Roman Eremenko

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Alekseevich and the family name is Eremenko.
Roman Eremenko

With CSKA in 2014
Personal information
Full nameRoman Alekseevich Eremenko
Date of birth19 March 1987
Place of birthMoscow, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
CSKA Moscow
Number25
Youth career
1999–2003HJK
2003–2004Jaro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2005Jaro19(3)
2005–2009Udinese13(0)
2007→ Siena (loan)11(0)
2008–2009→ Dynamo Kyiv (loan)19(1)
2009–2011Dynamo Kyiv58(4)
2011–2014Rubin Kazan73(11)
2014–CSKA Moscow20(10)
National team‡
Finland U-176(3)
Finland U-195(0)
2006–2008Finland U-215(0)
2007–Finland65(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2014

Roman Alekseevich Eremenko (Russian: Рома́н Алексеевич Ерёменко; Ukrainian: Роман Олексійович Єрьоменко) is a Finnish footballer who plays for CSKA Moscow 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 an attacking midfielder, winger and occasional right-back.

Club career

Early career

Eremenko´s career on senior level started when he made his Veikkausliiga debut for Jaro in 2004 at the age of 17 when coach Hannu Touru used him as a substitute in a match against MYPA on 29 June in 2004. In that match Eremenko appeared on the pitch at the same time with his father Alexei Eremenko Sr. who played for the whole match as a midfielder. Eremenko scored his first goal on senior level in 18 September 2004 in a match against FC Lahti. He gained six caps for Jaro on his first season. During season 2004 he was also loaned to Finnish Second Division club Jakobstads BK and to Finnish First Division club GBK Kokkola. He made his break through in Jaro during season 2005 when he became a regular in the starting eleven. He gained 13 caps and was in the starting line-up 10 times. In those 13 matches he scored two goals.

Udinese

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]

Dynamo Kyiv

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 17 September 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 10 December 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.

Rubin Kazan

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.

On 9 May 2012 he scored the game's only goal in the Russian Cup final.

CSKA Moscow

After leaving Rubin Kazan in the summer of 2014, Eremenko signed a four-year contract with PFC CSKA Moscow on 25 August 2014.[3] Eremenko was selected as the Best Player of October and December 2014 and March 2015 in the Russian Football Premier League.[4][5][6]

International career

Eremenko made his international debut in Finland's national team at Helsinki Olympic Stadium in 6 June 2007 in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualification match against Belgium when Roy Hodgson chose him to the starting line up. 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.

Style of play

He is a very creative player, who does not score often, but frequently makes it to most assists tables.

Personal life

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 a Russian passport as well, Eremenko is the younger brother of Alexei Eremenko Jr. His father took over as manager in Jaro in August 2009.

Honours

Club

Dynamo Kyiv
Rubin Kazan

Individual

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 April 2015[10][11]
Club Season Division League Domestic Cups Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GBK
2004 Kakkonen 30000030
GBK Total 30000030
Jaro
2004 Veikkausliiga 61000061
2005 Veikkausliiga 1320000132
Jaro Total 1930000193
Siena
2006-07 Serie A 1100000110
Siena Total 1100000110
Udinese
2006-07 Serie A 60000060
2007-08 Serie A 70000070
Udinese Total 1300000130
Dynamo Kyiv
2008-09 Ukrainian Premier League 1910070261
2009-10 Ukrainian Premier League 2613060351
2010-11 Ukrainian Premier League 26330161454
2011-12 Ukrainian Premier League 601040110
Dynamo Kyiv Total 775703311176
Rubin Kazan
2011-12 Russian Premier League 2124100253
2012-13 Russian Premier League 25620100376
2013-14 Russian Premier League 27310115398
Rubin Kazan Total 73117122510217
CSKA Moscow
2013-14 Russian Premier League 151020602310
CSKA Moscow Total 151020602310
Career Total 2112916161628836

International

As of 28 March 2015[12]
Finland national team
YearAppsGoals
200760
200880
2009100
201081
201190
201261
2013101
201482
Total655

International goals

Finland's score given first. As of 7 September 2014.[13]

Roman Eremenko international goals
# Date Location Opponent Result Competition
1. 3 March 2010 Ta'Qali, Malta  Malta 2–1 Friendly
2. 26 May 2012 Salzburg, Austria  Turkey 3–2 Friendly
3. 10 September 2013 Tbilisi, Georgia  Georgia 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 5 March 2014 Győr, Hungary  Hungary 2–1 Friendly
5. 7 September 2014 Thorshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 3–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

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