Early career

Despite interest from English clubs, Mejbri had a short spell with Boulogne-Billancourt, before joining Monaco in 2018 for a fee of €1 million.^[7] Although initially impressed by Monaco's youth development,^[7] Mejbri became disillusioned by the Monégasque club within a year of signing, with his parents claiming that the Ligue 1 side had breached contract agreements.^[9]

In 2019, he was being tracked by clubs across Europe, including the German, French and Spanish champions, Bayern Munich,^[9] Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona respectively.^[10][11] Mejbri said that he was experiencing the "dark side of football" prior to signing with Manchester United and that he had not played football for nearly four months. Before signing, he was back home in Quartier des Amandiers and was training on his own with his sibling.^[12]

Manchester United

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.^[13] The fee paid by the Manchester club was believed to be around €5 million, possibly rising to €10 million in add-ons.^[9][14]

Mejbri settled quickly into Manchester United's youth teams, progressing to the under-23 squad despite still being 17.^[15][16] Mejbri made his debut playing for the Manchester United U21 side against Salford City in the 2020–21 EFL Trophy on 9 September 2020.^[17] He signed a new contract with United in March 2021.^[18] On 20 May 2021, he won the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year award.^[19] made his senior debut three days later in a 2–1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the final game of the Premier League season; he came on to replace Juan Mata in the 82nd minute.^[20]

France

Mejbri made 12 appearances for France at under-16 level and three appearances at under-17 level.^[5]

He was first called for France at under-16 level in September 2018. He made his debut on 25 September 2018, in a 3–2 defeat to Denmark. He scored a goal on 22 April 2019, in a 4–0 win against Ivory Coast.^{[citation needed]} In the same year, he was called up for the first time to the under-17 national team.^[27] He scored two goals on his debut for the team on 22 October 2019, in an 8–0 win against Gibraltar in 2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.^[28]

Tunisia

In May 2021, Mejbri was called up to the Tunisia national team for the first time,^[29] committing his international future to his parents native nation.^[30] He made his debut on 5 June 2021, coming on at the start of the second half against the DR Congo.^[31]

He was selected for the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, making his first appearance against Mauritania in the first group match and being named man of the match in the third group match against the United Arab Emirates.^[32] He was once again named man of the match in the semi-final against Egypt.^[33] He participated in almost all (88 minutes) of the regular time of the Arab Cup final,^[34] before being replaced by Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane.^[35]

He was twice named African revelation of the year at the Africa d'Or awards, in 2021 and 2022.^[36][37] On 14 November 2022, he was selected by Jalel Kadri for Tunisia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[38]

Club

As of match played 2 March 2024

International

As of match played 13 October 2023^[43]