25 Facts About Tim Weah

1.

Tim Weah is the son of former professional soccer player, Ballon d'Or winner, and President of Liberia, George Weah.

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2.

George Tim Weah was elected as the 25th President of Liberia in 2018, after serving three years in the Senate of Liberia.

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3.

Tim Weah spent his early life in Brooklyn, Valley Stream, New York and Pembroke Pines, Florida.

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4.

Tim Weah is fluent in English and French and enjoys producing trap soul music.

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5.

Tim Weah is close friends with fellow soccer player Tyler Adams.

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6.

Tim Weah's cousin, Kyle Duncan, is a professional soccer player for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.

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7.

Tim Weah was taught soccer by his father and played soccer while in Florida for West Pines United, before moving back to New York and joining the Rosedale Soccer Club in Queens, New York, owned by his uncle.

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8.

Tim Weah relocated to France in 2014 to join the Paris Saint-Germain Academy.

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9.

Tim Weah spent most of the season with the reserves in the Championnat National 2 and the under-19 squad in the UEFA Youth League.

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10.

Tim Weah came on as a substitute in the 79th minute of the match and had a goal-scoring opportunity in stoppage time that was saved by the Troyes goalkeeper.

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11.

Tim Weah's loan spell at Celtic was terminated early by the club in May 2019 after he was selected to the US squad for the Under-20 World Cup, causing him to miss the Scottish Cup final.

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12.

Tim Weah played 68 minutes before being substituted for Yusuf Yazici.

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13.

Tim Weah came on in the 79th minute of the game against Stade de Reims for Burak Yilmaz and played 16 minutes.

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14.

Tim Weah stated that his decision to represent the United States "wasn't hard at all" and was based on his love of the country and his teammates.

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15.

Tim Weah reportedly turned down offers from the French Football Federation to join the French program.

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16.

Tim 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.

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17.

Tim Weah was selected to join the under-15 team at the Tournament delle Nazioni in Italy, scoring the winning goal in the final against Austria.

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18.

Tim Weah 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.

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19.

Tim Weah joined the team for the Montaigu Tournament, which the United States won after he scored in the final against hosts France.

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20.

At another set of friendlies in Florida, Tim Weah made three substitute appearances and scored twice.

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21.

Tim Weah was part of the under-17 squad that finished second in the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, scoring two goals.

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22.

Tim Weah was selected to represent the United States at the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in India.

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23.

Tim Weah was named in the United States squad for the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Poland.

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24.

Tim Weah scored twice during the tournament, against Qatar in the group stage to qualify for the knockout stage, and against Ecuador in their quarterfinal defeat.

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25.

Tim Weah was the first player born in the 2000s to earn a senior cap for the United States.

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