 Mehmeti was selected by the Albania national head coach Gianni De Biasi for the World Cup qualifying matches against Slovenia and Iceland in September 2013.He eventually made his Albania debut on 6 September 2013 against Slovenia, coming on as a 71st minutes substitute, in a 1–0 loss.Malmö FF

Mehmeti was born in Podujevo, then still part of SAP Kosovo, SR Serbia within SFR Yugoslavia.