Anis Mehmeti
Albanian footballer
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Anis Mehmeti (born 9 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Ipswich Town. Born in England, he plays for the Albania national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anis Mehmeti[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ipswich Town | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Fulham | ||
| 2016–2017 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 2017–2019 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Woodford Town | 11 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Wycombe Wanderers | 88 | (19) |
| 2023–2026 | Bristol City | 123 | (25) |
| 2026– | Ipswich Town | 18 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Albania U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Albania U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Albania U21 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023– | Albania | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:57, 4 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 June 2026 | |||
Club career
Mehmeti played for Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur as a schoolboy, before joining Norwich City in 2017. In 2019, Mehmeti signed a contract extension with Norwich until 2020.[2] In November 2019, Mehmeti joined Essex Senior League side Woodford Town,[3] until March when the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 29 September 2020, Mehmeti joined EFL Championship side Wycombe Wanderers following the introduction of a 'B Team' programme at the club.[4] He made his professional debut on 17 October 2020, appearing as a 79th-minute substitute during a 2–1 loss to Millwall.[5][6] He scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 draw against Queens Park Rangers on 19 December 2020.[7] On 30 November 2021, he signed a new contract keeping him at Wycombe Wanderers until June 2024.[8]
On 31 January 2023, Mehmeti signed for Championship club Bristol City on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[9] The fee, although undisclosed, was a club-record fee received for Wycombe.[10]
On 23 January 2026, Mehmeti completed a transfer to Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £3.5M, signing a contract until 2029.[11] On 21 February 2026, he scored his first goal for the club in his fourth league appearance, a 5–3 defeat to Wrexham at the Racecourse Ground.[12]
International career
Mehmeti represented Albania at under-16 and under-19 levels.[4] On 25 May 2021, Mehmeti earned his first call-up to the Albania national under-21 football team for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Andorra under-21s on 4 June 2021 and a friendly match against Bulgaria under-21s on 8 June 2021,[13] eventually making his debut and scoring his first goal in the first of those games.[14]
In March 2023, he received his first call-up to the Albanian senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Poland.[15] He debuted against Poland on 27 March as a 70th minute substitute in a 1–0 loss.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 May 2026[17]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Woodford Town | 2019–20[18] | Essex Senior League | 11 | 1 | — | — | 3[a] | 1 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2020–21[19] | Championship | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | |
| 2021–22[20] | League One | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 38 | 7 | |
| 2022–23[21] | League One | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | |
| Total | 88 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 19 | ||
| Bristol City | 2022–23[21] | Championship | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24[22] | Championship | 38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 44 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25[23] | Championship | 42 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 46 | 12 | |
| 2025–26[24] | Championship | 28 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 9 | ||
| Total | 123 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 26 | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2025–26[24] | Championship | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2026–27[25] | Premier League | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 240 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 266 | 49 | ||
- One appearance in Errington Challenge Cup, one appearance in London Senior Cup, one appearance and one goal in Peter Butcher Memorial Trophy
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | |||
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
