Career
Melnyk started his career with Torpedo Mykolaiv before moving to Kharkiv with first Metalist Kharkiv and then a short spell at Helios Kharkiv. Melnyk then played for both Ihroservice Simferopol and Illichivets Mariupol before moving to Azerbaijan with Gabala on a one-year contract. In his only Season with Gabala, Melnyk scored 6 goals in 27 league games, finishing second in the clubs goal scoring charts behind Tomasz Stolpa.
Melnyk returned to the Ukraine at the start of the 2011-2012 season, signing with Football Club Sumy and helping them to promotion to the Ukrainian First League, as well as the league title, the same season.