Deniss Meļņiks

Deniss Meļņiks
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-07) 7 September 2002
Place of birth Latvia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Falkirk
Number 21
Youth career
–2019 Riga
2019–2020 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Spartaks 38 (0)
2023–2026 Auda 74 (9)
2023 → Riga (loan) 3 (0)
2026– Falkirk 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Latvia U17 17 (3)
2019 Latvia U18 2 (1)
2019–2020 Latvia U19 9 (1)
2021–2024 Latvia U21 16 (0)
2024– Latvia 10 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 November 2025

Deniss Meļņiks (born 7 September 2002) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Falkirk and the Latvia national team.

Club career

As a youth player, Meļņiks joined the youth academy of Latvian side Riga. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Torino in 2019.

Ahead of the 2021 season, he signed for Latvian side Spartaks, where he made thirty-eight league appearances and scored zero goals. Subsequently, he signed for Latvian side Auda in 2023, helping the club win the 2025 Latvian Football Cup.[1]

International career

Meļņiks is a Latvia international. During September and October 2023 and March 2024 he played for the Latvia national under-21 football team for 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[2]

Style of play

Meļņiks plays as a defender or midfielder. Latvian news website Baltic Football News wrote in 2024 that he "has showcased his versatility and defensive prowess".[3]

References

  1. ↑ Deniss Meļņiks at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Prieks par Itālijas noturēšanu, Meļņiks pāreju uz "Torino" atzīst par pāragru" [Happy to have retained Italy, Melniks considers the move to Torino too early] (in Latvian). Sportacentrs.com. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Deniss Meļņiks extends contract with FK Auda". Baltic Football News. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
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