[1] Zmijani made his senior debut for Vllaznia in September 1981 against Tomori Berat[2] and helped the club to win the championship[3] in a team which boasted fellow international players Ferid Rragami, Fatbardh Jera, Hysen Dedja, Luan Vukatana and Astrit Hafizi.
[4] Later in his career, Zmijani played professionally in France, Saudi Arabia and Germany for Gazélec Ajaccio, Al Nassr and FC St.
[3] Zmijani signed for Gazélec Ajaccio in the 1991; following the match against France, he was contacted by a journalist which proposed him to the club which was playing in Ligue 2 at that time.
[7] Zmijani was a part of Albania under-21 squad in their historic era in which they managed to qualify in an UEFA European Under-21 Championship for the first time in history.
He made his senior debut for Albania in an October 1984 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Belgium and earned a total of 36 caps, scoring two goals.