George Weah

==Football career==
===Club career===
====Early career in Liberia, Cameroon, Monaco and France====
Weah began to play football for Young Survivors, a club based in Clara Town, in 1981 at the age of 15.<ref name="Chimurenga">{{cite news |url=https://chimurengachronic.co.za/a-secret-history-of-mr-george-weah/ |title=A Secret History of Mr. George Weah |first=Kangsen |last=Wakai |website=Chimurenga |date=23 January 2018 |access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref> [[Jason Burke]], writing for ''[[The Observer]]'', described how Weah scored "two spectacular goals" on his debut, "one hit from such a tight angle that it went in-off having struck both posts".<ref name="GuardianBurke">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/aug/06/newsstory.sport15 |title=In the court of King George |first=Jason |last=Burke |newspaper=The Observer |location=London |date=6 August 2000 |access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref> In his three years with Young Survivors, the club earned two [[Promotion (sports)|promotions]], from the fourth level of football in Liberia to the second.<ref name="GuardianBurke"/> He signed for [[Liberian Premier League]] club Bong Range United in 1984, where he played for one season, before joining [[Mighty Barrolle]], one of the biggest clubs in Liberia.<ref name="Chimurenga"/> Weah was not a regular starter for Mighty Barrolle despite scoring regularly, which prompted a move to their rivals, [[Invincible Eleven]], in 1986.<ref name="Chimurenga"/> He helped the club win the [[1987 Liberian Premier League]] title,<ref name="1987League">{{cite news |url=https://www.theindependent.com.lr/2023/03/28/us100000-bonus-for-lone-star-if/ |title=US$100,000 Bonus For Lone Star, If... |first=Varney |last=Dukuly |website=The Independent |date=28 March 2023 |access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref> was the league's top scorer, and was named as the league's player of the season.<ref name="DW">{{cite news |url=https://www.dw.com/en/remembering-george-weahs-early-football-days/a-42201293 |title=Remembering George Weah's early football days |first=Moki |last=Kindzeka |publisher=Deutsche Welle |date=20 January 2018 |access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref> Before his football career allowed him to move abroad, Weah worked for the Liberia Telecommunications Corporation as a [[switchboard operator]].<ref name="Mba"/> He signed for [[Cameroonian Premier League]] club [[Tonnerre Yaoundé]] in 1987 after impressing during a match against them, and scored twice on his debut against [[Canon Yaoundé]].<ref name="DW"/>

Weah's abilities were noticed by the [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon national team]] manager, [[Claude Le Roy]], who recommended him to [[Arsène Wenger]], the manager of French [[Division 1 (French football)|Division 1]] club [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-45257301 |title=Arsène Wenger to get honour from Liberia's George Weah |website=BBC News |date=21 August 2018 |access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref> Weah signed for Monaco 1988 for a [[transfer fee]] of £12,000,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/1434214.stm |title=George Weah in focus |website=BBC Sport |date=25 July 2001 |access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref><ref name="Lawrence"/> after Wenger had flown to Africa prior to the signing to see him play.<ref name="KN">{{cite book |first=Kenneth |last=Nkemnacho |title=Be An Icon: Discover how ordinary people became extraordinary |date=2016 |publisher=eBook Versions |isbn=978-1-8439-6385-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DhkvDwAAQBAJ&q=george+weah+born+1958&pg=PT15}}</ref> Weah has credited Wenger as an important influence on his career.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/2000/01/22/sfnwin22.html |title=On The Spot: George Weah |work=The Daily Telegraph | access-date=9 December 2006 |location=London | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014032208/http://telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=%2Farchive%2F2000%2F01%2F22%2Fsfnwin22.html | archive-date=14 October 2007 | url-status=dead }}</ref> During his time with Monaco, Weah was named the [[African Footballer of the Year]] for the first time in 1989.<ref name="FIFA"/> This was his first major award and he took it back home for the entire country to celebrate.<ref name="FIFA"/> Weah won the [[1990–91 Coupe de France]], playing in the [[1991 Coupe de France final|final]] on 8 June in which Monaco beat [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] 1–0 at the [[Parc des Princes]].<ref name="1991CoupeDeFranceFinal">{{cite web |url=https://www.asmonaco.com/histoire/palmares1/1991-coupe-de-france/ |title=Coupe de France 1991: La revanche contre l'OM |trans-title=Coupe de France 1991: Revenge against OM |publisher=AS Monaco FC |date=25 November 2019 |access-date=5 November 2023 |language=fr}}</ref> He helped Monaco reach the final of the [[1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup]], scoring four goals in nine cup appearances.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

[[File:Coppa UEFA 1992-93 - Napoli vs PSG - George Weah.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Weah's celebrating his goal during the match between [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|PSG]] and [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]] in the second round of [[1992–93 UEFA Cup]]]]

Weah subsequently played for [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] (1992–1995), with whom he won the [[Coupe de France]] in [[1992–93 Coupe de France|1993]] and [[1994–95 Coupe de France|1995]], Division 1 in [[1993–94 French Division 1|1994]], and the [[1994–95 Coupe de la Ligue|Coupe de la Ligue in 1995]] during a highly prolific and successful period; he also became the top scorer of the [[1994–95 UEFA Champions League]], with seven goals, after reaching the semi-finals with the club, one of which was a skilful individual "wonder-goal" against [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in the group stage, on 23 November 1994.<ref name="FIFA"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/60-years/videoid=2114867.html |title=UEFA 60 Great goals: Weah |publisher=UEFA|access-date=15 December 2014}}</ref> During his time at the club, he also managed to reach the semi-finals of the [[1992–93 UEFA Cup]], and the semi-finals of the [[1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup]]; in total, he scored 16 goals in 25 European games.<ref name="FIFA"/> In 1994, he won the African Footballer of the Year Award for the second time in his career.<ref name="FIFA"/>

====AC Milan and individual success====
Weah joined [[AC Milan]] in 1995, winning the Italian league in [[1995–96 Serie A|1996]] under [[Fabio Capello]]. He played alongside [[Roberto Baggio]] and [[Dejan Savićević]] in Milan's attack, as well as [[Marco Simone]] on occasion, and finishing the season as Milan's top goalscorer. He won the Serie A title once again in [[1998–99 Serie A|1999]]. During his time with the club, he also reached the [[1997–98 Coppa Italia|1998 Coppa Italia final]], and finished as runner-up in the [[Supercoppa Italiana]] on two occasions, in [[1996 Supercoppa Italiana|1996]] and [[1999 Supercoppa Italiana|1999]].{{citation needed|date=November 2023}} Despite their European dominance in the early 1990s, Milan were less successful in Europe during this time, however, with their best result being a quarter-final finish in the [[1995–96 UEFA Cup]].{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

Exhibiting skill, athleticism and goalscoring prowess, Weah became famous at Milan for scoring several notable goals, in particular a solo goal against [[Hellas Verona FC|Hellas Verona]] at the [[San Siro]] which saw him deftly control the ball from Verona's corner kick just outside his own penalty area, before he set off.<ref name="Boban"/> With all his teammates back defending the corner Weah made a beeline for goal, leaving his own teammates in his wake.<ref name="Boban"/> His teammate [[Zvonimir Boban]] stated, "It was an incredible run. We were thinking, 'When's he going to stop? When's he going to stop? He's not going to stop! He's never going to stop!'".<ref name="Boban">{{cite news |title=The Joy of Six: Goals from corners |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/jun/17/joy-of-six-goals-corner-kicks |access-date=16 October 2018 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Weah finished by rifling the ball into the bottom left corner before an exuberant [[goal celebration]].<ref name="FIFA">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131020073045/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=2187/ "Iconic Weah a true great"]. FIFA. Retrieved 17 November 2013</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=A forensic analysis of George Weah's wonderful solo goal against Verona |url=https://www.planetfootball.com/nostalgia/forensic-analysis-george-weahs-solo-goal-verona-21-years/ |access-date=16 October 2018 |agency=Planetfootball.com.}}</ref>

Due to his performances with both Paris Saint-Germain and Milan, in 1995 Weah was the recipient of several individual awards: he won the [[Ballon d'Or]], the [[Onze d'Or]], and was named [[FIFA World Player of the Year]], becoming the first and, currently, only African player (by FIFA nationality) to win these awards, and second African-born player to do so after [[Eusébio]]. Weah dedicated his FIFA World Player of the Year victory to his former manager, Arsène Wenger, stating that it was thanks to him that he was able to develop into a world class player.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/274/782/7/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310024357/http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/274/782/7/|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 March 2016 |title=Weah: Ballon d'Or put me and Liberia on the map |publisher=FIFA |date=27 December 2015|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> That year, Weah also won the African Player of the Year Award for the third time in his career, and was named to the ''Onze de Onze'' by the French football magazine ''[[Onze Mondial]]''.<ref name="FIFA"/> In 1996, Weah finished second in the [[1996 FIFA World Player of the Year|FIFA World Player of the Year]] ranking; he was also the recipient of the [[FIFA Fair Play Award]], and was voted the African Player of the Century by sport journalists from around the world.<ref name="FIFA"/>

Weah was banned from six European matches for breaking the nose of the Portuguese defender [[Jorge Costa]] on 20 November 1996 in the players' tunnel after Milan's draw at [[FC Porto|Porto]] in the Champions League. Weah said he exploded in frustration after putting up with racist tauntings from Costa during both of the teams' Champions League matches that autumn. Costa strenuously denied the accusations of racism and was not charged by [[UEFA]] as no witnesses could verify Weah's allegations, not even his Milan teammates. Weah later attempted to apologise to Costa but this was rebuffed by the Portuguese, who considered the charges of racist insults levelled against him to be defamatory and took Weah to court.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/1194989.stm |title=Court postpones Weah trial |website=BBC Sport |date=28 February 2001 |access-date=28 February 2001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020910103217/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/1194989.stm |archive-date=10 September 2002}}</ref> The incident led to Costa undergoing facial surgery and he was subsequently sidelined for three weeks. Despite the incident, Weah still received the FIFA Fair Play Award in 1996.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/1996/12/18/weah.t_0.php |title=Weah's Ban Puts Soccer's Fairness Rule on the Line |access-date=19 June 2008 |work=International Herald Tribune}}{{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

====Later career====
Weah signed for English [[Premier League]] club [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] on loan from Milan on 11 January 2000, in a deal which would keep him with the West London club until the end of the [[1999–2000 Chelsea F.C. season|1999–2000 season]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/600616.stm |website=BBC Sport |title=Weah cleared for debut |date=12 January 2000}}</ref> Although past his prime, Weah's time in England was deemed a success, especially at Chelsea where he instantly endeared himself to their fans by scoring the winner against rivals [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] on his debut,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/601186.stm |title=Winner for Weah on debut |website=BBC Sport |date=12 January 2000 |access-date=5 November 2009}}</ref> and scored further league goals against [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/feb/13/match.sport7 |title=Olsen's flying circus on downward spiral |newspaper=The Guardian |date=12 February 2000|access-date=5 November 2009 |first=Ian |last=Ridley}}</ref> and Liverpool.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/730395.stm |title=Weah gives Liverpool the Blues |website=BBC Sport |date=29 April 2000|access-date=5 November 2009}}</ref> He also scored twice in Chelsea's victorious [[1999–2000 FA Cup]] netting crucial goals against [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/jan/30/match.facup |title=Blues see red and yellow |newspaper=The Guardian |date=30 January 2000 |access-date=5 November 2009 |first=Jon |last=Brodkin}}</ref> and [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/feb/21/match.sport3 |title=Chelsea bring Gills down to earth |newspaper=The Guardian |date=20 February 2000|access-date=5 November 2009 |first=Martin |last=Thorpe}}</ref> This led to him starting in the [[2000 FA Cup final|final]], which Chelsea won 1–0.<ref name=Malam-report>{{cite news |first=Colin |last=Malam |title=Chelsea 1 Aston Villa 0 |url=http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/2000.htm |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=21 May 2000 |access-date=10 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024025807/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/2000.htm |archive-date=24 October 2007}}</ref>

Chelsea manager [[Gianluca Vialli]] did not make Weah's move permanent, and, on 1 August 2000, he officially left Milan, and signed for newly promoted Premier League side [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] on a free transfer on a two-year contract worth £30,000 a week,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/weah-joins-royles-revolution-696459.html |work=The Independent |first=Tim |last=Rich |title=Weah joins Royle's revolution |date=2 August 2000}}</ref> declining the offer of a £1&nbsp;million pay-off from Milan owner [[Silvio Berlusconi]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/887070.stm |website=BBC Sport |title=Weah snubs golden handshake |date=19 August 2000}}</ref> He played 11 games in all competitions for City, scoring four times, before leaving on 16 October 2000 after becoming dissatisfied with manager [[Joe Royle]] for selecting him as a substitute too frequently; he had only played the full 90 minutes in three of his 11 games for the [[Maine Road]] club.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/weahs-blue-moon-affair-lasts-11-games-637405.html |work=The Independent |first=Alan |last=Nixon |title=Weah's blue moon affair lasts 11 games |date=17 October 2000}}</ref> At City, he scored once in the league against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] (as he did at Chelsea),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/916469.stm |title=Hamann double sees off City |website=BBC Sport |date=9 September 2000|access-date=5 November 2009}}</ref> and three times against Gillingham (again as he had at Chelsea), this time in the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]]; once in the first leg<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/worthington_cup/932316.stm |title=Manchester City 1–1 Gillingham |website=BBC Sport |date=20 September 2000|access-date=5 November 2009}}</ref> and twice in the second.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/worthington_cup/941789.stm |title=Gillingham 2–4 Man City (agg: 3–5) |website=BBC Sport |date=26 September 2000|access-date=5 November 2009}}</ref>

Following his time in England, Weah returned to France and had a spell at Marseille, where he remained until May 2001. He later played with [[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]] in the [[UAE Football League]], where he remained until his retirement as a player in 2003, at age 37.<ref name="FIFA"/> He had planned on joining the [[New York/New Jersey MetroStars]] of [[Major League Soccer]] but elected to join Al Jazira on a temporary basis.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yannis |first=Alex |date=7 September 2001 |title=Weah's Moves Wow MetroStars |page=B7 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/07/sports/plus-soccer-weah-s-moves-wow-metrostars.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=10 February 2019}}</ref>

===International career===
Since making his debut for the [[Liberia national football team|Liberia national team]] against [[Burkina Faso national football team|Burkina Faso]] on 23 February 1986, Weah played 75 games, scoring 18 goals.<ref name="RSSSF"/> Representing one of the smaller nations in world football and perennial underdogs, Weah did much to support the national squad: aside from being the team's star player, he also later coached the squad and even funded his national side to a large extent. Despite his efforts, he was unsuccessful in helping Liberia qualify for a single [[FIFA World Cup]], falling just a point short in [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|qualifying for the 2002 tournament]]. However, he did help Liberia to qualify for the [[African Cup of Nations]] on two occasions: Weah represented his country in the [[1996 African Cup of Nations|1996]] and [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]] editions of the tournament, although Liberia failed to make it out of their group both times, suffering first-round eliminations.<ref name="FIFA"/>

Weah has been named by several media outlets as one of the best players to never play at the World Cup.<ref name="LA Times">{{cite news |last1=Baxter |first1=Kevin |title=World Cup: Best players never to play in it or never to win a title |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-world-cup-lists-20140518-story.html|access-date=10 April 2018 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=17 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="Murray">{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Scott |title=The Joy of Six: football greats who never made the World Cup |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/nov/22/joy-of-six-football-greats-world-cup|access-date=10 April 2018 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sarahs |first1=Paul |title=Russia 2018: The best players never to feature at the FIFA World Cup |url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/russia-2018-best-players-never-feature-fifa-world-cup-144544791.html|access-date=10 April 2018 |publisher=Yahoo! News |date=10 October 2017}}</ref>

{{blockquote|One of the greatest African players of all time, George Weah was, like his namesake [[George Best]] before him, hamstrung in World Cup terms by hailing from a global minnow.|Scott Murray writing for ''[[The Guardian]]'' on Weah's "stand alone effort" to get his nation to a World Cup.<ref name="Murray"/>}}

Weah returned to the national team for a specially arranged [[Friendly (association football)|friendly]] against Nigeria on 11 September 2018, his final international appearance, playing at the age of 51 while in office as the country's president. His number 14 shirt, worn at his playing peak, was retired after the friendly, with Weah receiving a standing ovation when he was substituted.<ref>{{cite news |date=11 September 2018 |title=George Weah: Former World Player of the Year plays for Liberia, aged 51 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45490570 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=11 September 2018}}</ref>

===Style of play===
====Player profile====
During his prime in the 1990s, Weah was regarded as one of the best strikers in the world. He was lauded for his speed, work-rate, stamina, and attacking instincts, as well as his physical and athletic attributes, which he combined with his finishing, technical ability and creativity.<ref name="Iconic Weah a true great"/><ref name="p193">{{Cite book |publisher=Bantam Books |isbn=978-0-553-82566-4 |last=Marcotti |first=Gabriele |title=Capello: The Man Behind England's World Cup Dream |date=2008 |page=[https://archive.org/details/capellomanbehind0000marc/page/193 193] |url=https://archive.org/details/capellomanbehind0000marc/page/193}}</ref> A fast, powerful, physically strong player, with an eye for goal, many observers agree that he successfully filled the void left in the Milan attack by club great [[Marco van Basten]].<ref name="Iconic Weah a true great">{{cite web |title=Iconic Weah a true great |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=2187/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020073045/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=2187/|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 October 2013 |publisher=FIFA | access-date=13 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="Lawrence">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/apr/09/facup.sport |title=The wonder of Weah |first=Amy |last=Lawrence |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=9 April 2000 |access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref><ref name="George Weah">{{cite web |title=George Weah |url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/638186/George-Weah |website=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=13 December 2014}}</ref> In addition to his pace, acceleration, [[Dribbling (association football)|dribbling]] skills, and goalscoring ability, as a multi-functional forward Weah was also a team player who was capable of creating chances and assisting goals for teammates.<ref name=magliarossonera.it>{{cite web |url=http://www.magliarossonera.it/protagonisti/Gioc-Weah.html |title=George Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah |work=Magliarossonera |language=it|access-date=23 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maidirecalcio.com/2012/09/13/quanto-era-forte-george-weah.html |title=Quanto era forte George Weah... |work=Mai Dire Calcio |language=it |date=13 September 2012|access-date=23 October 2015|archive-date=6 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106104134/http://www.maidirecalcio.com/2012/09/13/quanto-era-forte-george-weah.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Along with [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] and [[Romário]], Weah was viewed as a modern, new style of striker in the 1990s who would also operate outside the penalty area and run with the ball towards goal, at a time when strikers primarily operated inside the penalty area where they would receive the ball from teammates.<ref name="Iconic Weah a true great"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Ronaldo, Klose: Different to the finish |url=http://www.espnfc.com/blog/world-cup-central/59/post/1915680/comparing-brazil-striker-ronaldo-and-germany-forward-miroslav-klose-world-cup-goalscorer-records |publisher=ESPN |access-date=13 December 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://www.in.com/news/sports/ronaldo-romario-reinvented-strikers-role-says-thierry-henry-53023207-in-1.html "Ronaldo, Romario Reinvented Striker's Role, Says Thierry Henry"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306153503/http://www.in.com/news/sports/ronaldo-romario-reinvented-strikers-role-says-thierry-henry-53023207-in-1.html |date=6 March 2016 }}. In Sports. Retrieved 16 January 2015</ref> Among the next generation of strikers who were inspired, [[Thierry Henry]] states, "George Weah, Romário, and Ronaldo changed the game for me. It was the first time as a striker I saw players that could score on their own. Pick the ball up anywhere and score. Before as a number nine, people would say 'stay within the line of the box, don't move too much, don't go to the wings, don't drop, stay.' Then I saw George Weah. And then I saw Ronaldo. And I saw Romário in a different way before those two. And it was like 'hang on a minute, someone has lied to me'."<ref>{{cite news |title=Thierry Henry names 3 players that 'changed the game' for him |url=https://tribuna.com/en/arsenal/news/2020-04-04-thierry-henry-names-3-players-that-changed-the-game-for-him/ |access-date=14 November 2020 |newspaper=Tribuna }}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

One such goal that exemplified this ability was against Verona in 1995 where he received the ball in the edge of his own penalty box and ran the length of the field.<ref name="Lawrence"/> Scoring such a goal in Serie A – the best defensive league in the world – saw media outlets such as ''[[La Gazzetta dello Sport|Gazzetta dello Sport]]'' running pages of analysis for days afterwards, and calling it the greatest strike of all in Italian football.<ref name="Lawrence"/> On his impact on the sport, Weah states, "When I look at my idols – [[Pelé]], [[Diego Maradona|Maradona]], [[Franz Beckenbauer|Beckenbauer]], [[Johan Cruyff|Cruyff]] – they did a lot of great things. I came into the game and made history too."<ref name="Lawrence"/>

====Reception====
Named African Footballer of the Year three times and the first African to win the Ballon d'Or and be named FIFA World Player of the Year, Weah's prominence in the 1990s led him to be nicknamed "King George". ''[[90min]]'' included him in their list of the 50 greatest players of all time.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 May 2019 |title=The 50 greatest footballers of all time |publisher=90min |url=https://www.90min.com/posts/50-greatest-footballers-all-time-ranked |access-date=26 April 2023}}</ref> Weah is often hailed as one of the greatest African footballers of all time,<ref name="Murray"/><ref name="journey">{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.za/2018/01/23/from-football-king-to-liberian-president-george-weahs-journey_a_23340918/ |title=From Football King To Liberian President – George Weah's Journey |work=HuffPost |first=Nkosinathi |last=Shazi |date=23 January 2018 |access-date=3 October 2018 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116174121/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.za/2018/01/23/from-football-king-to-liberian-president-george-weahs-journey_a_23340918/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> being named African Player of the Century in 1996,<ref name="Africa – Player of the Century"/> and often ranked among the three greatest African strikers ever, alongside [[Didier Drogba]] and [[Samuel Eto'o]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Top 10 Greatest African Strikers |url=http://www.joburgpost.co.za/2017/06/06/top-10-greatest-african-strikers/ |access-date=27 August 2018 |work=Johannesburg Post |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220025546/http://www.joburgpost.co.za/2017/06/06/top-10-greatest-african-strikers/ |archive-date=20 February 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Where Didier Drogba Ranks Alongside Africa's 20 Best Strikers |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1973969-where-didier-drogba-ranks-alongside-africas-20-best-strikers#slide16 |access-date=27 August 2018 |work=Bleacher Report}}</ref> In 2013, Milan great [[Franco Baresi]] named Weah in the greatest XI he has ever played with.<ref>[http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/21564/8990658/italian-franco-baresi-picks-one2eleven-on-the-fantasy-football-club "Italian Franco Baresi picks One2Eleven on the Fantasy Football Club"]. Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 January 2015</ref> ''[[FourFourTwo]]'' magazine named Weah one of the best players never to win the [[UEFA Champions League]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The 25 best players never to win the Champions League. #19 Weah |website=FourFourTwo |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/gallery/20-best-players-never-win-champions-league |url-status=deviated |access-date=28 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108210928/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/gallery/20-best-players-never-win-champions-league |archive-date=8 November 2018}}</ref> A number of publications, including Scott Murray of ''The Guardian'' and Kevin Baxter of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', in addition to FIFA, consider him to be one of the greatest players never to feature at the World Cup.<ref name="LA Times"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Weah: Ballon d'Or put me and Liberia on the map |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaeworldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=weah-ballon-d-or-put-me-and-liberia-on-the-map-2747827.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623005101/https://www.fifa.com/fifaeworldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=weah-ballon-d-or-put-me-and-liberia-on-the-map-2747827.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 June 2018 |publisher=FIFA |date=22 June 2018 |quote=Whenever football fans name the best players never to have played at the World Cup finals, Weah is one of the first to be mentioned.}}</ref><ref name="Murray"/>

The status of Weah in the sport saw him feature in EA Sports' [[FIFA (video game series)|''FIFA'' video game series]] where he was named in the Ultimate Team Legends in ''[[FIFA 14]]''.<ref>[https://www.easports.com/fifa/news/2013/fifa-14-at-gamescom "FIFA 14 Ultimate Team Legends"]. EA Sports. Retrieved 6 February 2015</ref> During his playing career Weah was sponsored by sportswear company [[Diadora]], and he became famous for his red Diadora boots while playing for AC Milan.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2000/05/05/diadora-veste-il-napoli-tifosi-sognano-weah.html?refresh_ce |title=Diadora veste il Napoli i tifosi sognano Weah |work=La Republica |language=it |date=24 June 2018}}</ref>

===Career statistics===
====Club====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de France]], [[Coppa Italia]], [[FA Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de la Ligue]], [[Football League Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
|[[1988–89 French Division 1|1988–89]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/george-weah/results?epoca_id=118&tpstats=club&ps=1 |title=George Weah: Completed Matches 1988/1989 |website=playmakerstats.com |publisher=ZOS |access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref>
|[[Division 1 (French football)|Division 1]]
|23||14||10||1||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|Appearances in [[European Cup]]}}||2||colspan="2"|—||38||17
|-
|[[1989–90 French Division 1|1989–90]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/george-weah/results?epoca_id=119&tpstats=club&ps=1 |title=George Weah: Completed Matches 1989/1990 |website=playmakerstats.com |publisher=ZOS |access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref>
|Division 1
|17||5||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7{{efn|name=ECWC|Appearances in [[European Cup Winners' Cup]]}}||3||colspan="2"|—||24||8
|-
|[[1990–91 French Division 1|1990–91]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/george-weah/results?epoca_id=120&tpstats=club&ps=1 |title=George Weah: Completed Matches 1990/1991 |website=playmakerstats.com |publisher=ZOS |access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref>
|Division 1
|29||10||6||5||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||3||colspan="2"|—||40||18
|-
|[[1991–92 French Division 1|1991–92]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/george-weah/results?epoca_id=121&tpstats=club&ps=1 |title=George Weah: Completed Matches 1991/1992 |website=playmakerstats.com |publisher=ZOS |access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref>
|Division 1
|34||18||4||1||colspan="2"|—||9{{efn|name=ECWC}}||4||colspan="2"|—||47||23
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!103!!47!!20!!7!!colspan="2"|—!!26!!12!!colspan="2"|—!!149!!66
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|[[1992–93 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season|1992–93]]<ref name="Footballdatabase">{{cite web |url=https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/1289-george-weah |title=George Weah |website=Footballdatabase.eu |access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref>
|Division 1
|30||14||6||2||colspan="2"|—||9{{efn|name=UC}}||7||colspan="2"|—||45||23
|-
|[[1993–94 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season|1993–94]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/george-weah/results?epoca_id=123&tpstats=club&ps=1 |title=George Weah: Completed Matches 1993/1994 |website=playmakerstats.com |publisher=ZOS |access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref>
|Division 1
|32||11||3||2||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|name=ECWC}}||1||colspan="2"|—||40||14
|-
|[[1994–95 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season|1994–95]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/george-weah/results?epoca_id=124&tpstats=club&ps=1 |title=George Weah: Completed Matches 1994/1995 |website=playmakerstats.com |publisher=ZOS |access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref>
|Division 1
|34||7||5||2||3||1||11{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||8||colspan="2"|—||53||18
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!96!!32!!14!!6!!3!!1!!25!!16!!colspan="2"|—!!138!!55
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[AC Milan]]
|[[1995–96 AC Milan season|1995–96]]<ref name="Footballdatabase"/>
|[[Serie A]]
|26||11||3||1||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|name=UC}}||3||colspan="2"|—||35||15
|-
|[[1996–97 AC Milan season|1996–97]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/george-weah/results?epoca_id=126&tpstats=club&ps=1 |title=George Weah: Completed Matches 1996/1997 |website=playmakerstats.com |publisher=ZOS |access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref>
|Serie A
|28||13||2||0||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|name=UCL}}||3||1{{efn|name=SCI|Appearance in [[Supercoppa Italiana]]}}||0||36||16
|-
|[[1997–98 AC Milan season|1997–98]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/george-weah/results?epoca_id=127&tpstats=club&ps=1 |title=George Weah: Completed Matches 1997/1998 |website=playmakerstats.com |publisher=ZOS |access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref>
|Serie A
|24||10||8||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||13
|-
|[[1998–99 AC Milan season|1998–99]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/george-weah/results?epoca_id=128&tpstats=club&ps=1 |title=George Weah: Completed Matches 1998/1999 |website=playmakerstats.com |publisher=ZOS |access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref>
|Serie A
|26||8||4||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||9
|-
|[[1999–2000 AC Milan season|1999–2000]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/george-weah/results?epoca_id=129&tpstats=club&ps=1 |title=George Weah: Completed Matches 1999/2000 |website=playmakerstats.com |publisher=ZOS |access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref>
|Serie A
|10||4||2||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||1{{efn|name=SCI}}||0||14||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!114!!46!!19!!5!!colspan="2"|—!!12!!7!!2!!0!!147!!58
|-
|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] (loan)
|[[1999–2000 Chelsea F.C. season|1999–2000]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|8361|1999|access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref>
|[[Premier League]]
|11||3||4||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||5
|-
|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|[[2000–01 Manchester City F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|8361|2000|access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref>
|Premier League
|7||1||colspan="2"|—||2||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||4
|-
|[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|[[2000–01 Olympique de Marseille season|2000–01]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player/george-weah/results?epoca_id=130&tpstats=club&ps=1 |title=George Weah: Completed Matches 2000/2001 |website=playmakerstats.com |publisher=ZOS |access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref>
|Division 1
|19||5||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||5
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!350!!134!!58!!20!!5!!4!!63!!35!!2!!0!!478!!193
|}

{{notelist}}

====International====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/weah-intlg.html |title=George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah – Goals in International Matches |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |publisher=RSSSF |date=30 January 2020 |access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="16"|[[Liberia national football team|Liberia]]
|1986||4||0
|-
|1987||9||6
|-
|1988||4||1
|-
|1989||5||1
|-
|1992||1||0
|-
|1993||2||0
|-
|1994||3||1
|-
|1995||5||0
|-
|1996||6||1
|-
|1997||8||2
|-
|1998||3||0
|-
|1999||3||1
|-
|2000||7||1
|-
|2001||11||3
|-
|2002||3||1
|-
|2018||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||75||18
|}

:''Scores and results list Liberia's goal tally first, score column indicates score, where known, after each Weah goal''<ref name="RSSSF"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by George Weah
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Cap
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|1||30 January 1987||Monrovia, Liberia||style="text-align: center;"|5||{{fb|NGA}}||style="text-align: center;"| ||style="text-align: center;"|2–0||[[1987 West African Nations Cup]]||style="text-align: center;"|
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|2||1 February 1987||Monrovia, Liberia||style="text-align: center;"|6||{{fb|BFA}}||style="text-align: center;"| ||style="text-align: center;"|2–0||[[1987 West African Nations Cup]]||style="text-align: center;"|
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|3||6 February 1987||Monrovia, Liberia||style="text-align: center;"|7||{{fb|TOG}}||style="text-align: center;"| ||style="text-align: center;"|3–0||[[1987 West African Nations Cup]]||style="text-align: center;"|
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|4||26 July 1987||Monrovia, Liberia||style="text-align: center;"|11||{{fb|MAR}}||style="text-align: center;"| ||style="text-align: center;"|2–1||[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]||style="text-align: center;"|
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|5||20 December 1987||Monrovia, Liberia||style="text-align: center;"|12||{{fb|BFA}}||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||[[1987 CEDEAO Cup]]||style="text-align: center;"|
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|6||23 December 1987||Monrovia, Liberia||style="text-align: center;"|13||{{fb|CIV}}||style="text-align: center;"| ||style="text-align: center;"|1–2||[[1987 CEDEAO Cup]]||style="text-align: center;"|
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|7||21 August 1988||[[SKD Stadium]], Monrovia, Liberia||style="text-align: center;"|15||{{fb|GHA}}||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||style="text-align: center;"|2–0||[[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1988af.html |title=1988 Matches: Africa |first1=Barrie |last1=Courtney |first2=Jean-Michel |last2=Cazal |publisher=RSSSF |date=2 February 2005 |access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|8||11 June 1989||[[SKD Stadium]], Monrovia, Liberia||style="text-align: center;"|20||{{fb|MWI}}||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||[[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/liberia-v-malawi-11-june-1989-241863/ |title=Liberia v Malawi, 11 June 1989 |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|9||4 September 1994||[[SKD Stadium]], Monrovia, Liberia||style="text-align: center;"|26||{{fb|TOG}}||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||[[1996 African Cup of Nations qualification]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1994af.html |title=1994 Matches: Africa |first=Barrie |last=Courtney |publisher=RSSSF |date=2 February 2005 |access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|10||23 June 1996||[[Accra Sports Stadium]], Accra, Ghana||style="text-align: center;"|37||{{fb|GAM}}||style="text-align: center;"|2–0||style="text-align: center;"|4–0||[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/liberia-v-gambia-23-june-1996-246695/ |title=Liberia v Gambia, 23 June 1996 |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|11||6 April 1997||[[Accra Sports Stadium]], Accra, Ghana||style="text-align: center;"|42||{{fb|EGY}}||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/wm-quali-afrika-1996-1997-gruppe-2-liberia-aegypten/ |title=WC Qualifiers Africa 1996/1997: Group 2: Liberia – Egypt 1:0: Match details |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|12||22 June 1997||[[SKD Stadium]], Monrovia, Liberia||style="text-align: center;"|44||{{fb|COD|1997}}||style="text-align: center;"|2–0||style="text-align: center;"|2–1||[[1998 African Cup of Nations qualification]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1997af.html |title=1997 Matches: Africa |first=Barrie |last=Courtney |publisher=RSSSF |date=2 February 2005 |access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|13||20 June 1999||[[SKD Stadium]], Monrovia, Liberia||style="text-align: center;"|53||{{fb|TUN|1959}}||style="text-align: center;"|2–0||style="text-align: center;"|2–0||[[2000 African Cup of Nations qualification]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1999af.html |title=1999 Matches: Africa |first=Barrie |last=Courtney |publisher=RSSSF |date=2 February 2005 |access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|14||16 July 2000||[[SKD Stadium]], Monrovia, Liberia||style="text-align: center;"|58||{{fb|CPV}}||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||style="text-align: center;"|3–0||[[2002 African Cup of Nations qualification]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/2000af.html |title=2000 Matches: Africa |first=Barrie |last=Courtney |publisher=RSSSF |date=2 February 2005 |access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|15||22 April 2001||[[SKD Stadium]], Monrovia, Liberia||style="text-align: center;"|65||{{fb|SUD}}||style="text-align: center;"|2–0|| style="text-align: center;"|2–0||[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/liberia-v-sudan-22-april-2001-270530/ |title=Liberia v Sudan, 22 April 2001 |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|16||14 July 2001||[[National Stadium (Sierra Leone)|National Stadium]], Freetown, Sierra Leone||style="text-align: center;"|69||{{fb|SLE}}||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/2001af.html |title=2001 Matches: Africa |first=Barrie |last=Courtney |publisher=RSSSF |date=2 February 2005 |access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|17||23 August 2001||[[Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente]], Veracruz, Mexico||style="text-align: center;"|71||{{fb|MEX}}||style="text-align: center;"|1–2||style="text-align: center;"|4–5||[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/mexico-v-liberia-24-august-2001-248024/ |title=Mexico v Liberia, 24 August 2001 |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: center;"|18||19 January 2002||[[Stade du 26 Mars]], Bamako, Mali||style="text-align: center;"|72||{{fb|MLI}}||style="text-align: center;"|1–0||style="text-align: center;"|1–1||[[2002 African Cup of Nations]]||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/afrika-cup-2002-in-mali-gruppe-a-mali-liberia/ |title=Africa Cup 2002 Mali: Group A: Mali – Liberia 1:1: Match details |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref>
|}

===Honours===
'''Mighty Barrolle'''
*[[Liberian Premier League]]: [[1986 Liberian Premier League|1986]]<ref name = "pulse">{{ cite news | url = https://www.pulse.com.gh/ece-frontpage/from-ballon-dor-to-president-the-rise-and-rise-of-liberias-george-weah/r4qte1r.amp | title = The rise and rise of Liberia’s George Weah | work = Pulse Ghana | date = 29 January 2018 | access-date = 7 December 2023 }}</ref>
*[[Liberian FA Cup]]: 1986<ref name = "pulse"/>

'''Invincible Eleven'''
*Liberian Premier League: [[1987 Liberian Premier League|1987]]<ref name="1987League"/>

'''Monaco'''
*[[Coupe de France]]: [[1990–91 Coupe de France|1990–91]]<ref name="1991CoupeDeFranceFinal"/>

'''Paris Saint-Germain'''
*[[Division 1 (French football)|Division 1]]: [[1993–94 French Division 1|1993–94]]<ref name = "tracking">{{ cite news | url = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/george-weah-tracking-the-rise-of-liberias-lone-star-through-his-wonder-goal | title = George Weah: Tracking The Rise Of Liberia's Lone Star Through His Wonder Goal | publisher = FIFA | date = 12 October 2022 | access-date = 7 December 2023 }}</ref><ref name = "eyes">{{ cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/1260127.stm | title = Weah eyes Marseille future | website=BBC Sport | date = 4 April 2001 | access-date = 7 December 2023 }}</ref>
*Coupe de France: [[1992–93 Coupe de France|1992–93]], [[1994–95 Coupe de France|1994–95]]<ref name = "tracking"/><ref name = "eyes"/>
*[[Coupe de la Ligue]]: [[1994–95 Coupe de la Ligue|1994–95]]<ref name = "tracking"/><ref name = "eyes"/>

'''AC Milan'''
*[[Serie A]]: [[1995–96 Serie A|1995–96]], [[1998–99 Serie A|1998–99]]<ref name = "tracking"/><ref name = "eyes"/>

'''Chelsea'''
*[[FA Cup]]: [[1999–2000 FA Cup|1999–2000]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_cup/756784.stm |title=Chelsea claim FA Cup glory |website=BBC News |date=20 May 2000 |access-date=4 November 2023}}</ref>

'''Liberia'''
*[[West African Nations Cup]] runner-up: [[1987 West African Nations Cup|1987]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/george-weah-106/ |title=George Weah |website=11v11.com |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[African Footballer of the Year]]: 1989, 1995<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/afr-poy.html |title=African Player of the Year |publisher=RSSSF |date=5 January 2001|access-date=9 January 2014}}</ref>
*[[World XI]]: 1991, 1996 (Reserve), 1997, 1998<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html |title=Matches of FIFA XI |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=16 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033752/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html |archive-date=17 November 2015}}</ref>
*Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1990–91<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/franpoy.html |title=France – Footballer of the Year |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=16 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905115225/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/franpoy.html |archive-date=5 September 2015}}</ref>
*[[List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League top scorers|UEFA Champions League top scorer]]: [[1994–95 UEFA Champions League#Top goalscorers|1994–95]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec1tops.html |title=Champions Cup/Champions League Topscorers |publisher=RSSSF |first1=Roberto |last1=Di Maggio |first2=Roberto |last2=Mamrud |first3=Jarek |last3=Owsianski |first4=Davide |last4=Rota |date=11 June 2015|access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref>
*[[BBC African Footballer of the Year]]: 1995<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/24450345 |title=History of the BBC African Footballer of the Year award |website=BBC Sport |first=Piers |last=Edwards |date=13 October 2015|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref>
*[[Onze d'Or]]: 1995<ref name="Onze Mondial Awards">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html |title="Onze Mondial" Awards: Onze de Onze 1976–2011 |publisher=RSSSF |first=José Luis |last=Pierrend |date=6 March 2012|access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref>
*[[Ballon d'Or]]: [[1995 Ballon d'Or|1995]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") |publisher=RSSSF |first1=Rob |last1=Moore |first2=Karel |last2=Stokkermans |date=21 January 2011 |access-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116080615/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html |archive-date=16 January 2009}}</ref>
*[[RSSSF]] Player of the Year: 1995<ref>{{cite web |title=Rec.sport.soccer Player of the Year 1995 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/rssbest/rsspoy95.html |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=23 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[El País King of European Soccer|''El País'' King of European Soccer]]: 1995<ref>{{cite web |title=European Player and Team of the Year |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/sam-eupoy.html |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=23 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[FIFA World Player of the Year]]: [[1995 FIFA World Player of the Year|1995]]<ref name="FIFA Awards RSSSF">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html |title=FIFA Awards |publisher=RSSSF |first=José Luis |last=Pierrend |date=12 February 2015 |access-date=5 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112042845/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html |archive-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>
*[[European Sports Media|''ESM'' Team of the Year]]: [[European Sports Media#1995–96|1995–96]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/esm-xi.html |title=ESM XI |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=13 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207144925/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/esm-xi.html |archive-date=7 February 2016}}</ref>
*[[Onze d'Or|Onze d'Argent]]: 1996<ref name="Onze Mondial Awards" />
*[[FIFA Fair Play Award]]: 1996<ref name="FIFA Awards">{{cite web |title=FACTSheet FIFA awards |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/r%26a-awards/52/01/02/144081_factsheet_fifaannualawards_english.pdf |publisher=FIFA|access-date=19 January 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122103135/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/r%26a-awards/52/01/02/144081_factsheet_fifaannualawards_english.pdf|archive-date=22 January 2016}}</ref>
*FIFA World Player of the Year – Silver award: [[1996 FIFA World Player of the Year|1996]]<ref name="FIFA Awards RSSSF" />
*''Planète Foot's'' 50 Best Players of all Time: 1996<ref name="rsssf.org">{{cite web |title=The Best x Players of the Century/All-Time |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=23 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS African Player of the Century]]: 1999<ref name="Africa – Player of the Century">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iffhs-century.html |title=Africa – Player of the Century |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref>
*[[World Soccer Magazine|''World Soccer's'']] 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time: 1999<ref name="World Soccer Players of the Century">{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamHons/HonsWldSocPlyrsCent.html |title=World Soccer Players of the Century |publisher=World Soccer|access-date=29 August 2014}}</ref>
*[[Placar|''Placar's'']] 100 Stars of the Century: 1999<ref name="rsssf.org"/>
*[[FIFA 100]]: 2004<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/2374252/Pele-open-to-ridicule-over-top-hundred.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/2374252/Pele-open-to-ridicule-over-top-hundred.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Pele open to ridicule over top hundred |work=The Daily Telegraph |first=Christopher |last=Davies |date=5 March 2004|access-date=13 April 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*[[Arthur Ashe Courage Award]] 2004<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/espy2004/s/04asheaward.html |title=The 2004 ESPY Awards – Weah selected for Arthur Ashe Courage Award |publisher=ESPN|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref>
*[[Golden Foot Legends Award]]: 2005<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenfoot.com/legends.php?l=en |title=Legends |publisher=Golden Foot |access-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925120930/http://www.goldenfoot.com/legends.php?l=en |archive-date=25 September 2015}}</ref>
*AC Milan Hall of Fame<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/club/hall-of-fame/all-players |title=Hall of Fame: All Players |publisher=AC Milan |access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref>
*[[IFFHS]] Legends<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iffhs.de/iffhs-has-announced-the-48-football-legend-players/ |title=IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players |publisher=IFFHS |date=25 January 2016|access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref>
*World Hall of Fame of Soccer<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame of Soccer Mexico and World |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/mex-hof.html |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=23 December 2021}}</ref>
*''[[France Football]]'' Légendes Africaines Top-30: 2019<ref>{{cite web |title=France Football "Légendes Africaines Top 30" |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ff-afr30.html |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=23 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]] All-time Africa Men's Dream Team: 2021<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1121 |publisher=IFFHS |date=29 May 2021| access-date=31 May 2021 |title=IFFHS}}</ref>