Anis Mehmeti
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| 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 | 15 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Albania U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Albania U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Albania U21 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023– | Albania | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Anis Mehmeti (born 9 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Ipswich Town. Born in England, he plays for the Albania national team.
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]
