Maksym Melnychenko

Ukrainian footballer

Maksym Melnychenko
Personal information
Full name	Maksym Ruslanovych Melnychenko
Date of birth	(2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Odesa, Ukraine
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dnipro-1
Number	29
Youth career
2017–2021	Chornomorets Odesa
2021–2024	Dnipro-1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Dnipro-1	2	(0)
International career^‡
2019	Ukraine U16	1	(0)
2023–	Ukraine U19	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024

Maksym Melnychenko (Ukrainian: Максим Русланович Мельниченко; born 12 February 2005) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dnipro-1 in the Ukrainian Premier League.

Club career

Born in Odesa, Melnychenko began his career in the Chornomorets Odesa academy, then he continued in the Dnipro-1, joining it in July 2021, where he played in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves.

He made his debut as a second half-time substituted player for Dnipro-1 in the Ukrainian Premier League in an away match against LNZ Cherkasy on 12 March 2024.^[1]

International career

Melnychenko was called up to the Ukraine national under-19 football team to play in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification in Malta.^[2]

In March 2024, Melnychenko was called up by manager Dmytro Mykhaylenko to the final squad of the Ukraine national under-19 football team to play in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elit round matches.^[3]

References

^ "VBET Ліга. 21-й тур Матч №164" (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Web Site. 20 March 2024.
^ "Дніпрянин переможно дебютував за юнацьку збірну" (in Ukrainian). SC Dnipro-1 Official Website. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ "Євро-2024 (U-19). Дмитро Михайленко визначився зі складом юнацької збірної України для участі в еліт-раунді відбору" (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Football Association. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.