Hannibal Mejbri

Hannibal Mejbri (born 21 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United. Born in France, he represents the Tunisia national team.

Mejbri joined the Manchester United youth system in 2019 from AS Monaco. He had previously spent time at the Clairefontaine academy. He made his senior debut for United in a Premier League game in May 2021. Mejbri represented France at under-16 and under-17 levels. He made his senior international debut for Tunisia in June 2021.

Club Career

Despite the interest from English clubs, Mejbri had a short spell with Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt, before joining AS Monaco in 2018 for a fee of €1 million. Despite initially being impressed by Monaco's youth development, Mejbri became disillusioned by the Monegasque club within a year of signing, with his parents claiming that the Ligue 1 side had breached contract agreements. In 2019, he was being tracked by clubs across Europe, including German, French and Spanish champions, Bayern Munich,Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona. On 11 August 2019, Premier League side Manchester United announced on their website that they had reached an agreement with Monaco to sign Mejbri, with the youngster reportedly rejecting moves to other English clubs. The fee paid by the Manchester club was believed to be around €5 million, possibly rising to €10 million in add-ons.

Mejbri settled quickly into Manchester United's youth teams, progressing to the under-23 squad, despite still being 17. Mejbri made his debut playing for the Manchester United U21 side against Salford City in the 2020–21 EFL Trophy on 9 September 2020. He signed a new contract with United in March 2021. On 20 May 2021, he won the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year award.

Mejbri made his senior debut for United in a 2–1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the final game of the Premier League season on 23 May 2021; he came on to replace Juan Mata in the 82nd minute.

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