 Following this, he went on to make eight appearances and scoring two times for the U21 side.In July 2013, Mehmeti was called up to the Albania squad for their final World Cup qualifying matches.On 4 June 2013, he received Albanian citizenship, as did Albania under-21 players Amir Rrahmani, Haxhi Neziraj, Valentin Gjokaj and Herolind Shala.