| Ņikita Koļesņikovs | |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 225 |
| Team: | HK Dinaburga |
| League: | LHL |
| Former Teams: | HK Rīga Shawinigan Cataractes Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Banská Bystrica Stjernen HC Fassa Odense Bulldogs Kallinge-Ronneby IF Västerviks IK Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák Edinburgh Capitals Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 KS Cracovia Melbourne Mustangs HK Mogo Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs HC Donbass HK Zemgale/LLU |
| Ntl Team: | Latvia |
| Birth Date: | 30 October 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Jelgava, Latvia |
| Career Start: | 2012 |
Ņikita Koļesņikovs (born October 30, 1992) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player, currently playing for HK Dinaburga of the Latvian Hockey Higher League (LHL).[1]
Koļesņikovs began his career in Latvian junior teams[2] he played in Dinamo Riga system with HK Riga as well.
In 2012 he joined Banská Bystrica of Slovak Extraliga.[3] In 2013 he continued his career with Odense Bulldogs of AL-Bank Ligaen in Denmark, where he plays currently.[4]
In January 2016, Kolesnikovs signed for the Edinburgh Capitals.[5] Then, in July 2016, Kolesnikovs signed for Kongsvinger Knights of Norway's GET-ligaen.[1] However, he quickly moved on to Canadian side Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 spending just over a season in North America before returning to Edinburgh to re-join the Capitals in November 2017.
Since leaving Edinburgh for a second time, Kolesnikovs has briefly played in Poland, Australia, Latvia, the United States and Ukraine.
Koļesņikovs represented Latvia at junior level in 2012 world championships.[6]