Aleksei Valeryevich Nikitin (; born 27 January 1992) is a Russian football centre-back.
He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk on 7 April 2012 in a game against FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk. He signed with FC Ufa in 2015.
On 18 June 2022, Nikitin moved to FC Khimki.
On 17 February 2023, Nikitin signed with Tuzla City in Bosnia and Herzegovina until the end of the season.