Aleksandr Melikhov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Andreyevich and the family name is Melikhov.

Aleksandr Andreyevich Melikhov (Russian: Александр Андреевич Мелихов; born 23 March 1998) is a Russian football player who plays for Arsenal Tula.

Aleksandr Melikhov

Melikhov with Tom Tomsk in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Aleksandr Andreyevich Melikhov
Date of birth	(1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Novokuznetsk, Russia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Arsenal Tula
Number	42
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Novokuznetsk	2	(0)
2016–2019	Tom Tomsk	46	(0)
2019–2022	Akhmat Grozny	2	(0)
2022–2025	Urartu	71	(0)
2025–	Arsenal Tula	0	(0)
International career‡
2018	Russia U-21	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 September 2018

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Novokuznetsk on 13 October 2015 in a game against FC Sibir-2 Novosibirsk.^[2]

He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Tom Tomsk on 3 March 2017 in a game against FC Rostov in a 0–6 loss.^[3]

On 12 June 2019, he signed a 5-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Akhmat Grozny.^[4]

On 3 August 2022, Melikhov joined Urartu.^[5][6] On 11 June 2025, Urartu announced that Melikhov had left the club after his contract had expired.^[7]

On 25 June 2025, Arsenal Tula officially announced the signing of a contract with Melikhov.^[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 May 2025

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Novokuznetsk	2015–16	PFL	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
Tom Tomsk	2016–17	RPL	7	0	0	0	–		–		7	0
	2017–18	FNL	24	0	1	0	–		–		25	0
	2018–19		15	0	0	0	0	0	–		15	0
	Total		46	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	47	0
Akhmat Grozny	2019–20	RPL	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	2020–21		0	0	1	0	–		–		1	0
	2021–22		1	0	2	0	–		–		3	0
	Total		2	0	3	0	-	-	-	-	5	0
Urartu	2022–23	Armenian Premier League	22	0	2	0	–		–		24	0
	2023–24		26	0	3	0	4[a]	0	1[b]	0	34	0
	2024–25		23	0	1	0	0[c]	0	–		24	0
	Total		71	0	6	0	4	0	1	0	82	0
Career total			121	0	10	0	4	0	1	0	136	0

Honours

Club

Urartu

• Armenian Premier League: 2022–23
• Armenian Cup: 2022–23

Notes

1. Two appearances and zero goals in the UEFA Champions League, and two appearances and zero goals in the UEFA Conference League.
2. Appearances in the Armenian Supercup
3. Appearances in the UEFA Conference League