Maksym Melnychenko
{{short description|Ukrainian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Maksym Melnychenko
| image =
| fullname = Maksym Ruslanovych Melnychenko
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2005|2|12}}
| birth_place = Odesa, Ukraine
| height = 1.78 m
| currentclub = Polissya Zhytomyr
| clubnumber = 60
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 2017–2021 | youthclubs1 = Chornomorets Odesa
| youthyears2 = 2021–2024 | youthclubs2 = Dnipro-1
| years1 = 2024 | clubs1 = Dnipro-1 | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2024– | clubs2 = Karpaty Lviv | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2024– | clubs3 = → Polissya Zhytomyr (loan) | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = Ukraine U16
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2023–2024
| nationalteam2 = Ukraine U19
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2025–
| nationalteam3 = Ukraine U20
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2024–
| nationalteam4 = Ukraine U21
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| pcupdate = 6 October 2024
| ntupdate = 25 March 2025
}}
Maksym Melnychenko ({{langx|uk|Максим Русланович Мельниченко}}; born 12 February 2005) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polissya Zhytomyr on loan from Karpaty Lviv 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.{{cite web|publisher=UPL Official Web Site|title=VBET Ліга. 21-й тур Матч №164 |url=https://upl.ua/ua/report/view/12886|language=Ukrainian|date=20 March 2024}}
On 7 September 2024, Melnychenko joined Polissya Zhytomyr on loan until 31 December 2024, with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Polissya Zhytomyr|url=https://polissyafc.com/news/maksim-melnicenko-pidpisav-kontrakt-z-polissam|title=Максим Мельниченко підписав контракт з «Поліссям»|trans-title=Maksym Melnychenko signed a contract with "Polissya"|date=7 September 2024|access-date=7 October 2024|language=uk}}
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.{{cite news |title=Дніпрянин переможно дебютував за юнацьку збірну|url=https://www.scdnipro1.com.ua/%d0%b4%d0%bd%d1%96%d0%bf%d1%80%d1%8f%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%bd-%d0%bf%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%bc%d0%be%d0%b6%d0%bd%d0%be-%d0%b4%d0%b5%d0%b1%d1%8e%d1%82%d1%83%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%b2-%d0%b7%d0%b0-%d1%8e%d0%bd%d0%b0/|access-date=20 March 2024 |publisher=SC Dnipro-1 Official Website |date=15 November 2023|language=Ukrainian}}
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.{{cite news |title=Євро-2024 (U-19). Дмитро Михайленко визначився зі складом юнацької збірної України для участі в еліт-раунді відбору|url=https://uaf.ua/article/50745|access-date=20 March 2024 |publisher=Ukrainian Football Association |date=6 March 2024|language=Ukrainian}}
References
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External links
- {{FFU|22123992}}
- {{Soccerway|941846}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Melnychenko, Maksym}}
Category:Footballers from Odesa
Category:Ukrainian men's footballers
Category:Ukraine men's youth international footballers
Category:21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen
Category:Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:FC Karpaty Lviv players