Agon Mehmeti

Agon Mehmeti was born on the 20th November 1989. He is a professional footballer from Albania. He plays for Portuguese Primeira Liga club called Olhanense on a loan contract from Palermo. He plays the role of striker for the club. 

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Club Career

Mehmeti played his first game for Allsvenskan on the 31st March 2008 in a match that was played against IFK Göteborg. His first goal for the club came in a dramatic pattern. With Malmö FF losing 2-1 to Kalmar, he was brought into the match at the 83rd minute of the match and he struck twice to put the game 3-2 to in favor of his club. He tried to come into the first team of the club in the year 2009, but he maintained his role as the super-sub of the team and he scored 5 goals for the club in that season after coming into the games as a substitute. In the year 2010, he finally gained the starting role in the club; he started 23 matches out of the30 games that he played for the club. He was the top scorer for the league winning season in the year 2010 when he bagged 14 goals and 11 of the goals were league goals. In the 2011 season, Mehmeti was not fruitful like he was in the previous season. He was weakened by light injuries and his deal with the club running out by the end of the season. He scored just 4 goals for the club out of the 21 matches that he played for the club. Mehmeti decided not to renew his contract with the club. 

The director of sport in Palermos, Luca cattani confirmed the signing of Mehmeti on the 9th November 2011. Mehmeti joined the club on the 1st January 2012, when the transfer window was free. On 11th November 2011, Mehmeti confirmed a 5-year deal with Palermo, and that contract is meanty to keep him in the club till the year 2016. Mehmeti played his first game for the club in the home match that was played against Napoli on the 8th January 2012.

On the 30th August 2012, he made a move to Novara on a loan exchange with Luigi Giorgi an Italian winger. 

In July 2013, it was publicized that Mehmeti would go to SC Olhanense in Portugal, for a season long loan contract. On the 24th August 2013, he scored his first goal for the club, in the second league match that was played by the club. 

International Career

Mehmeti has played for the Under-21 national team of Sweden, though he has expressed tyo the media of Albania that he could play either for the two countries in the future. As of July 2013, it has been confirmed that Mehmeti has welcomed the invitation to play for the national team of Albania in the final world cup qualifiers. He was congratulated by the national team coach Gianni de Biasi for the match he took part in against Slovenia and Iceland in September 2013. 

Personal Life

Mehmeti was born in Podujevo; Alnanian: Besiana, which was still part of SAP Kosovo, SR Serbia within SFR Yugoslavia then. When he was 2, he relocated to Valdemarsvik, Sweden and later they moved to Malmo. He is of Albanian descent. Mehmeti played for Under-19 national team of Sweden as well as the Under-21 national team of Sweden before he made his mind up to play for Albanian national team at the senior level. 

Honours

Club

Malmö FF

• Allsvenskan: 2010