Background
Ardian was born into the prominent Mema footballing family, as his dad was former KF Tirana and Albania international Ali Mema and his uncles Haxhi and Osman were both professional football players too.
Ardian was born into the prominent Mema footballing family, as his dad was former KF Tirana and Albania international Ali Mema and his uncles Haxhi and Osman were both professional football players too.
He is currently the director of the KF Tirana academy. Playing career
He joined the senior team of KF Tirana in 1989 in the same year he began his further education at the Academy of Physical and Sports Education Vojo Kushi, where he graduated in 1993. He made his international debut in 1995 and earned 8 senior caps, with his final international appearance coming in 1998.
Management
Following his retirement Mema went into management and became the assistant coach of KF Tirana in 2007, where he was also an interim manager for one game in 2007 before the arrival of Astrit Hafizi.
He then managed the Ali Dema futsal team before going on to manage the Albania national under 17 team for two and a half years in 2009. He was also instrumental in setting up the KF Tirana B team in 2013, where he was also their first manager before stepping down to become the director of the KF Tirana academy, a post which he still holds.