PLAYER FILE #P000121996 Best XI · Seat 11 · LWPosition: LWRetired · File sealed

1996 World Best XI · career ledger

George Weah

Name: George Weah · Player File #P00012 — Full Career, Year by Year
Creator: BallFact
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The only African-born Ballon d'Or winner (1995) and FIFA World Player of the Year — and still the only one. From Monrovia to Milan, the ledger crosses four continents.

Ledger span: 1986 — 2002/03 · 18 seasons Scale 1–99 · attributes L3 (arc-derived) · hard data L1/L2 Signed: Bong Weng · The Registrar

Index card

The file at a glance

1995

Ballon d'Or · FIFA World Player

1st

African-born winner, still the only

Seasons in the ledger

Peak seasons ★

The ledger

Year-by-Year Attribute Matrix · 18 seasons

★ = peak season · ⇄ = transfer season · ▽ = valley. The matrix is rendered season by season from the local database: hard data (appearances/goals/honours) is audited public record; attribute values are arc-derived (L3), anchored to verified seasons. Method in the 1996 attribute master table.

Career attribute snapshots · Scale 1–99FILE #P00012⬇ Download this dossier as CSV

Season	Age	Pos	MOBILITY				TECHNIQUE												PHYSICAL				DEFENDING							MENTAL							WILL				GOALKEEPER					OVR
			ACC	SPT	AGI	OFF	FIN	LSH	PAS	THR	CRO	SET	SHD	FTO	DRI	HEA	LFT	RFT	STA	STR	DUR	AIR	D1V	MAR	POS	AGR	ZON	INT	PRS	VIS	CMP	CON	LEA	STB	WOR	SHW	HGRL	WTW	DFZ	BIG	SAV	AER	CMD	DIS	ONE	OVR
1986	21		79	79	81	78	80	70	64	58	58	47	71	76	82	60	51	63	64	66	62	64	25	25	40	56	41	25	61	71	72	58	58	64	68	86	83	69	49	74	25	25	25	30	25	77
1987	22		80	80	82	79	81	71	65	59	59	48	72	77	83	61	52	64	65	67	63	65	25	25	41	57	41	25	61	72	72	58	58	64	68	86	84	69	49	74	25	25	25	30	25	78
1988	23		82	82	83	80	82	72	66	60	60	49	74	78	84	62	53	65	67	69	65	67	25	25	42	59	42	26	62	73	73	59	59	65	69	87	85	70	50	75	25	25	25	30	25	79
1988/89	23		83	83	84	80	82	72	66	60	60	49	74	78	84	62	53	65	68	70	66	68	25	25	42	60	42	26	62	73	73	59	59	65	69	87	85	70	50	75	25	25	25	30	25	79
1989/90	24		85	85	85	81	83	73	67	61	61	50	76	79	85	63	54	66	70	72	68	70	25	25	43	61	42	27	63	74	74	60	60	66	70	88	86	71	50	76	25	25	25	30	25	80
1990/91	25		86	86	86	82	84	74	68	62	62	51	77	80	86	64	55	67	71	73	69	71	26	25	44	62	43	28	63	74	74	60	60	66	70	88	86	71	50	76	25	25	25	30	25	81
1991/92	26		87	87	87	83	85	75	69	63	63	52	78	81	87	65	56	68	72	74	70	72	27	25	45	63	43	29	63	74	74	60	60	66	70	88	87	71	50	76	25	25	25	30	25	82
1992/93	27		89	89	89	84	86	76	70	64	64	53	79	82	88	66	57	69	74	76	72	74	28	25	46	65	43	30	64	75	75	61	61	67	71	89	88	72	51	77	25	25	25	30	25	83
1993/94	28		90	90	89	84	86	76	70	64	64	53	80	82	88	66	57	69	75	77	73	75	28	25	46	65	43	30	64	75	75	61	61	67	71	89	88	72	51	77	25	25	25	30	25	84
1994/95	29		92	92	91	85	87	77	71	65	65	54	81	83	89	67	58	70	77	79	75	77	29	25	47	67	44	31	65	76	76	62	62	68	72	90	89	73	51	78	25	25	25	30	25	85
1995/96		ST	93	93	92	86	88	78	72	66	66	55	82	84	90	68	59	71	78	80	76	78	30	25	48	68	59	32	65	80	76	62	62	68	72	90	86	73	54	76	25	25	25	30	25	85
1996/97	31		92	92	91	85	87	77	71	65	65	54	81	83	89	67	58	70	77	79	75	77	29	25	47	67	44	31	65	76	76	62	62	68	72	90	89	73	51	78	25	25	25	30	25	85
1997/98	32		90	90	89	84	86	76	70	64	64	53	80	82	88	66	57	69	75	77	73	75	28	25	46	65	43	30	64	75	75	61	61	67	71	89	88	72	51	77	25	25	25	30	25	84
1998/99	33		89	89	89	84	86	76	70	64	64	53	79	82	88	66	57	69	74	76	72	74	28	25	46	65	43	30	64	75	75	61	61	67	71	89	88	72	51	77	25	25	25	30	25	83
1999/00	34		87	87	87	83	85	75	69	63	63	52	78	81	87	65	56	68	72	74	70	72	27	25	45	63	43	29	63	74	74	60	60	66	70	88	87	71	50	76	25	25	25	30	25	82
2000/01	35		86	86	86	82	84	74	68	62	62	51	77	80	86	64	55	67	71	73	69	71	26	25	44	62	43	28	63	74	74	60	60	66	70	88	86	71	50	76	25	25	25	30	25	81
2001/02	36		85	85	85	81	83	73	67	61	61	50	76	79	85	63	54	66	70	72	68	70	25	25	43	61	42	27	63	74	74	60	60	66	70	88	86	71	50	76	25	25	25	30	25	80
2002/03	37		83	83	84	80	82	72	66	60	60	49	74	78	84	62	53	65	68	70	66	68	25	25	42	60	42	26	62	73	73	59	59	65	69	87	85	70	50	75	25	25	25	30	25	79

How to read

Reading the ledger

Follow two lines: the OVR column — every summit and valley of the curve lives there — and DUR (durability), the only column written by injuries rather than effort. Peaks are starred, valleys marked: the curve keeps every line. That is what a ledger is.

Method

Data Standard & Confidence

L1 · HighMulti-source agreed: career years, club path, major international honours (World Cup / continental / Ballon d'Or).
L2 · MediumSingle authoritative source: the fact card above (appearances, honours timeline) — editorial selection, not cross-checked line by line.
L3 · EditorialThe attribute matrix on this page: arc-derived (linear interpolation anchored to verified seasons + slope extrapolation); algorithm in scripts/db-careers.mjs.

Sources

S1 · Local database db/ballfact.sqlite · players/player_seasons/player_attributes (full-career hard data)

S2 · BallFact 1996 attribute master table (ballfact.com/players/1996/) · 1995/96 anchor season

S3 · Transfermarkt / RSSSF · appearance and transfer records (L2 cross-check)

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