Aleksandr Melikhov

Aleksandr Melikhov
Melikhov with Tom Tomsk in 2017
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Andreyevich Melikhov
Date of birth (1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth Novokuznetsk, Russia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Arsenal Tula
Number 42
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Novokuznetsk 2 (0)
2016–2019 Tom Tomsk 46 (0)
2019–2022 Akhmat Grozny 2 (0)
2022–2025 Urartu 71 (0)
2025– Arsenal Tula 6 (0)
2025– Arsenal-2 Tula 1 (0)
International career‡
2018 Russia U-21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 September 2018

Aleksandr Andreyevich Melikhov (Russian: Александр Андреевич Мелихов; born 23 March 1998) is a Russian football player who plays for Arsenal Tula.

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Novokuznetsk on 13 October 2015 in a game against FC Sibir-2 Novosibirsk.

He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Tom Tomsk on 3 March 2017 in a game against FC Rostov in a 0–6 loss.

On 12 June 2019, he signed a 5-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Akhmat Grozny.

On 3 August 2022, Melikhov joined Urartu. On 11 June 2025, Urartu announced that Melikhov had left the club after his contract had expired.

On 25 June 2025, Arsenal Tula officially announced the signing of a contract with Melikhov.

Career statistics

As of match played 16 May 2026
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Novokuznetsk 2015–16 Russian Second League 20–––20
Tom Tomsk 2016–17 Russian Premier League 7000––70
2017–18 Russian First League 24010––250
2018–19 Russian First League 1500000–150
Total 460100000470
Akhmat Grozny 2019–20 Russian Premier League 1000––10
2020–21 Russian Premier League 0010––10
2021–22 Russian Premier League 1020––30
Total 2030000050
Urartu 2022–23 Armenian Premier League 22020––240
2023–24 Armenian Premier League 260304010340
2024–25 Armenian Premier League 2301000–240
Total 710604010820
Arsenal Tula 2025–26 Russian First League 6020––80
Arsenal-2 Tula 2025 Russian Second League B 10–––10
Career total 128012040101450

Honours

Club

Urartu

Notes

  1. ↑ Two appearances and zero goals in the UEFA Champions League, and two appearances and zero goals in the UEFA Conference League.
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Armenian Supercup
  3. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ↑ Aleksandr Melikhov at Russian Premier League (in Russian) (archive in English)
  2. ↑ Aleksandr Melikhov at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
  3. ↑ "Tom-Rostov game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. ↑ ""Ахмат" подписал контракт с вратарем Александром Мелиховым" [Akhmat signed a contract with goalkeeper Aleksandr Melikhov] (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 12 June 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: ALEKSANDR MELIKHOV". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 3 August 2022. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Голкипер Александр Мелихов перешел в "Урарту" из Армении". fc-akhmat.ru/ (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 3 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: ALEKSANDR MELIKHOV". fcurartu.am/ (in Armenian). FC Urartu. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "Александр Мелихов – первый новобранец «Арсенала»". vestitula.ru (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 25 June 2025.