Rising Paris Saint-Germain star Timothy Weah is targeting the first American Ballon d'Or triumph in the future, to continue the legacy started by his father.

George Weah, now the president of Liberia, played for PSG between 1992-95 and was the first and only African player to win the Ballon d'Or in 1995.

Timothy Weah, already a Unites States senior international at 18, admits that his father has set a tough benchmark to beat, but he feels confident in his ability to challenge the achievement over time.

"With my father being the first African player to win the Ballon d'Or, it has pushed the bar really high," Weah told PSG's official website. "However, the sky is the limit for me -- I feel like I can do anything I put my mind to.

"Once I work hard, and that is my goal, to potentially be the first American Ballon d'Or winner. People might say, he is just talking. At the end of the day, though, it is about me putting in the work at training and on the field.

"Also, I feel that as I am getting older, my level of play is really developing. Now that I am with Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, I see what they do at training and I see what they are doing in games -- I just try to add that to my game and go out there and show what I can do."

Timothy Weah has been impressing for the U.S. national team. photo by Ashley Cahill/Action Plus via Getty Images

Weah, who has played just 124 minutes of Ligue 1 football, has been busy on his summer holidays, playing seven-a-side football in New York, as well as meeting up with the fan club there and visiting the French champions' academy.