Stepan Melnikov

Stepan Kirillovich Melnikov (Степан Кириллович Мельников; born 25 April 2002) is a Russian football player who plays for 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 Spartak 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 Alania Vladikavkaz.

International career
He represented Russia at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He appeared in two games as Russia was eliminated at group stage.