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My Take
Montassar Talbi is a player I enjoy watching for what he represents as much as how he defends. Born and raised in Paris yet choosing to wear Tunisia's colours, he embodies that pull toward roots that I always find moving in dual-heritage athletes. A 190 cm centre-back holding down a place in Ligue 1 with Lorient, he does the unglamorous work of snuffing out opposing strikers, the kind of grind that rarely makes headlines but wins matches. Still in his prime years, he feels like a defender with room to grow, and I am curious to see how far that ceiling really sits.
Overview
Montassar Omar Talbi (Arabic: مُنْتَصِر عُمَر الطَّالِبِيّ; born 26 May 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lorient. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Montassar Talbi
- Name (Japanese)
- モンタサル・タルビ
- Reading
- もんたさる・たるび
- Born
- May 26, 1998 (age 28)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Tiger
- Origin
- Paris, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 190 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.