| Stepan Melnikov | |
| Fullname: | Stepan Kirillovich Melnikov |
| Birth Date: | 25 April 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, Russia |
| Height: | 1.81 m[1] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Rostov |
| Youthclubs1: | Spartak Moscow |
| Years1: | 2021 |
| Clubs1: | Spartak-2 Moscow |
| Caps1: | 35 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | Spartak Moscow |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | Rostov |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | → Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Russia U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 25 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 7 May 2019 |
Stepan Kirillovich Melnikov (Russian: Степан Кириллович Мельников; born 25 April 2002) is a Russian football player who plays for Rostov.
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]
He represented Russia at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He appeared in two games as Russia was eliminated at group stage.
| 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 | |||