Patrick Weah (born 15 December 2003) is a Liberian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Born in

Monrovia Monrovia () is the capital city of the West African country of Liberia. Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic coast and as of the 2008 census had 1,010,970 residents, home to 29% of Liberia’s total population. As the ...

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

, Weah moved with his parents to Maple Grove,

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

, where he played high school soccer at

Wayzata High School Wayzata High School is a comprehensive public high school in Plymouth, Minnesota, United States, a suburb of Minneapolis. The high school, operated by Wayzata Public Schools, had about 3669 students in grades 9 to 12 as of 2021-22, making it Min ...

. While at Wayzata, Weah was part of the side that ended as the state runners-up before helping his school win the state championship during his sophomore season. At the end of his championship season, Weah was named as the Minnesota State Player of the Year. Following his two seasons with this school team, Weah joined the youth academy at

. In June 2020, it was announced that Weah would play

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with the

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. He made his collegiate debut for the Billikens on 3 February 2021 against the

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, scoring in the 53rd minute of a 3–0 victory.

Minnesota United

On 4 March 2021, Weah returned to

club Minnesota United and signed as a homegrown player. He made his professional debut for the club on 1 May 2021 against

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, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute during the 0–1 defeat.

Sacramento Republic

On 17 September 2021,

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club

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announced they have acquired Weah on loan from Minnesota United for the remainder of the 2021 season.

International career

On 2 October 2021, he accepted a call-up from

for two

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against

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Career statistics

Honors

Individual *2017 Minnesota State Player of the Year

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Weah, Patrick 2003 births Living people People from Maple Grove, Minnesota Sportspeople from Hennepin County, Minnesota Liberian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer players Minnesota United FC players Major League Soccer players Soccer players from Minnesota Sacramento Republic FC players Minnesota United FC 2 players MLS Next Pro players FC Tulsa players