On Saturday night, he took on Shkodran Mustafi in the 59th minute and was hauled down by the Arsenal defender to earn his side a penalty, signaling his arrival on the big stage.
The boy in question is Timothy Weah, son of former AC Milan and PSG great George Weah. With a father who scored 32 goals in 96 appearances for the French giants, young Weah has huge shoes to fill but he is refusing to let himself be dwarfed in comparison to his senior.
“I don’t see that name on my back, it is the fans who see it so there is no pressure,” Weah told reporters after the game. “I just try and play my own game and every single time I get out there, the plan is to leave it all behind and leave my name on the pitch.
“I’m not rushing anything. I just want to build my game and keep working. If I have to be on the bench the whole season and watch (the likes of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe play), I don’t have a problem with that because it’s all part of learning. I’m still young and have a whole career ahead of me.”
By the time Weah was born in 2000, his father was already in the twilight years of an illustrious career and Timothy never had the opportunity of watching his father play in person.
But that doesn’t mean he hasn’t seen the type of goals his father has scored and Timothy revealed that even till today, he is still watching old match highlights to pick up a thing or two from father’s renowned striking prowess.
He said: “Growing up I wasn’t born when my father was playing but I have watched videos of him playing on Youtube,
“I still watch his videos and try to take something away from it but the game you guys see out there is all me, and I have been working on it over the years… I’m almost there but I got to keep pushing and working hard and see where this season takes me.
