minute ersatz for Scott Sinclair in a scots Cup fourthly round peer at home to Airdrieonians and scored in a 3–0 succeed. [ 24 ] Weah ‘s irregular goal for Celtic, and his first in the league, came in a 4–0 victory over St. Mirren on January 23, 2019. [ 25 ] In February 2019 he was added to Celtic ‘s Europa League squad. [ 26 ] With Celtic, he won the scots Premiership and the team advanced to the scottish Cup final. [ 27 ] Weah ‘s lend spell at Celtic was terminated early on by the club in May 2019 after he was selected to the US team for the Under-20 World Cup, causing him to miss the scots Cup final. [ 28 ] [ 29 ]

Lille [edit ]

2019–20 season [edit ]

On June 29, 2019, Weah signed a five-year deal with Lille, starting on July 1. [ 30 ] He made his debut on August 11, starting in a 2–1 home winnings over Nantes. He played 68 minutes before being substituted for Yusuf Yazıcı. [ 31 ] Weah made three appearances for Lille throughout the 2019–20 season, [ 32 ] however, he missed most of the temper due to injury ; Weah suffered two hamstring injuries that kept him out of the bulge of the Ligue 1 season. The beginning injury occurred in a game against Amiens SC, keeping him out for six months, then the moment occurred during his beginning match spinal column with the team in a game against Olympique de Marseille. [ 33 ]

2020–21 temper

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Weah made his render from injury during the 2020–21 Ligue 1 season, during Lille ‘s second match of the season. He came on in the 79th moment of the game against Stade de Reims for Burak Yılmaz and played 16 minutes. [ 34 ] On the future Europa League matchday, Weah started and scored his beginning goal for Lille in a 3–2 personnel casualty against his former club Celtic. [ 35 ] On December 16, he came on as a substitute against Dijon FCO and scored his first Ligue 1 finish for Lille, capping off a 2–0 victory. [ 36 ]

International career [edit ]

In accession to the United States, Weah was eligible to represent France, Jamaica, and Liberia, through residency and his parents ‘ citizenships. [ 37 ] Weah stated that his decision to represent the United States “ was n’t difficult at all ” and was based on his sexual love of the country and his teammates. [ 38 ] He reportedly turned down offers from the french Football Federation to join the french program. [ 39 ]

young [edit ]

Weah has represented the United States on several youth national teams, beginning with a call-up to train with the under-14 team in 2012. [ 40 ] Weah was selected to join the under-15 team at the Tournament delle Nazioni in Italy, scoring the winning goal in the concluding against Austria. [ 41 ] He was called up to the under-17 team, under the management of former under-15 coach John Hackworth, in December 2015 for a series of friendlies in Florida. [ 42 ] Weah joined the team for the Montaigu Tournament, which the United States won after he scored in the final against hosts France. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] At another set of friendlies in Florida, Weah made three utility appearances and scored doubly. [ 45 ] He was share of the under-17 police squad that finished moment in the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, scoring two goals. [ 46 ] He was selected to represent the United States at the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in India. [ 47 ] In the team ‘s first knockout stage match, Weah scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 victory over Paraguay. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] The hat-trick was the first one recorded by a United States men ‘s national team player at any degree during the hard stages of a World Cup and the fifth overall for any american english male actor at a World Cup. [ 50 ] Weah was named in the United States squad for the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Poland. [ 28 ] He scored twice during the tournament, against Qatar in the group stage to qualify for the smasher stage, [ 51 ] and against Ecuador in their quarterfinal get the better of. [ 52 ]

senior [edit ]

Weah made his full introduction for the senior national team in a 1–0 friendly gain against Paraguay on March 27, 2018, entering the equal as a utility for colleague debutant Marky Delgado in the 86th minute. He was the first actor born in the 2000s to earn a aged cap for the United States. [ 53 ] [ 54 ] During a friendly against Bolivia on May 28, 2018, his first international start, Weah scored his foremost international goal and became the fourth-youngest player to score for the United States, ahead of Josh Sargent, who scored his first earlier in the meet. [ 55 ] [ 56 ]

career statistics [edit ]

baseball club [edit ]

As of match played November 19, 2021

International [edit ]

As of match played November 16, 2021[58]
National team Year Apps Goals
United States
2018 8 1
2019 0 0
2020 2 0
2021 8 1
Total 18 2
Scores and results list the United States’ goal tally first.[58]

Honors [edit ]

Paris Saint-Germain
Celtic
Lille
United States U17

United States

References [edit ]