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Hannibal Mejbri

Hannibal Mejbri, Tunisian footballer

Life at a glance

Born
2003 · January 21
Age this year
23No death recorded in our data
Known as
association football player. Citizenship: France, Tunisia
Born
23rd anniversary of their birth this year

Their story

Who they were

Hannibal Mejbri, also known mononymously as Hannibal, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Burnley. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

Early life

Early life Mejbri was born in Ivry-sur-Seine (suburban Paris ), [ 1 ] and grew up in the city's 20th arrondissement . [ 2 ] He joined Paris FC in 2009. [ 3 ] In 2016, it was reported that he was being scouted by several English clubs, including Manchester United , Manchester City , Liverpool and Arsenal , and spent time on trial with the latter. [ 4 ] He also spent time studying at the prestigious INF Clairefontaine academy. [ 5 ] His elder brother, Abderrahmen Mejbri,

Path and career

Career statistics Club As of match played 5 September 2026 Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National cup [ a ] League cup [ b ] Europe Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Manchester United U21 2019–20 [ 1 ] — — — — 0 0 0 0 2020–21 [ 2 ] — — — — 4 [ c ] 1 4 1 2021–22 [ 3 ] — — — — 1 [ c ] 0 1 0 Total — — — — 5 1 5 1 Manchester United 2020–21 [ 2 ]

Honours Burnley EFL Championship runner-up: 2024–25 Tunisia FIFA Arab Cup runner-up: 2021 [ 1 ] Individual Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year : 2020–21 [ 2 ] African Revelation of the Year (Africa d'Or): 2021, [ 3 ] 2022 [ 4 ] Birmingham City Goal of the Season: 2022–23 [ 5 ] ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page ). ^ "Hannibal wins Denzil Haroun Reserve-Team Player of the Year 2021" . ManUtd.com . Retrieved 23 May 2021 .

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Questions about Hannibal Mejbri

When was Hannibal Mejbri born?

January 21 2003.

How old would Hannibal Mejbri be today?

23 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.

Who else was born on January 21?

Alisha Lehmann, Pervis Estupiñán, Fūju Kamio and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.

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