Who Are Timothy Weah’s Parents, Clar and George Weah?

Timothy Weah carries one of the most recognizable surnames in soccer, and he has spent his career building his own case for it. The son of George Weah, a Liberian football legend and former president, Tim grew up between Brooklyn, New York, and Florida before relocating to France as a teenager to join the Paris Saint-Germain academy, the same club where his father had played.

Tim was eligible to represent the United States, France, Jamaica, and Liberia. He said his decision to play for the U.S. “wasn’t hard at all” and was based on his love of the country and his teammates.

Tim and his mom, Clar.

“People think that you can’t play for the country of your birth and still wave the flag of your parents’ countries and your background while doing so. I think that’s completely wrong,” Weah told The New York Times. “I think I have an even bigger platform now to bring awareness and to bring love and to bring joy to Jamaica and Liberia, and I carry that flag and that pride of being from both those places… I wave all three flags with pride and joy.”

Below, get to know Tim’s parents, Clar and George Weah.

Meet Tim’s mom, Clar:

The Weahs in 1994.

Née Clar Marie Duncan, Tim’s mother was the youngest of seven children and born in Kingston, Jamaica before her family relocated to the United States. She studied at the City University of New York, earning a nursing license and a bachelor’s degree in health sciences, and built an early career in banking at Citibank and Chase Manhattan Bank while also managing small businesses. She later pursued nursing more seriously, working at Jamaica Hospital in New York City.

She married George Weah in 1993, and the couple have three children: Martha, George Jr., and Tim. When George was elected the 25th President of Liberia in 2018, Clar became the country’s first lady, a role she used to launch initiatives targeting orphans, street children, elderly citizens, and women in rural Liberia.

The couple on a state visit to France in 2018.

That same year, she founded the Clar Hope Foundation, a nonpolitical organization focused on delivering educational and emergency healthcare access to Liberian citizens. In 2019, she launched the “She’s You” movement, aimed at advancing gender equality and combating violence against women and girls. She was also appointed Ambassador and Champion for Women’s Football by the Confederation of African Football in 2018.

Clar speaking at the the African Footballer of the Year Awards ceremony.

“It is a task that I am ready to do because I know the importance of football right from what it did for my husband and now my family,” Clar told ESPN at the time. “Everybody involved in women’s football in Africa has been waiting for such a gathering. We want to raise our game but we cannot do it alone. It is my hope that women’s football will from now get the needed support to take a step ahead.”

Meet Tim’s dad, George:

George playing for Manchester City in 2000.

Born in 1966 in Monrovia, Liberia, George was raised largely by his paternal grandmother after his parents separated when he was an infant. Growing up in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods, he began his football career at 15 with a local club in Clara Town and worked his way up through Liberian football before catching the attention of Arsène Wenger, a French coach who would later become legendary for his tenure at Arsenal. Wenger signed George for AS Monaco in 1988.

George meeting Nelson Mandela in South Africa in 1996.

From there, George built one of the most decorated careers in the history of African football. He played for Paris Saint-Germain, where he won the French league title and became the leading scorer in the UEFA Champions League in 1994-95. He then joined AC Milan, winning Italy’s Serie A twice, before later having spells at Chelsea, where he won the FA Cup, and Manchester City. He also played for Marseille before retiring in 2003 with Al Jazira in the United Arab Emirates.

George and Clar at home with George Jr. and Martha in 1995. (Tim was born in 2000.)

In 1995, he won the Ballon d’Or, the most prestigious individual trophy in soccer, and was named FIFA World Player of the Year—the first and only African player to do so—and was named African Player of the Century in 1996.

Despite his individual brilliance, George was never able to guide Liberia to a FIFA World Cup, a fact that has made Tim’s appearances for the U.S. at the tournament particularly meaningful for the family. After retiring, George entered politics in Liberia, serving in the Senate before winning the presidency in 2017. He served as the country’s 25th president from 2018 to 2024, becoming the first African former professional footballer to serve as a head of state.

Clar and George at Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles for the U.S.-Paraguay match at the 2026 World Cup.

Both George and Clar have been very supportive of Timothy’s career, and are often seen in the stands at major tournaments, including for the U.S. appearances at the 2022 and 2026 World Cups. “For me, it is a blessing,” George said during an episode of The FIFA Podcast with Mikael Silvestre. “He fought very hard, and we connected him to the right people who could give him opportunity. That’s what you do for your children. My wife worked very hard; she drove long distances to make sure he got to training. Timothy now has the chance to show what he has learned.”

Rachel King (she/her) is a news writer at Town & Country. Before joining T&C, she spent nearly a decade as an editor at Fortune. Her work covering travel and lifestyle has appeared in Forbes, Observer, Robb Report, Cruise Critic, and Cool Hunting, among others. Originally from San Francisco, she lives in New York with her wife, their daughter, and a precocious labradoodle. Follow her on Instagram at .