[1] Mei played as a central defender, often used as a full-back, spending his youth career with Fano, for which he made his debut in the first team in Serie D at 18 years old.
In 1984 he finally moved to the newly promoted Cremonese in Serie A, with which he obtained the last four appearances in the top flight.
In 2003 he accepted the offer of Iranian club Saipa which played in Persian Gulf Pro League.
On 22 July 2014, he became assistant coach of the Indian Super League club Pune City.
After long time absence in football management he return to his former club Fano as a technical direction in July 2019.