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Timothy Weah fulfills father’s dream with World Cup goal
    2022-11-23  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

TIMOTHY WEAH, the son of Liberian soccer icon George Weah, set Team USA on a fair World Cup campaign after slotting their opening goal against Wales in their World Cup opener that ended in a 1-1 draw Monday.

The 22-year-old Liberian-born striker got the U.S. side up and running when he hurried ahead of the Wales defense to shoot in the USA’s opening goal of the 2022 World Cup competition.

The forward is the son of former AC Milan player George Weah, who also played for Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).

To date, George Weah is the only African soccer player to have ever received the Ballon d’Or honor. He is the current president of the African country Liberia.

Despite being the only African player to win the Ballon d’Or, George Weah has never played nor scored in a FIFA World Cup competition. The feat he couldn’t achieve, his son, Timothy, achieved it Monday.

Unlike his father who carried Liberia on his shoulders then, Timothy is one of the outstanding players among the current U.S. squad as he didn’t choose to play for his father’s land.

The U.S. national team coach Gregg Berhalter will feel vindicated for giving Timothy a place in the starting lineup, as many expected to see Brenden Aaronson or Giovanni Reyna get the spot ahead of him.

Timothy is a rising talent who started his career with West Pines United, in Florida, the United States, and arrived at stardom when he signed a three-year professional contract with French club PSG on July 3, 2017.

He spent most of the season with the under-19 squad in the UEFA Youth League before moving to Celtic on a six-month loan deal Jan. 7, 2019.

Timothy made a total of 81 appearances for the French side since his arrival in 2019, scoring eight goals.

The 22-year-old Lille forward has won the Ligue 1 title three times, twice with PSG and once with Lille.

Timothy had the choice to play for four different countries, namely: France, Jamaica, Liberia, and the United States, but he chose the U.S. side since that is where he grew up.

For the U.S. national team, Timothy earned his first senior international cap for the United States in 2018.

The 22-year-old has gone on to accumulate 25 appearances, scoring three goals and assisting two.

(SD-Agencies)

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