Mewlan Mijit

Mewlan Mijit (; born 27 January 2004) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan.

Club career Early career Born in Huocheng County in Xinjiang, he joined the youth academy of Chinese Super League club Shandong Luneng Taishan, and became part of the 2019 U15 National Youth Super League. In the competition, Mewlan and teammate He Xiaoke were awarded with the Golden Boot award for the competition, scoring seven goals each.

Shandong Taishan After entering the Shandong Taishan first-team in the 2022 season and due to injuries incurred on a few Shandong starters, In the third minute of the match, Mewlan provided an assist for Moisés to open the scoring for Shandong Taishan.

On 24 June 2023, Mewlan scored his first goal for the club in a 6–1 win over Dongguan United in the 2023 Chinese FA Cup. On 19 September 2023, Mewlan made his AFC Champions League debut, when he came on as a 90th minute substitute for Song Long in Shandong's first group stage match away at Kaya. At the start of the 2024 season on 15 April, he was put in the starting lineup and played 63 minutes in a Chinese Super League clash against defending champions Shanghai Port; the match finished 4–3 for Shanghai Port. After being given a run of appearances in the latter half of the 2024 season, he scored his first goal in the Chinese Super League on 28 September 2024, in a 4–1 away win against Shenzhen Peng City.

On 17 July 2025, Mewlan was loaned to Chinese Super League club Qingdao Hainiu.

International career In February 2023, Mewlan was selected as part of the China U20 squad for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup. On 12 March 2023, he came on as an extra-time substitute for Hu Hetao in the quarter-final tie against South Korea.

On 3 January 2025, Mewlan received his first call-up from the China senior national team for a training camp.

Personal life Mewlan is an ethnic Uyghur.

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