@footballnewsandothers1: George Weah, one of the best African footballers in history, winner of the 1995 Ballon d'Or, turns 59 today George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah Birth date: October 1, 1966 Place of birth: Monrovia, Liberia 🇱🇷 Position: Forward Matches (Goals): 642 (284) National Team: 1986-18 Liberia 🇱🇷 75 (18) Clubs: 1984-85 Bong Range United 🇱🇷 1985-86 Mighty Barrolle 🇱🇷 1986-87 Invincible Eleven 🇱🇷 1987 Africa Sports d'Abidjan 🇨🇮 1987-88 Tonnerre Yaoundé 🇨🇲 1988-92 Monaco 🇲🇨🇫🇷 1992-95 Paris Saint-Germain 🇫🇷 1995-00 AC Milan 🇮🇹 2000 Chelsea (loan) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2000 Manchester City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2000-01 Marseille 🇫🇷 2001-03 Al Jazira 🇦🇪 Honours: Liberian Premier League: 1986, 1987 Liberian FA Cup: 1986 Coupe de France: 1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95 Division 1: 1993–94 Coupe de la Ligue: 1994–95 Serie A: 1995–96, 1998–99 FA Cup: 1999–2000 Individual: African Footballer of the Year: 1989, 1995 World XI: 1991, 1996 (Reserve), 1997, 1998 Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year: 1990–91 UEFA Champions League top scorer: 1994–95 BBC African Footballer of the Year: 1995 Onze d'Or: 1995 Ballon d'Or: 1995 RSSSF Player of the Year: 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year: 1995 ESM Team of the Year: 1995–96 Onze d'Argent: 1996 FIFA Fair Play Award: 1996 IFFHS African Player of the Century: 1999 World Soccer's 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time: 1999 FIFA 100 Arthur Ashe Courage Award 2004 Golden Foot Legends Award: 2005 AC Milan Hall of Fame IFFHS Legends World Hall of Fame of Soccer IFFHS All-time Africa Men's Dream Team: 2021

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