Timothy Weah facts for kids
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Weah with the United States at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
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| Date of birth | February 22, 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brooklyn, New York, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 feet 0 inches (1.82 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Winger, right-back | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Juventus | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2010 | West Pines United | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Blau-Weiss Gottschee | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | New York Red Bulls | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Paris Saint-Germain | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 15 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Paris Saint-Germain | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Celtic (loan) | 13 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Lille | 89 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Juventus | 44 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015 | United States U15 | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | United States U17 | 14 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | United States U20 | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | United States U23 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | United States | 42 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Timothy Tarpeh Weah (born February 22, 2000) is an American professional soccer player. He plays as a winger or right-back. He plays for the Serie A club Juventus and the United States national team.
Weah started his professional career with Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain in 2018. There, he won the Ligue 1 title twice. He also won the Trophée des Champions once. In 2019, he went on loan to Celtic and won the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup. Later, he joined Lille and won another Ligue 1 title in 2021. In July 2023, he moved to Serie A club Juventus. With Juventus, he won the 2023–24 Coppa Italia.
Timothy Weah first played for the senior United States national team in March 2018. He has helped the team win the CONCACAF Nations League three times. These wins were in 2021, 2023, and 2024.
Timothy is the son of George Weah, who was a famous soccer player. His father also became the President of Liberia. George Weah won the Ballon d'Or award in 1995, which is a big honor in soccer.
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About Timothy Weah's Life
Timothy Weah was born on February 22, 2000, in Brooklyn, New York. His father, George Weah, was a professional soccer player from Liberia. His mother, Clar, is from Jamaica. In 2018, Timothy's father, George Weah, became the 25th President of Liberia.
Timothy has two older brothers and sisters, George Jr. and Tita. He grew up in different parts of New York and Florida. Timothy speaks both English and French. He also enjoys making trap soul music. He is good friends with other soccer players like Tyler Adams. His cousin, Kyle Duncan, is also a professional soccer player.
Timothy Weah's Soccer Journey
Starting His Soccer Career
Timothy learned to play soccer from his father. He played for a team called West Pines United in Florida. Later, he moved back to New York and joined the Rosedale Soccer Club. This club was owned by his uncle. Timothy played for BW Gottschee for three seasons. Then, in 2013, he joined the New York Red Bulls Academy. When he was 13, he even had a tryout with the famous club Chelsea.
In 2014, Timothy moved to France to join the Paris Saint-Germain Academy. In his very first game with the academy team, he scored three goals! This helped PSG win 8–1 against a Bulgarian team called Ludogorets Razgrad. This was in the UEFA Youth League.
Playing for Paris Saint-Germain
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On July 3, 2017, Timothy Weah signed a professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain in France. This was special because his father had also played for this club in the 1990s. For most of that season, he played with the reserve team and the under-19 team.
Timothy played his first game for the main Paris Saint-Germain team on March 3, 2018. He came into the game as a substitute. He made his first start for the team in a game against Caen. Timothy scored his first goal for PSG in a big 4–0 win against Monaco on August 4, 2018. This was in a competition called the Trophée des Champions. A week later, he scored his first league goal in a 3–0 win over Caen.
In January 2019, Timothy joined Celtic in Scotland for a six-month loan. He said he "loved" the club. He played his first game for Celtic on January 19 and scored a goal in a 3–0 win. His second goal for Celtic, and first in the league, came on January 23. With Celtic, he helped the team win the Scottish Premiership. His loan ended early because he was chosen to play for the US team in the Under-20 World Cup.
Time with Lille
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On June 29, 2019, Timothy Weah signed a five-year contract with Lille. He started playing for them on July 1. He played his first game for Lille on August 11, helping them win 2–1 against Nantes.
Timothy had some tough luck with injuries during the 2019–20 season. He missed most of the season because of two hamstring injuries. He had surgery in March 2020 to fix his injury.
He came back from injury during the 2020–21 Ligue 1 season. He scored his first goal for Lille in a game against his old club Celtic. On December 16, he scored his first league goal for Lille, helping them win 2–0. He played 28 games and scored three goals as Lille won their first league title in ten years. On August 1, Lille won the 2021 Trophée des Champions 1–0 against PSG.
On March 19, 2022, Timothy was sent off (given a red card) in a game against Nantes. He scored two goals in a home game against Rennes on May 21, 2022.
Moving to Juventus
After playing four seasons in France, Timothy Weah joined the Serie A club Juventus in Italy. He signed a five-year contract on July 1, 2023.
On January 4, 2024, Timothy scored his first goal for Juventus. It was in a 6–1 win against Salernitana in the Coppa Italia cup competition. Juventus went on to win the Coppa Italia that season.
Playing for His Country
Timothy Weah could have played for France, Jamaica, or Liberia because of his family and where he lived. But he chose to play for the United States. He said it was an easy choice because he loves the country and his teammates.
Youth National Teams
Timothy has played for several United States youth teams. He was called to train with the under-14 team in 2012. He scored the winning goal for the under-15 team in a tournament final in Italy.
He also played for the under-17 team. He helped them win the Montaigu Tournament. In 2017, he was part of the under-17 team that finished second in the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.
Timothy was chosen to play for the United States in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. In one game, he scored three goals (a hat-trick!) against Paraguay. This was the first hat-trick by a US men's player in the knockout stages of any World Cup.
He also played for the United States in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. He scored two goals in that tournament.
Senior National Team
Timothy Weah played his first game for the senior national team on March 27, 2018. It was a friendly game against Paraguay. He was the first player born in the 2000s to play for the United States senior team. On May 28, 2018, he scored his first goal for the United States. This made him the fourth-youngest player to score for the team.
On June 6, 2021, Timothy helped the US team win the CONCACAF Nations League Final against Mexico. He scored his first goal in a competitive international game on November 16, 2021, against Jamaica. He was part of the team that played in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He scored a goal against Wales in their first group game.
Timothy was also part of the American team for the 2024 Copa América. In a game against Panama, he received a red card.
Club Ownership
On May 28, 2024, it was announced that Timothy Weah joined the ownership group of Brooklyn Football Club. This is a second-division soccer team in the United States.
Honors
Paris Saint-Germain
- Ligue 1: 2017–18, 2018–19
- Trophée des Champions: 2018
Celtic
- Scottish Premiership: 2018–19
- Scottish Cup: 2018–19
Lille
- Ligue 1: 2020–21
- Trophée des Champions: 2021
Juventus
- Coppa Italia: 2023–24
United States U17
- CONCACAF U-17 Championship runner-up: 2017
United States
- CONCACAF Nations League: 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24
See also
In Spanish: Timothy Weah para niños
