Roman Eremenko

Roman Eremenko
Eremenko with CSKA in October 2016
Personal information
Full name Roman Alekseyevich Eremenko
Date of birth (1987-03-19) 19 March 1987
Place of birth Moscow, Soviet Union
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Spartak Moscow
Number 26
Youth career
1994–1997 Jaro
1998 Tromsø IL
1999–2003 HJK
2003 Jokerit
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 (3)
2011–2014 Rubin Kazan 73 (11)
2014–2017 CSKA Moscow 59 (19)
2018– Spartak Moscow 1 (0)
National team‡
Finland U-17 6 (3)
Finland U-19 5 (0)
2006–2008 Finland U-21 5 (0)
2007– Finland 73 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 October 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2016

Roman Alekseyevich Eremenko (Russian: Роман Алексеевич Ерёменко; born 19 March 1987) is a Russian/Finnish professional footballer who plays for Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League. Eremenko is best known for his time in FC Dynamo Kyiv, winning the Ukrainian Premier League title in 2009, and playing in the Champions and Europa Leagues. He served a two-year ban for crack cocaine use from October 2016 to October 2018. Prior to his ban, he also played regularly for the Finland national football team.[1] Eremenko made his international debut for Finland in June 2007, at the age of 20.

Club career

Jaro

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 on 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 became the fourth Finnish footballer after Mika Aaltonen, Mika Lehkosuo and his brother Alexei Eremenko Jr to make an appearance in a Serie A match.[2] 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.[3]

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 one of the leaders 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 Alexei also signed a contract with Rubin Kazan in August 2011.[4] 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.[5] He was selected as the Best Player of October and December 2014 and March 2015 in the Russian Football Premier League.[6][7][8] He won the Russian Football Premier League MVP of the season 2014–15 award.[9]

On 6 October 2016, Finland announced that Eremenko had been handed a 30-day ban from football by UEFA.[10] On 18 November 2016, UEFA announced that Roman had been handed a two-year ban from UEFA competitions due to testing positive for crack cocaine.[11] In December 2016, FIFA extended Eremenko's ban to all football competitions.[12] His appeal was rejected by UEFA and the ban was upheld on 6 March 2017.[13]

Spartak Moscow

On 10 August 2018, Eremenko signed with FC Spartak Moscow, joining his younger brother Sergei at the team. His father Alexei Eremenko Sr. also played for Spartak.[14] His disqualification expired in October 2018 and he made his debut on 3 October against FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk.

International career

Eremenko made his international debut in Finland's national team at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 6 June 2007 in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualification match against Belgium when Roy Hodgson chose him to the starting line up. The game was interrupted for six minutes after an Eurasian eagle-owl intruded the playing pitch. This incident earned the Finland team their current nickname, The Eagle Owls.[15] Eremenko has been a regular member for Finland ever since and he was a key player in Finland`s qualification campaigns for 2010 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2012, 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016. He scored his first goal for Finland from penalty spot on 3 March 2010 in a friendly match against Malta.

Personal life

Roman Eremenko is married to Marika Eremenko and has three children. 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 and the older brother of Sergei Eremenko. His father took over as manager in Jaro in August 2009.

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 October 2016[16][17]
Club Season League Domestic Cups Europe[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GBK 2004 Kakkonen 30000030
Total 30000030
Jaro 2004 Veikkausliiga 61000061
2005 1320000132
Total 1930000193
Siena 2006-07 Serie A 1100000110
Total 1100000110
Udinese 2006-07 Serie A 60000060
2007-08 70000070
Total 1300000130
Dynamo Kyiv 2008-09 Ukrainian Premier League 1910071261
2009–10 2613060351
2010–11 26330161454
2011–12 601040110
Total 775703321177
Rubin Kazan 2011–12 Russian Premier League 2124100253
2012–13 25620100376
2013–14 27310115398
Total 73117122510217
CSKA Moscow 2014–15 Russian Premier League 251320603313
2015–16 2531070333
2016–17 931021104
Total 5919401517720
Career total 2553818170834344
  1. ↑ Includes appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup.

International

As of 5 September 2016[18][19]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland
200760
200880
2009100
201081
201190
201261
2013141
201482
201530
201650
Total735

International goals

Finland's score given first. As of 7 September 2014.[20]

Roman Eremenko international goals
#DateLocationOpponentResultCompetition
1.3 March 2010Ta'Qali, Malta Malta2–1Friendly
2.26 May 2012Salzburg, Austria Turkey3–2Friendly
3.10 September 2013Tbilisi, Georgia Georgia1–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.5 March 2014Győr, Hungary Hungary2–1Friendly
5.7 September 2014Thorshavn, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands3–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

Club

Dynamo Kyiv
Rubin Kazan
CSKA Moscow

Individual

  • Finnish Football Association Player of the Year: 2011,[21] 2014
  • Finnish Sports’ Journalists Player of the Year: 2011,[22] 2014, 2015
  • UEFA Europa League most assists leading to a goal in tournament phase: 2010–11[23]
  • Russian League MVP of the season: 2014–15
  • Russian Premier League Player of the Month: October 2014, December 2014, March 2015[24]

References

  1. ↑ "Roman Eremenko" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Seitsemäs suomalaispelaaja debytoi Serie A:ssa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 12 September 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "CALCIO, UDINESE: IN QUATTRO RINNOVANO FINO AL 2012". la Repubblica (in Italian). 12 October 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  4. ↑ Роман Еременко остается в "Динамо" (in Russian). Dynamo Kyiv. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
  5. ↑ "Roman Eremenko joins PFC CSKA". http://en.pfc-cska.com/. PFC CSKA Moscow. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  6. ↑ "Roman Eremenko received the Best Player of October award".
  7. ↑ "Roman Eremenko is the Most Valuable Player of December".
  8. ↑ "Roman Eremenko is the Most Valuable Player of March".
  9. ↑ "Roman Eremenko named Russian League MVP of the season-2014/15".
  10. ↑ "Roman Eremenko väliaikaiseen pelikieltoon". palloliitto.fi (in Finish). Palloliitto. 6 October 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Roman Eremenko: CSKA Moscow midfielder handed two-year ban for taking crack cocaine". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Eremenko is suspended from all tournaments under the auspices of FIFA". news-4-u.ru. Latest News From Russia. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Eremenko ban upheld" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 6 March 2017.
  14. ↑ "Массимо Каррера: «Добро пожаловать в спартаковскую семью, Роман!» (Massimo Carrera: "Welcome to Spartak family, Roman!")" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 10 August 2018.
  15. ↑ http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1745866.html
  16. ↑ https://int.soccerway.com/players/roman-eremenko/4699/
  17. ↑ http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/21439/Roman_Eremenko.html
  18. ↑ "Roman Eremenko" (in Finnish). palloliitto.fi. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  19. ↑ "Roman Eremenko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  20. ↑ "Eremenko Roman" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto (Football Association of Finland). Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  21. ↑ Palloliiton Vuoden Pelaaja
  22. ↑ Lajien parhaat 2011 on valittu Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
  23. ↑ "2010/11 UEFA Europa League Tournament phase Assists". UEFA. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  24. ↑ "Roman Eremenkosta jälleen kuukauden pelaaja Venäjällä" (in Finnish). mtv.fi. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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