Background and career
Hannibal Mejbri (Arabic: حَنِّبَعْل المجبري; born 21 January 2003), 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.
Mejbri joined the Manchester United youth system in 2019 from Monaco. He had previously spent time at the Clairefontaine academy. He made his senior debut for the club in a Premier League game in May 2021. Mejbri spent the 2022–23 season on loan to Championship club Birmingham City; he was a regular in the side, and scored his first senior goal. Mejbri was sent on loan to La Liga club Sevilla in 2024 before joining Championship club Burnley later that year, which was promoted to the Premier League at the end of the 2024–25 season.
Born in France to Tunisian parents, Mejbri represented France at under-16 and under-17 levels. He made his senior international debut for Tunisia in 2021.
