George Weah, the Ballon D'or winner of 1995, has been elected as the new president of Liberia after Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

According to report the election results was delayed on Wednesday by hitches at a number of polling stations, with Vice President Joseph Boakai and footballer George Weah seen as the frontrunners to succeed Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

However, Nationgistz presents George Weah's short  football history, check below:

(born 1 October 1966) [1] is a Liberian politician, and retired professional footballer who played as a striker . Regarded as one of the greatest African players of all-time and as one of the best forwards of his generation, in 1995 he was named FIFA World Player of the Year and won the Ballon d'Or , becoming the first African player to win these awards. In 1989, 1994 and 1995, he was named the African Footballer of the Year , and in 1996, he was named African Player of the Century. Known for his acceleration, speed, and dribbling ability, in addition to his goalscoring and clinical finishing, Weah was described by FIFA as "the precursor of the multi-functional strikers of today". [2] In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.

George Weah, (born 1 October 1966) is a Liberian politician, and retired professional footballer who played as a striker . Regarded as one of the greatest African players of all-time and as one of the best forwards of his generation, in 1995 he was named FIFA World Player of the Year and won the Ballon d'Or , becoming the first African player to win these awards. In 1989, 1994 and 1995, he was named the African Footballer of the Year , and in 1996, he was named African Player of the Century. Known for his acceleration, speed, and dribbling ability, in addition to his goalscoring and clinical finishing, Weah was described by FIFA as "the precursor of the multi-functional strikers of today". In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.

Youth career

1981–1984 Young Survivors Clarato
1984–1985 Bongrange Company

Senior career
Years Team Ap
1985–1986 Mighty Barrolle
1986–1987 Invincible Eleven
1987 Africa Sports
1987–1988 Tonnerre Yaoundé
1988–1992 Monaco 1
1992–1995 Paris Saint-Germain
1995–2000 Milan 1
2000 → Chelsea (loan)
2000 Manchester City
2000–2001 Marseille
2001–2003 Al Jazira

National team
1987–2003 Liberia