Patrick Weah

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Patrick Weah
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia[1]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Minnesota United
Number 29
Youth career
Minnesota United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Saint Louis Billikens 3 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Minnesota United 2 (0)
2021 → Sacramento Republic (loan) 7 (0)
2023– → Minnesota United 2 (loan) 8 (2)
2023 → FC Tulsa (loan) 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 23, 2024

Patrick Weah (born 15 December 2003) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United.

Club career[edit]

Born in Monrovia, Liberia, Weah moved with his parents to Maple Grove, Minnesota, where he played high school soccer at Wayzata High School.[3] 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.[4] At the end of his championship season, Weah was named as the Minnesota State Player of the Year.[4] Following his two seasons with this school team, Weah joined the youth academy at Minnesota United.[3]

In June 2020, it was announced that Weah would play college soccer with the Saint Louis Billikens.[5] He made his collegiate debut for the Billikens on 3 February 2021 against the Kansas City Roos, scoring in the 53rd minute of a 3–0 victory.[6]

Minnesota United[edit]

On 4 March 2021, Weah returned to Major League Soccer club Minnesota United and signed as a homegrown player.[4] He made his professional debut for the club on 1 May 2021 against Austin FC, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute during the 0–1 defeat.[7]

Sacramento Republic[edit]

On 17 September 2021, USL Championship club Sacramento Republic announced they have acquired Weah on loan from Minnesota United for the remainder of the 2021 season.[8]

International career[edit]

On 2 October 2021, he accepted a call-up from Liberia for two World Cup qualifiers against Cape Verde.[9]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 23 September 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Minnesota United 2021 Major League Soccer 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Sacramento Republic (loan) 2021 USL Championship 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Career total 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

Honors[edit]

Individual

  • 2017 Minnesota State Player of the Year

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Patrick Weah Loaned to Sacramento Republic". Minnesota United FC. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Patrick Weah". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b Zgoda, Jerry (19 February 2021). "Ex-Wayzata soccer star Patrick Weah, 17, to join Minnesota United". Star Tribune. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "MNUFC Signs 17-Year-Old Patrick Weah, Former Wayzata High School Star". WCCO-TV. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  5. ^ "SLU soccer caps recruiting class with emerging Liberian star". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Saint Louis Billikens 3–0 Kansas City Roos". Saint Louis Billikens.
  7. ^ "Minnesota United 0–1 Austin FC". Soccerway.
  8. ^ Ogata-Beutler, Grace. "Republic FC Acquires Forward Patrick Weah on Loan". Sacrepublicfc.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  9. ^ "2022 World Cup Qualifiers: Slavia Prague's Dorley and Aarau's Njie headline Liberia squad for Cape Verde". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  10. ^ Patrick Weah at Soccerway

External links[edit]

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