Nikita Melnikov (footballer)

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

Nikita Mikhailovich Melnikov (Russian: Никита Михайлович Мельников; born 28 February 1997) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Persikabo 1973.

Nikita Melnikov

Personal information
Full name	Nikita Mikhailovich Melnikov
Date of birth	(1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Moscow, Russia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Persikabo 1973
Number	10
Youth career
2011–2013	Spartak Moscow
2013–2014	FShM Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Torpedo Moscow	0	(0)
2016	LFK Lokomotiv Moscow
2017–2018	Arsenal Tula	0	(0)
2018	→ Strogino Moscow (loan)	8	(0)
2018	Saturn Ramenskoye	10	(0)
2019–2021	Slavia Mozyr	69	(7)
2022	Arsenal Dzerzhinsk	0	(0)
2023	Slutsk	11	(5)
2023	Spartak Kostroma	13	(0)
2024	Slutsk	28	(3)
2025–	Persikabo 1973	6	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 February 2025

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Strogino Moscow on 7 April 2018 in a game against FC Zorky Krasnogorsk.^[1]