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Patrick Weah

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
HB Køge
(on loan from Minnesota United)
Number 14
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 20 (10)
2021– Minnesota United 5 (0)
2021Sacramento Republic (loan) 7 (0)
2023FC Tulsa (loan) 5 (0)
2024–HB Køge (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:36, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Patrick Weah (born 15 December 2003) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish 1st Division side HB Køge, on loan from Major League Soccer club Minnesota United.

Club career

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

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

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

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

Career statistics

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

Individual

  • 2017 Minnesota State Player of the Year

References

  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

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