Deniss Meļņiks

Deniss Meļņiks of Falkirk was born on 7 September 2002 (age 24).

Deniss Meļņiks (born 7 September 2002, age 24) is a Latvian central defender with Falkirk. At 6ft 3in (1.90m), he brings obvious size to the position, which is hardly a drawback in Scottish football.

His senior career has been shaped mainly by Auda. Across four seasons there, he made 91 league appearances and scored nine league goals, with 2024 his strongest attacking return: five goals in 27 league matches. That is the spell which gives his career its substance so far.

Meļņiks is now at Falkirk, where he wears squad number 21. In 2026-27, he has made six league appearances and three more in the League Cup. He has also been involved with Latvia, appearing in five World Cup qualifiers and one Nations League match.

His career to date is a steady progression from a substantial Auda spell into Scottish football with Falkirk, with regular international involvement alongside it.

📈 Key stats and insights

Deniss Meļņiks has made six Premiership appearances this season (two starts, four as substitute)

Deniss Meļņiks has three League Cup appearances this season

Deniss Meļņiks has five World Cup Qualifiers Europe appearances for Latvia

Deniss Meļņiks is 24 and plays as a central defender for Falkirk

Last updated 26 September 2026. Send feedback

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Central Defender
Primary Position: Defender
Position

Deniss Meļņiks

CD

1.9m (6ft 2in)
Height: 21
Squad Number: 83kg (13st)
Weight: 7 September 2002 (age 24)
Date of Birth: Latvia 🇱🇻
Country of Birth: Falkirk
Team: Latvia 🇱🇻
National Team

📊 Season stats

Team: Falkirk
Premiership 2026 - 2027
Games: 6
Starting: 2
Substitute: 4
Unused: 1
Utilisation: 86%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: Falkirk
League Cup 2026 - 2027
Games: 3
Starting: 2
Substitute: 1
Unused: 1
Utilisation: 75%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: Latvia 🇱🇻
World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2024 - 2026
Games: 5
Starting: 3
Substitute: 2
Unused: 3
Utilisation: 63%
Goals: -
Yellows: 1
Reds: -

Team: Latvia 🇱🇻
Nations League 2026 - 2027
Games: 1
Starting: 1
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

In the 2026–27 season Meļņiks has made six Premiership appearances (two starts, four as substitute) and three League Cup appearances, and has registered zero league goals; his deployment largely from the bench indicates a rotational role in central defence relied on for cover and late-game minutes.

📋 Career stats

Team: Falkirk
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 6
Goals: -

Team: Auda
Season 2026
Games: 15
Goals: -

Team: Auda
Season 2025
Games: 31
Goals: 3

Team: Auda
Season 2024
Games: 27
Goals: 5

Team: Auda
Season 2023
Games: 18
Goals: 1

Team: Spartaks Jūrmala
Season 2022
Games: 24
Goals: -

Team: Spartaks Jūrmala
Season 2021
Games: 14
Goals: -

Meļņiks moved from Spartaks Jūrmala to Auda in March 2023 and then to Falkirk in July 2026; across 2023–25 he produced a cluster of goal contributions from defence, with one goal in 2023, five in 2024 and three in 2025, marking a higher attacking return during that period.

💰 Transfers

Team: Falkirk
1 July 2026
From: Auda
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Auda
7 March 2023
From: Spartaks Jūrmala
Type: Free Transfer

Both of Meļņiks's recorded transfers were free moves — a free transfer from Spartaks Jūrmala to Auda in March 2023 and a free transfer from Auda to Falkirk in July 2026 — the latter representing an international move into Scottish football.

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