Thursday, 2 June 2011

George Weah


DoB: Oct 1, 1966

PoB: Monrovia, Liberia

Position: Striker

Clubs represented: Mighty Barrolle, Invincible Eleven, Tonerre Yaoundé, Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain, A.C. Milan, Chelsea, Manchester City, Marseille, Al-Jazira

Total appearances/goals: 409/192

Total caps: 60/22

Honours:
5 domestic league titles, 5 domestic cups, 1 league cup

Ballon d'Or: 95
FIFA World Player: 95
African Footballer of the Year: 89, 94, 95
Champions League Top Scorer: 95
Chosen for the FIFA 100
FIFA Fair Play Award: 96

Highs:
He is the only African player to have won distinctions for best player in the World. The year he won it came after a superb display in the Champions League, where he became top scorer and reached the semi-finals, tumbling at the hands of Milan, which he would join the following year.

Lows:
Never managed to qualify for a World Cup, making him one of the most celebrated players to have never had the honour. Played in CAN 96 and 02 but never made it past the group stage.
Has also never won an international competition at club level.

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