Migen Memelli

Early career

Memelli began his professional career with Skënderbeu Korçë in 1999 as a 19-year-old, where he scored 12 goals in 26 league games but could not help his side further as they finished bottom of the table and were subsequently relegated from the Albanian Superliga. He also scored 3 times in the Albanian Cup which took his tally to 15 goals for the season in all competitions. He left the club following their relegation and joined Superliga side Teuta Durrës in the summer transfer window of 2001, and he scored 4 times in 19 games in his first season to help his side finish in a respectable 4th place in the league. He also scored another 4 goals in the Albanian Cup as Teuta Durrës reached the semi-finals. The following season he scored 8 goals in 21 league games as Teuta Durrës finished 4th once again. He also scored 3 goals in the Albanian Cup as his side reached the final, which they eventually lost 1–0 to Dinamo Tirana, as he came on as a 63rd minute for Gentian Begeja in the final.

He moved to Elbasnai in 2003 and immediately became a first team player, netting 12 league goals in 29 games as the team finished one place above the relegation zone. In the Albanian Cup he scored a first half hat-trick against Devolli, and added another goal against Albpetrol Patos as he reached the quarter finals, and ended the season with 16 goals in all competitions. He joined newly promoted side Laçi in 2004 but did not have a fruitful experience, only featuring in 4 league games and scoring just once before returning to Elbasani in January 2005. He helped the club finish runners-up in the league with his 4 goals in 17 games, as well as scoring another goal in the Albanian Cup quarter finals as his side were knocked out by Teuta Durrës, taking his goal tally for season to 6 goals in all competitions for both clubs, the lowest of his career at the time. He rejoined Skënderbeu Korçë ahead of the 2005–06 campaign, and he scored on his second debut with the club in the first week of the Albanian Superliga in a 1–1 draw with Teuta Durrës. He scored 8 goals in 12 games in the first half of the season which attracted the interest of several foreign clubs, which included Norwegian side Brann who offered the player a trial in January 2006.

Brann

His agent Knut Høibraatens arranged the trial with Brann, which was eventually resulted in a permanent move in March 2006 following a transfer fee of 600,000 kr.

GAIS

Memelli's first season with GAIS got off to a very good start as he scored 4 goals in 4 pre-season games. In the Allsvenskan he wasn't so lucky as he did not score any goals but he still played 16 games, and proved that he had other skills too. Another pre-season and 2 goals in 2 games, this might be his year. But the 2008 edition of Allsvenskan he was sidelined due to injury.

Tirana

Memelli was loaned out to the most successful team in Albanian, Tirana before the start of the 2008–09 Albanian Superliga. He played a total of 28 games in the Albanian Superliga throughout the 2008–09 campaign and managed to score an impressive 22 goals in the process, this meant that he beat Sebino Plaku to the Golden Boot and helped win a call up for Albania.

Flamurtari Vlorë

On 27 January 2010 Memelli signs for Flamurtari Vlorë in the Albanian Superliga until the end of the 2009–10 season.

Saudi Arabia

After a very impressive second half of the 2009–10 season with Flamurtari, where he scored 14 goals in just 15 games, almost averaging a goal a game, there was huge interest in the player from both Albania and abroad. However, he opted to join former Dinamo Tirana coach Zlatko Dalić in Saudi Arabia and signed for Al-Faisaly Harmah on 17 June 2010. He signed a 1-year contract worth over $320,000. This deal included bonuses for every win and for every goal whilst at the club, and also a luxury apartment in the city of Harmah as well as a brand new car. The Arabian club had been tracking the player and had seen many DVDs of the player, along with the fact that he was the top scorer in Albania in the 2008–2009 season it convinced the owners of the club to offer Memelli such a huge offer.

Return to Flamurtari Vlorë

On 31 July 2012, Memelli returned to Albania by completing a transfer to Flamurtari Vlorë, returning after two years.

Partizani Tirana

On 20 January 2014, having been a free agent since leaving Al-Faisaly, Memelli returned to Albania once again by signing a six-month contract with Partizani Tirana with a wage of 3.5 million lek, taking the number 9 for the second part of 2013–14 season. The player was also a target of the other capital club, Tirana, who wanted to bring back after five years. Memelli was very ambitious during his presentation, saying that he has signed with Partizani to win the championship.

In his debut on 15 February he scored twice inside first 12 minutes (including a goal in the first minute) to lead his team into a 2–0 victory against Lushnja at Qemal Stafa Stadium. One month later, Memelli scored his third goal with Partizani by covered a penalty kick in the fifth minute of the 2–0 home win against Bylis Ballsh. In April, he scored the matchwinner against Besa Kavajë and Kukësi, the latter with a free kick, in addition another goal during the 3–1 win against Teuta Durrës, bringing his tally up to six goals in 9 matches.

Laçi

On 24 August 2014, Memelli, aged 34, signed a one-year contract with fellow Albanian Superliga side Laçi, returning in Laç after ten years. He did not participate in the team's opening match of 2014–15 season against Partizani Tirana, but returned in the team for the next match against the champions of Skënderbeu Korçë, playing the last 19 minutes of the 0–2 away defeat.

Memelli played for the first time as a starter in his only second appearance during the goalless home draw against Kukësi on 10 September. He opened his scoring account against Teuta Durres on 23 November, netting a header in the 23th minute after a cross from Taulant Sefgjinaj in an eventual 3–0 home win. However, his second spell with Laçi was short-lived, as he managed to play only in 11 matches, which six of them as starter, scoring once in the process. He left the club in the first days of the new year 2015.

Supposedly transfer to Tërbuni Pukë

On 28 January 2015, Memelli was set up for a move to Albanian First Division side Tërbuni Pukë, who confirmed that the player is part of the team. The player also made a training session with the team, but two days later, Memelli himself turned down the club's claim by saying that he has not signed a contract with them, leaving the club in the process.

International career

Following a very impressive return to Albania Memelli also received a call-up to the Albania national by coach Arie Haan. On 1 April 2009, made his competitive debut in a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Denmark, entering in the finals minutes in place of Besart Berisha. His debut was not one to celebrate as Albania lost the match 3–0 and by doing so further reducing their chances of qualification and the manager that called him up then stood down from his role as the coach of Albania.

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