He started playing football with USK Anif, a team from a suburb of Salzburg. In 2002, he went to
Austria Salzburg, and 2005, after the club was bought by Red Bull, he played with FC Red Bull Salzburg. In 2009, he played for the second team of Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Juniors. He signed with FC Red Bull Salzburg in 2010. In August 2011, he was loaned to
SV Ried and had a two-year loan spell at the club. In 2014, he signed with
Austria Wien. In 2016 Meilinger signed with the Danish club
AaB, ready to try a new country and a new league. On 7 December 2022, Meilinger signed with
Austrian Regionalliga Central club
Union Vöcklamarkt, starting from 1 January 2023. ==International career==