Trofim Denisovich Melnichenko (Belarusian: Трафім Дзянісавіч Мельнічэнка; Russian: Трофим Денисович Мельниченко; born 18 September 2006) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Portugal 2 club Porto B and the Belarus national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Trofim Denisovich Melnichenko | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Minsk, Belarus | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Porto B | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Dinamo Minsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Dinamo-2 Minsk | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | Dinamo Minsk | 21 | (2) |
| 2025– | Porto B | 27 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Belarus U16 | 6 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Belarus U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2022 | Belarus U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Belarus U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Belarus U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Belarus | 10 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:00, 2 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:00, 2 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editInternational career
editMelnichenko made his debut for the Belarus national team on 5 September 2024 in a Nations League game against Bulgaria at the ZTE Arena in Hungary. He substituted Yevgeny Shikavka in the 83rd minute of a scoreless draw.[2]
His first goal for Belarus came during a 5–0 win against Tajikistan on 20 March 2025.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 5 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 March 2025 | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |  Tajikistan | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 5 June 2025 | Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus |  Kazakhstan | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
References
edit- ↑ "FC Porto - Notícias - Trofim Melnichenko reforça o FC Porto B". fcporto.pt (in Portuguese). 15 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ↑ "Belarus v Bulgaria game report". ESPN. 5 September 2024.
External links
edit- Trofim Melnichenko at Soccerway
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