Stepan Kirillovich Melnikov (Russian: Степан Кириллович Мельников; born 25 April 2002) is a Russian football player who plays for Rostov.
 Melnikov with Rostov in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stepan Kirillovich Melnikov | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rostov | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Spartak Moscow | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Spartak-2 Moscow | 35 | (6) |
| 2021 | Spartak Moscow | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Rostov | 16 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Russia U15 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018 | Russia U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Russia U17 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 May 2019 | |||
Club career
He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for Spartak-2 Moscow on 6 March 2021 in a game against Baltika Kaliningrad.[2]
He made his Russian Premier League debut for Spartak on 29 November 2021 in a game against Ufa.[3]
On 20 January 2022, he signed a 4.5-year contract with Rostov.[4]
On 22 June 2023, Melnikov moved on a season-long loan to Alania Vladikavkaz.[5]
International career
He represented Russia at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He appeared in two games as Russia was eliminated at group stage.[citation needed]
Career statistics
- As of 25 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Spartak-2 Moscow | 2020–21 | Russian First League | 14 | 3 | – | – | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Russian First League | 21 | 3 | – | – | 21 | 3 | |||
| Total | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | ||
| Spartak Moscow | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rostov | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | – | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) | 2023–24 | Russian First League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 62 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 8 | ||