Timothy Weah scored for Team USA.
In the early morning of November 22, at the World Cup, the United States drew 1-1 with Wales, and a surname familiar to many old fans came into view.
Timothy Weah, wearing the United States jersey, is the son of former Golden Globe winner, Liberian star and current President George Weah.
With his father's unfulfilled dream, Little Weah came to the World Cup in Qatar and scored in his World Cup debut.
Although his father has retired from politics and became the president of Liberia, Timothy Weah has inherited his father's football mantle, and he is now playing in Ligue 1 and is already a much-watched star of the American team.
"Playing in the World Cup, I'm also fighting for my family." Little Weah said.
AC Milan legend Giorgio Weah (center).
Dreams that didn't come true
In the history of world football, George Weah has left his own legend.
During his career, he played for Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan, Chelsea, Manchester City and other European giants, won two Serie A trophies, and became the top scorer in the Champions League.
In 1995, he made football history, becoming the first person to win the Ballon d'Or, World Footballer of the Year and African Footballer of the Year in the same year.
At club level, George Weah's achievements have made him one of the biggest stars in football, but it is such a football star who also has a dream that he has been pursuing for many years - to participate in the World Cup.
Weah (left) and Ronaldo play together.
Due to the overall strength of his native Liberia, George Weah has not been able to compete in the World Cup for many years. The closest was in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers.
In the case of the national team's "poor and white", he not only acted as a player himself, but also acted as a coach and player recruiter, and even acted as a "patron" of the team, paying out of his own pocket for the team's training and matches, but the Liberian team finally missed the World Cup with a disadvantage of only 1 point.
Until he retired to hang up his boots, George Weah was unable to realize his World Cup dream, which became the deepest regret in the heart of the football legend.
Later, in an interview, George Weah revealed his unwillingness in his heart: "Not being able to participate in the World Cup, this is my lifelong regret." I put all my heart and soul into it, so although I regret it, I also have a clear conscience. ”
"The hope of Liberian football is in these young people, and there will definitely be a day when the Liberian national team will participate in the World Cup."
Weah was sworn in as President of Liberia.
Carry the banner of your fathers
Although the Liberian team's dream of standing on the World Cup stage has not yet been realized, George Weah's son, Timothy Weah, has fulfilled his father's unfulfilled dream through another path.
In the list of the United States team for the World Cup in Qatar, Timothy Weah's name is prominently listed. As George Weah's third child, Timothy became the man to inherit his father's football mantle.
Timothy Weah was born in 2000 in New York, USA, and has dual citizenship of the United States and France, and when choosing the national team, Timothy chose the United States where he was born. Since his teenage years, little Weah has indeed shown great talent.
In the 2013-2014 season, Timothy joined the New York Red Bull youth team. In the 2014-2015 season, he entered the echelon of Paris Saint-Germain, where his father played, and began his Europa League career.
Viah Jr. joined Grand Paris in the summer of 2014.
On 4 March 2018, Paris Saint-Germain made his debut for the Paris first team in a 2–0 win over Troyes, with Weah Junior coming off the bench in the 79th minute.
At the national team level, Timothy is also one of the young stars of the American team. At the 2017 World Junior World Championships, he scored a hat-trick against Paraguay and became famous. In March 2018, he made his debut for the U.S. national team, becoming the first "post-00s" player to play for the U.S. team.
Before the World Cup in Qatar, Timothy contributed 3 goals in 25 appearances for the United States. At present, the estimated value of Viah Junior on the German "Transfer Market" website is 12 million euros.
Today, he is the son of the first Ballon d'Or winner to score in World Cup history – and it was Weah Junior's goal that helped the United States draw with Wales in his last four international games, his second in four last international games and the first World Cup goal for the United States in eight years.
Buffon played with the elder Weah in Serie A, and later he became teammates with the younger Weah.
The Weah family, glory continues?
Compared to his father George Weah, Timothy Weah's ability is not outstanding in European football. In the 2018-2019 season, he was briefly loaned to Celtic by Grand Paris before moving to Ligue 1 club Lille in the summer of 2019.
Statistics show that Viah Junior has made 81 appearances at Lille, scoring eight goals and eight assists, and so far this season, he has not scored in six appearances in Ligue 1.
However, although it is difficult to avoid comparisons with his father, Xiao Weiah is still optimistic about his future football path.
"You can always do better, score more goals and give more assists. I'm not satisfied, luckily I'm still young and have time to improve in the game, I'll keep working hard and keep learning. He said this this summer when the club was in a slump.
He is also proud to have fulfilled his father's World Cup dream, "My father almost made it. Now I can go and fulfill my father's wish, as if I took the flag from him, which is a very meaningful thing. ”
"It's so exciting to be in the World Cup and I'm also playing for my family."
The U.S. team is generally young, the second youngest team (25.2 years old) with an average age of this World Cup, behind Ghana.
Little Weah does not shy away from this: "Although we are very young, we are not immature. Age is not an issue, we all have experience and will continue to grow through the game. ”
In the football world, there is no shortage of famous father and son soldiers, such as Maldini and Schmeichel and so on, and now the inheritance of Weah father and son is also a good story on the green field.
The football story of the surname Weah will continue to be written.