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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Roman Alekseevich Eremenko | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Rubin Kazan | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Jaro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2005 | Jaro | 19 | (3) |
| 2005–2009 | Udinese | 13 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Siena (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Dynamo Kyiv (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Dynamo Kyiv | 58 | (4) |
| 2011– | FC Rubin Kazan | 10 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2008 | Finland U-21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2007– | Finland | 41 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:59, 26 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Roman Alekseevich Eremenko (Russian: Рома́н Алексеевич Ерёменко; Ukrainian: Роман Олексійович Єременко) (born 19 March 1987 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian-born Finnish footballer who currently plays for FC Rubin Kazan in the Russian Premier League. He is best known for his time in Dynamo Kyiv, with whom he became leader, winning the Ukrainian Premier League title in 2009, and playing in the Champions and Europa Leagues. He also plays regularly for the Finland national football team.
Eremenko plays in the position of central midfielder but can also operate as a winger and occasional right-back. He is very creative player, who does not score often, but frequently makes it to most assists tables.
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He made his Veikkausliiga debut for Jaro in 2004 at the age of 17. In the early 2005 season he was already one of the team's key players.
In the summer of 2005 Eremenko signed a five-year deal with Udinese. He made his Serie A debut on the first day of the 2006–07 season against Messina. He was loaned to A.C. Siena on 31 January 2007, where he played 11 games. During the summer of 2007 he returned to Udinese.
In October 2007, Eremenko, Andrea Dossena, Cristián Zapata, and Simone Pepe were awarded a new contract until June 2012.[1]
In August 2008, he was loaned to FC Dynamo Kyiv, until 31 May 2009. On 22 May 2009 FC Dynamo Kyiv officials, and head coach Yuriy Semin are keeping Russian-born Finnish midfielder, he has signed on a permanent basis until 2014. During his three years at Dynamo, Eremenko established himself as a leader of the team.
Eremenko debuted in the Champions League on September 17, 2008, in a home game against Arsenal London. That week, he also scored his first goal in the Ukrainian Premier League, netting a pass from Tiberiu Ghioane on the 8th minute of a game against Chornomorets Odessa.
Eremenko scored his first goal in the Champions League on December 10, 2008 on Fenerbahce S.K..
During the 2009-10 season, he took part in a total of 35 official matches for Dynamo, 26 of which were in the Ukrainian championship, and scored 1 goal.
In the 2010-11 season, besides continuing his successful performance for Dynamo domestically, Eremenko became the top assistant of the Europa League.
After a total of three years of playing for Dynamo, Eremenko played in a total of 127 official games, and scored seven goals. He also won the 2008-09 Ukrainian Premier League, and the Ukrainian Super Cups in 2009 and 2011.
In the last stages of the summer transfer window in 2011, Eremenko signed with Russian club Rubin Kazan for a reported fee of 13M €, which is the highest transfer fee ever paid for a Finnish player. His older brother Aleksei also signed a contract with Rubin Kazan in August 2011.[2] On 26 November Roman scored his first goal for Rubin, in a 2−0 home victory over Dynamo Moscow.
Eremenko made his international debut in Finland's national team in 6 June 2007 against Belgium. He has been a regular member for Finland ever since. He scored his first goal for Finland from penalty spot in 3 March 2010 in a friendly match against Malta.
Eremenko moved to Finland with his family at the age of three when his father, former FC Dynamo Moscow and FC Spartak Moscow player Alexei Eremenko Sr., came to play in Finland with FF Jaro. He was granted Finnish citizenship in 2003, but still holds Russian passport as well, Eremenko is the younger brother of Alexei Eremenko Jr. His father took over as manager in Jaro in August 2009.
| Finland national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 |
| 2009 | 10 | 0 |
| 2010 | 8 | 1 |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 41 | 1 |
Finland's score given first. As of 19 August 2011.[4]
| Roman Eremenko international goals | |||||
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| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 3 March 2010 | Ta'Qali, Malta | Malta | 2-1 | Friendly |
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