Vadym Melnyk

Ukrainian footballer

Vadym Melnyk

Personal information
Full name|  Vadym Vasylevych Melnyk
Date of birth|  (1980-05-16) 16 May 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth|  Nemovychi, Rivne Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Height|  1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)|  Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1997–1998|  Veres Rivne|  36|  (2)
1999–2005|  Borysfen Boryspil|  184|  (33)
2002|  → Borysfen-2 Boryspil|  1|  (1)
2005–2007|  Metalurh Donetsk|  43|  (1)
2005|  → Tavriya Simferopol (loan)|  10|  (1)
2008–2011|  Illichivets Mariupol|  67|  (6)
2011–2012|  Bukovyna Chernivtsi|  45|  (5)
2012–2018|  Desna Chernihiv|  173|  (13)
Total|  |  559|  (62)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2018

Vadym Melnyk (Ukrainian: Мельник Вадим Васильевич; born 16 May 1980) is a retired professional Ukrainian football defender.

## Career[edit]

### Veres Rivne[edit]

In 1997 he moved to Veres Rivne in Ukrainian Second League, where in the season 1997–98, he played 36 matches and scored 2 goals and got the 4th place in the league.

### Borysfen Boryspil[edit]

In 1999 he moved to Borysfen Boryspil until 2005, where he played 184 matches and scored 33 goals and he won the Ukrainian Second League in the season 1999–2000.

### Metalurh Donetsk[edit]

He was acquired from Metalurh Donetsk during the 2007–08 transfer season.[1][2]

### Desna Chernihiv[edit]

In 2012 he moved to Desna Chernihiv until 2018, where he become also the captain and he won Ukrainian Second League in the season 2012–13 and he got promoted in Ukrainian Premier League after the season 2017–18 in Ukrainian First League.

## After Retirement[edit]

In 2020 he was appointed as Technical Sport Director of Desna Chernihiv.[3][4][5] In 2020 he commented the chance for the club to be qualify for the in Europe League and the big result that the club gained after qualified for Ukrainian Premier League.[6][7] In August 2021, Melnyk confirmed the that Yevhen Khacheridi, left Desna training camp after spending about three weeks in the location of the club of Chernihiv, with which he maintained training form, the parties did not come to a common denominator regarding the signing of the contract. Khacheridi left the training camp of Oleksandr Ryabokon's team on his own initiative. It is unknown whether the search for a new club will continue.[8][9]

## Honours[edit]

Desna Chernihiv

* Ukrainian First League: 2017–18
* Ukrainian Second League: 2012–13[10]

Borysfen Boryspil

* Ukrainian Second League: 1999–2000

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Мельник Вадим Васильевич". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
2. ^ "Vadym Melnyk". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
3. ^ "Щедраков Павел Сергеевич". pravda.com.ua. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
4. ^ "Вадим МЕЛЬНИК: "На Чернігівщині футбол може давати громадам чималі прибутки"". cntime.cn.ua. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
5. ^ "Щедраков Павел Сергееви". sport.ua. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
6. ^ "Точно не в Чернигове: Десна назвала стадионы, где может дебютировать в Лиге Европы". www.footballua.tv/. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
7. ^ ""ДЕСНА" БУДЕТ ИГРАТЬ МАТЧИ ЛИГИ ЕВРОПЫ В КИЕВЕ". www.xsport.ua. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
8. ^ "Вадим Мельник: "От друзей Хачериди поступила просьба, чтобы Женя потренировался с «Десной"". www.chesport.cn.ua. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
9. ^ "Спортивний директор Десни: Друзі Хачеріді попросили, щоб він потренувався з командою". www.sportarena.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
10. ^ "Professional Football League of Ukraine Second League Group A Standings". PFL (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.

## External links[edit]

* Vadym Melnyk at Soccerway
* Vadym Melnyk at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
* Vadym Melnyk at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
* Profile on Football Squads

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