Stepan Kirillovich Melnikov (russian: Степан Кириллович Мельников; born 25 April 2002) is a Russian

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player who plays for

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on loan from Rostov.

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. He made his Russian Premier League debut for

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on 29 November 2021 in a game against Ufa. On 20 January 2022, he signed a 4.5-year contract with Rostov. On 22 June 2023, Melnikov moved on a season-long loan to

International career

He represented Russia at the

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. He appeared in two games as Russia was eliminated at group stage.

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Profile by Russian Football National League
2002 births Footballers from Moscow Living people Russian men's footballers Russia men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Spartak-2 Moscow players FC Spartak Moscow players FC Rostov players FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players Russian First League players Russian Premier League players {{Russia-footy-midfielder-stub