View source for Roman Eremenko

{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{family name hatnote|Alekseyevich|Eremenko|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                 = Roman Eremenko
| image                = Roman Eremenko 2019.jpg
| caption              = Eremenko with Rostov in 2019
| fullname             = Roman Alekseyevich Eremenko
| height               = 1.85 m
| birth_date           = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|3|19}}
| birth_place          = [[Moscow]], Russia
| currentclub          = [[IF Gnistan|Gnistan]]
| clubnumber           = 13
| position             = [[Attacking midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 1994–1997 | youthclubs1 = [[FF Jaro|Jaro]]
| youthyears2 = 1998      | youthclubs2 = [[Tromsø IL]]
| youthyears3 = 1999–2003 | youthclubs3 = [[HJK Helsinki|HJK]]
| youthyears4 = 2003      | youthclubs4 = [[FC Jokerit|Jokerit]]
| youthyears5 = 2003–2004 | youthclubs5 = [[FF Jaro|Jaro]]
| years1   = 2003–2005  | caps1   =   | goals1   =   | clubs1   = [[Jakobstads BK|JBK]]
| years2   = 2004–2005  | caps2   = 19  | goals2   = 3  | clubs2   = [[FF Jaro|Jaro]]
| years3   = 2004       | caps3   = 3  | goals3  = 0  | clubs3  = → [[GBK Kokkola|GBK]] (loan)
| years4   = 2005–2009  | caps4   = 13  | goals4   = 0  | clubs4   = [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]
| years5   = 2007       | caps5   = 11  | goals5   = 0  | clubs5   = → [[A.C. Siena|Siena]] (loan)
| years6   = 2008–2009  | caps6   = 19  | goals6   = 1  | clubs6   = → [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]] (loan)
| years7   = 2009–2011  | caps7   = 58  | goals7   = 4  | clubs7   = [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
| years8   = 2011–2014  | caps8   = 73  | goals8   = 11 | clubs8   = [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]]
| years9   = 2014–2017  | caps9   = 59  | goals9   = 19 | clubs9   = [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]
| years10   = 2018       | caps10   = 4   | goals10   = 0  | clubs10   = [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
| years11   = 2019–2021  | caps11   = 44  | goals11   = 9  | clubs11   = [[FC Rostov|Rostov]]
| years12  = 2022       | caps12 = 11  | goals12  = 2  | clubs12  = [[HIFK Fotboll|HIFK]]
| years13  = 2023      | caps13  = 21  | goals13  = 3  | clubs13  = [[FC Honka|Honka]]
| years14  = 2024–      | caps14  = 23  | goals14  = 3  | clubs14  = [[IF Gnistan|Gnistan]]
| nationalyears1 = | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | nationalteam1 = [[Finland national under-17 football team|Finland U17]]
| nationalyears2 = | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalteam2 = [[Finland national under-19 football team|Finland U19]]
| nationalyears3 = 2006–2008 | nationalcaps3 = 5  | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalteam3 = [[Finland national under-21 football team|Finland U21]]
| nationalyears4 = 2007–    | nationalcaps4 = 73 | nationalgoals4 = 5 | nationalteam4   = [[Finland national football team|Finland]]
| club-update          = 1 May 2025
| nationalteam-update  = 5 September 2016
| medaltemplates = 
{{medal|Team|[[Finland national football team]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[Baltic Cup (football)|Baltic Cup]]|[[2014 Baltic Cup|2014]]}}
}}
'''Roman Alekseyevich Eremenko''' ({{langx|ru|Роман Алексеевич Ерёменко}}; born 19 March 1987) is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as an [[attacking midfielder]] for [[Veikkausliiga]] club [[IF Gnistan]].<ref name="gnistan_fi">{{cite news|url=https://gnistan.fi/2024/05/roman-eremenko-gnistanin-vahvuuteen/|title=Roman Eremenko Gnistanin vahvuuteen|access-date=2020-01-05|publisher=IF Gnistan|language=fi}}</ref> Born in Russia, he represents Finland at international level.

Eremenko is best known for his time at [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]], winning the [[Ukrainian Premier League]] title in 2009, and playing in the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] and [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]. He served a two-year ban for [[cocaine]] use from October 2016 to October 2018.

Prior to his ban, Eremenko also played regularly for the [[Finland national football team|Finland national team]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten-maajoukkue/pelaajat/roman-eremenko|title=Roman Eremenko|access-date=9 August 2016|publisher=Suomen Palloliitto|language=fi}}</ref> He made his international debut in June 2007 at the age of 20, having moved to Finland from Russia as a child.

==Early career==
Eremenko started to play football in a youth sector of [[FF Jaro]] in [[Pietarsaari]], [[Finland]], in 1994. He would also play in the youth sectors of [[Tromsø IL]] in Norway and [[HJK Helsinki]], while his father [[Alexei Eremenko Sr.]] was playing professionally for the first teams, before they returned to Pietarsaari and Jaro in 2003.

==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 head coach [[Hannu Touru]] used him as a substitute in a match against [[MYPA]] on 29 June 2004. In that match Eremenko appeared on the pitch at the same time with his father, 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 made six appearances for Jaro in his first season. During season 2004 he was also loaned to [[Kakkonen|Kakkonen]] club [[Jakobstads BK]] and to [[Ykkönen|Finnish First Division]] club [[GBK Kokkola]].<ref>[http://www2.ffjaro.fi/suo/uutiset/4.7.2gbk.htm Frilli ja Roman till GBK:hon], ffjaro.fi, 2 July 2004</ref> 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 Calcio|Udinese]] for a transfer fee of €180,000.<ref>[https://yle.fi/a/3-9298147 Sen kiltimmän Eremenkon tarina: Italiassa kaikki haukuttiin lyttyyn, Moskovassa "Roma" puhkesi kukkaan], [[Yle]], 18 November 2016</ref> He made his [[Serie A]] debut on the first day of the [[Serie A 2006-07|2006–07]] season against [[F.C. Messina Peloro|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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.is.fi/jalkapallo/art-2000000141260.html|title=Seitsemäs suomalaispelaaja debytoi Serie A:ssa |date=12 September 2010|access-date=30 October 2016|work=Ilta-Sanomat|language=fi}}</ref> 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 new contracts until June 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sport.repubblica.it/news/sport/calcio-udinese-in-quattro-rinnovano-fino-al/2601922|title=CALCIO, UDINESE: IN QUATTRO RINNOVANO FINO AL 2012 |date=12 October 2007|access-date=9 April 2010|work=la Repubblica|language=it}}</ref>

===Dynamo Kyiv===
[[File:Roman Eremenko2.jpg|thumb|Eremenko with [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]] in 2009|left]]
[[File:Матч «Динамо» - «Таврия» 2-1. 17 июля 2010 года — 98962.jpg|thumb|Eremenko with [[Andriy Shevchenko]] playing for [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]] in 2010]]
In August 2008, he was loaned to [[FC Dynamo Kyiv]], until 31 May 2009. On 22 May 2009, he signed permanently with Dynamo Kyiv until 2014, for a €5 million fee. During his three years at Dynamo, Eremenko established himself as one of the leaders of the team.

Eremenko debuted in the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] on 17 September 2008, in a home game against [[Arsenal FC]]. 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 Odesa]]. Eremenko scored his first goal in the Champions League on 10 December 2008 on [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]].

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 Cup]]s 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 €13 million, which is the highest transfer fee ever paid for a Finnish player. His older brother [[Alexei Eremenko|Alexei]] also signed a contract with Rubin Kazan in August 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Роман Єременко залишається в "Динамо" - ФK "Динамо" Київ. Офіційний сайт |url=https://fcdynamo.com/news/roman_eremenko_stays_at_dynamo |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=fcdynamo.com |publisher=Dynamo Kyiv |language=uk}}</ref> On 26 November, Roman scored his first goal for Rubin, in a 2–0 home victory over [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]].

On 9 May 2012, he scored the game's only goal in [[2011–12 Russian Cup|the Russian Cup final]].

===CSKA Moscow===
[[File:ЦСКА-Уфа (4).jpg|thumb|Eremenko with [[CSKA Moscow]] in 2014|left]]
After leaving Rubin Kazan in the summer of 2014, Eremenko signed a four-year contract with [[PFC CSKA Moscow]] on 25 August 2014, for a €6 million transfer fee.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roman Eremenko joins PFC CSKA|url=http://en.pfc-cska.com/news/team-news/Roman-Eremenko-joins-PFC-CSKA/|website=pfc-cska.com/|publisher=[[PFC CSKA Moscow]]|access-date=25 August 2014|date=25 August 2014}}</ref> He was selected as the Best Player of October and December 2014 and March 2015 in the Russian Football Premier League.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roman Eremenko received the Best Player of October award|url=http://eng.rfpl.org/news/rfpl/news_15272.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Roman Eremenko is the Most Valuable Player of December|url=http://eng.rfpl.org/news/rfpl/news_15437.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Roman Eremenko is the Most Valuable Player of March|url=http://eng.rfpl.org/news/rfpl/news_15894.html}}</ref> He won the Russian Football Premier League MVP of the season 2014–15 award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roman Eremenko named Russian League MVP of the season-2014/15|url=http://en.pfc-cska.com/news/team-news/Roman-Eremenko-named-Russian-League-MVP-of-the-season-201415/}}</ref>

On 6 October 2016, [[Finland national football team|Finland]] announced that Eremenko had been handed a 30-day ban from football by [[UEFA]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Roman Eremenko väliaikaiseen pelikieltoon|url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/uutiset/maajoukkueet/roman-eremenko-valiaikaiseen-pelikieltoon|website=palloliitto.fi|publisher=Palloliitto|access-date=6 October 2016|language=fi|date=6 October 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009123936/https://www.palloliitto.fi/uutiset/maajoukkueet/roman-eremenko-valiaikaiseen-pelikieltoon|archive-date=9 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 18 November 2016, UEFA announced that Roman had been handed a two-year ban from UEFA competitions due to testing positive for cocaine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roman Eremenko: CSKA Moscow midfielder handed two-year ban for taking cocaine|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38026273|website=bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=18 November 2016|date=18 November 2016}}</ref> In December 2016, FIFA extended Eremenko's ban to all football competitions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eremenko is suspended from all tournaments under the auspices of FIFA|url=http://en.news-4-u.ru/eremenko-is-suspended-from-all-tournaments-under-the-auspices-of-fifa.html|website=news-4-u.ru|publisher=Latest News From Russia|access-date=17 December 2016|date=16 December 2016}}</ref> His appeal was rejected by UEFA and the ban was upheld on 6 March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[PFC CSKA Moscow]]|url=https://twitter.com/PFC_CSKA_MOSCOW/status/838720300086853632|title=Eremenko ban upheld|date=6 March 2017|language=ru}}</ref>

===Spartak Moscow===
On 10 August 2018, Eremenko signed with [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]], joining his younger brother [[Sergei Eremenko|Sergei]] at the team. His father [[Aleksei Borisovich Yeryomenko|Alexei Eremenko Sr.]] also played for Spartak.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[FC Spartak Moscow]]|url=http://spartak.com/news/2018-08-10-massimo_karrera_dobro_pozhalovat_v_spartakovskuyu_semyu_roman/|script-title=ru:Массимо Каррера: "Добро пожаловать в спартаковскую семью, Роман!"|trans-title=Massimo Carrera:"Welcome to Spartak family, Roman!"|date=10 August 2018|language=ru}}</ref> His disqualification expired on 6 October 2018 and he made his debut on 7 October against [[FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk|Yenisey Krasnoyarsk]]. Spartak released him from his contract on 8 January 2019.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[FC Spartak Moscow]]|url=http://spartak.com/news/2019-01-08-oleg_kononov__o_sostave_na_sbor_v_dubaye/|script-title=ru:Олег Кононов – о составе на сбор в Дубае|trans-title=Oleg Kononov about the squad for Dubai camp|date=8 January 2019|language=ru}}</ref>
[[File:Roman Eremenko in 2018.jpg|thumb|Eremenko with [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] in 2018]]

===Rostov===
On 18 January 2019, [[FC Rostov|Rostov]] announced the signing of Eremenko on a 2.5-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ru:Роман Еременко – игрок Ростова |url=http://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/12202 |website=fc-rostov.ru/ |publisher=FC Rostov |access-date=18 January 2019 |language=ru |date=18 January 2019 |archive-date=27 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727042210/http://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/12202 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Rostov (called FC Rostselmash at the time) was the first club of Roman's father, [[Aleksei Borisovich Yeryomenko|Alexei Eremenko Sr.]] In his third game for Rostov on 16 March 2019, he scored twice in the last 10 minutes to give his club a 2–0 away victory over [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Russian Premier League]]|url=https://premierliga.ru/match/match_12728.html|title=Rubin v Rostov game report|date=16 March 2019|language=ru}}</ref>

On 14 June 2019, Rostov announced that Eremenko had extended his contract with the club for four years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Полузащитник нашей команды продлил соглашение на 4 года. |url=http://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/12624 |website=fc-rostov.ru/ |publisher=FC Rostov |access-date=14 June 2019 |language=ru |date=14 June 2019}}</ref> On 23 February 2021, Eremenko left Rostov by mutual consent, partly due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Роман Ерёменко покидает футбольный клуб Ростов |url=https://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/14230 |website=fc-rostov.ru/ |publisher=FC Rostov |access-date=23 February 2021 |language=Russian |date=23 February 2021 |archive-date=23 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223101658/https://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/14230 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== HIFK ===
After a one-and-a-half-year hiatus from football, on 28 July 2022, Eremenko returned to Finnish football and joined [[Veikkausliiga]] club [[HIFK Fotboll|HIFK]] for the rest of the [[2022 Veikkausliiga|2022 season]], and reunited with the former national team head coach [[Mixu Paatelainen]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Erävuori |first=Timo |date=2022-07-28 |title=HIFK ja Roman Eremenko pelaajasopimukseen |url=https://hifkfotboll.fi/2022/07/hifk-ja-roman-eremenko-pelaajasopimukseen/ |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=HIFK Fotboll |language=fi}}</ref>

=== Honka ===
On 4 May 2023, Eremenko signed with [[FC Honka|Honka]] for the [[2023 Veikkausliiga]] season.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC Honka|url=https://esporthonka.com/tervetuloa-roman-eremenko/|title=Tervetuloa Roman Eremenko!|trans-title=Welcome Roman Eremenko!|date=4 May 2023|access-date=23 May 2023|language=fi}}</ref> He helped the club to reach the [[2023 Finnish Cup]] final.

=== Gnistan ===
On 1 May 2023, Eremenko signed with newly promoted [[IF Gnistan|Gnistan]] for their [[2024 Veikkausliiga|maiden season]] in top-tier Veikkausliiga.<ref name="gnistan_fi" /> Eremenko made 19 appearances and scored two goals, and helped the team to finish 8th in the league and renew their league spot for the 2025.<ref>[https://www.apu.fi/artikkelit/roman-eremenko-on-edelleen-suurenmoinen-pelaaja-koska-han-toimii-kentalla-pelin-ehdoilla Roman Eremenko on edelleen suurenmoinen pelaaja, koska hän toimii kentällä pelin ehdoilla], [[Apu (magazine)|Apu]], 5 October 2024</ref> In January 2025, Eremenko was set to sign with Scottish club [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]], coached by [[Simo Valakari]], but was denied a work permit and the deal collapsed.<ref>[https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/st-johnstone/5166044/st-johnstone-eremenko-january-transfer-window-deal-dead/ St Johnstone’s bid to sign Roman Eremenko is DEAD as Simo Valakari reveals which players have asked to leave Perth], courier.co.uk, 21 January 2025</ref> Later in February he renewed his contract with Gnistan.<ref>[https://gnistan.fi/2025/02/roman-eremenko-jatkaa-keltasinisissa/ ROMAN EREMENKO JATKAA KELTASINISISSÄ!], gnistan.fi, 28 February 2025</ref>

==International career==
[[File:Roman Eremenko.jpg|thumb|Eremenko playing for the [[Finland national football team|Finland national team]] in 2009]]
Eremenko made his international debut in the [[Finland national football team|Finland national team]] at [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]] on 6 June 2007 in a [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2008 qualification]] match against [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] when [[Roy Hodgson]] chose him to the starting line up. The game was interrupted for six minutes after a [[Eurasian eagle-owl]] intruded the playing pitch. This incident earned the Finland team their current nickname, The Eagle Owls.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news/0230-0e7ba1dc0e1d-95164ef968ba-1000--handy-on-the-wing-europe-s-footballing-birds/?referrer=%2fmemberassociations%2fnews%2fnewsid%3d1745866|title=Handy on the wing: Europe's footballing birds|date=12 August 2016}}</ref> Eremenko remained as a regular member for Finland until his doping ban in 2016 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 kick (association football)|penalty spot]] on 3 March 2010 in a [[friendly match]] against [[Malta national football team|Malta]].

On 30 May 2025, Eremenko was called-up to the Finland national team, after a nine-year absence, for the World Cup qualifying matches against Netherlands and Poland.<ref>[https://www.iltalehti.fi/jalkapallo/a/957f0d57-8ad0-4871-92f6-e81791dbd685 Jättiyllätys Huuhkajien ryhmässä!], [[Iltalehti]], 30 May 2025</ref>

==Personal life==
Roman Eremenko is married to Marika Eremenko and has three children.<ref>[https://www.iltalehti.fi/jalkapallon-em-2021/a/4b61f1c6-973a-4b2e-bcd0-bb8c50fd650c Alexei-isä kertoo nyt, miksi Roman Eremenko palasi yllättäen Suomeen – ”On aika asettua aloilleen”], [[Iltalehti]], 25 May 2021</ref> Eremenko moved to Finland with his family at the age of three when his father, former [[FC Dynamo Moscow]] and [[FC Spartak Moscow]] player [[Aleksei Borisovich Yeryomenko|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|Alexei Eremenko Jr]] and the older brother of [[Sergei Eremenko]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/2b892a018374403aacec1c00623b9ead|title=FIFA clears Russia switch for Finnish teenager Eremenko|website=[[Associated Press]]|date=24 April 2018}}</ref> His father took over as manager in Jaro in August 2009.

In 2016, he was suspended for two years because of [[doping in sport|doping]] after failing a doping test. He tested positive for [[cocaine]] based on a sample done by [[UEFA]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3868/main/2016/11/18/29638112/roman-eremenko-given-two-year-doping-ban| title = Roman Eremenko given two-year doping ban {{!}} Goal.com}}</ref> In late 2023, Eremenko admitted in Finnish media that he was addicted to cocaine at the time when he got caught in 2016.<ref>[https://www.is.fi/veikkausliiga/art-2000009939368.html Roman Eremenko avautuu nyt MTV:lle huumekärystään – paljastaa jääneensä koukkuun], [[Ilta-Sanomat]], 22 October 2023</ref><ref>[https://yle.fi/a/3-12559206 Roman Eremenko avasi kokaiinikäryään: "Kärsin, kärsittiin koko perhe"], [[Yle]], 1 August 2022</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{{updated|match played 1 May 2025}}<ref name="sw">{{Soccerway|4699}}</ref><ref name="nft">{{NFT|21439}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Suomen Cup]], [[Coppa Italia]], [[Ukrainian Cup]] and [[Russian Football Cup|Russian Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA#Club|Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FF Jaro|Jaro]]
|[[2004 Veikkausliiga|2004]]
|[[Veikkausliiga]]
|6||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||6||1
|-
|[[2005 Veikkausliiga|2005]]
|Veikkausliiga
|13||2||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||13||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!19!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!19!!3
|-
|[[GBK Kokkola|GBK]] (loan)
|[[2004 Ykkönen|2004]]
|[[Ykkönen]]
|3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||3||0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]
|[[2005–06 Serie A|2005–06]]
|[[Serie A]]
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0
|-
|[[2006–07 Serie A|2006–07]]
|Serie A
|6||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||9||0
|-
|[[2007–08 Serie A|2007–08]]
|Serie A
|7||0||4||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!13!!0!!7!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!20!!0
|-
|[[Robur Siena S.S.D.|Siena]] (loan)
|[[2006–07 Serie A|2006–07]]
|Serie A
|11||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||0
|-
|[[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]  (loan)
|[[2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League|2008–09]]
|[[Ukrainian Premier League]]
|19||1||0||0||7{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]] and [[UEFA Cup]]|name=uccl}}||1||colspan="2"|–||26||2
|-
|rowspan="4"|Dynamo Kyiv
|[[2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League|2009–10]]
|Ukrainian Premier League
|26||1||3||0||6{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=ucl}}||0||1{{efn|Appearance(s) in [[Ukrainian Super Cup]]|name=ukrsuper}}||0||36||1
|-
|[[2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League|2010–11]]
|Ukrainian Premier League
|26||3||3||0||16{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League and [[UEFA Europa League]]|name=ucel}}||1||colspan="2"|–||45||4
|-
|[[2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League|2011–12]]
|Ukrainian Premier League
|6||0||1||0||4{{efn|name=ucel}}||0||1{{efn|name=ukrsuper}}||0||12||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!58!!4!!7!!0!!26!!1!!2!!0!!93!!5
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]]
|[[2011–12 Russian Premier League|2011–12]]
|[[Russian Football Premier League|Russian Premier League]]
|21||2||4||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||25||3
|-
|[[2012–13 Russian Premier League|2012–13]]
|Russian Premier League
|25||6||2||0||10{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=uel}}||0||1{{efn|Appearance(s) in [[Russian Super Cup]]|name=russuper}}||0||37||6
|-
|[[2013–14 Russian Premier League|2013–14]]
|Russian Premier League
|27||3||1||0||11{{efn|name=uel}}||5||colspan="2"|–||39||8
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!73!!11!!7!!1!!22!!5!!1!!0!!103!!17
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]
|[[2014–15 Russian Premier League|2014–15]]
|Russian Premier League
|25||13||2||0||6{{efn|name=ucl}}||0||colspan="2"|–||33||13
|-
|[[2015–16 Russian Premier League|2015–16]]
|Russian Premier League
|25||3||1||0||7{{efn|name=ucl}}||0||colspan="2"|–||33||3
|-
|[[2016–17 Russian Premier League|2016–17]]
|Russian Premier League
|9||3||1||0||2{{efn|name=ucl}}||1||1{{efn|name=russuper}}||0||11||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!59!!19!!4!!0!!15!!1!!1!!0!!78!!20
|-
|[[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
|[[2018–19 Russian Premier League|2018–19]]
|Russian Premier League
|4||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=uel}}||0||colspan="2"|–||7||0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[FC Rostov|Rostov]]
|[[2018–19 FC Rostov season|2018–19]]
|Russian Premier League
|9||3||2||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||4
|-
|[[2019–20 FC Rostov season|2019–20]]
|Russian Premier League
|19||5||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||19||5
|-
|[[2020–21 FC Rostov season|2020–21]]
|Russian Premier League
|16||1||1||0||1{{efn|name=uel}}||0||colspan="2"|–||18||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!44!!9!!3!!1!!1!!0!!0!!0!!48!!10
|-
|[[HIFK Fotboll|HIFK]]
|[[2022 Veikkausliiga|2022]]
|Veikkausliiga
|11||2||1||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||12||2
|-
|[[FC Honka|Honka]]
|[[2023 Veikkausliiga|2023]]
|Veikkausliiga
|21||3||5||1||2{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]|name=uecl}}||0||0||0||28||4
|-
|rowspan=3|[[IF Gnistan|Gnistan]]
|[[2024 Veikkausliiga|2024]]
|Veikkausliiga
|19||2||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||19||2
|-
|[[2025 Veikkausliiga|2025]]
|Veikkausliiga
|4||1||0||0||colspan=2|–||0||0||4||1
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!23!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!23!!3
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!358!!55!!35!!3!!75!!8!!4!!0!!466!!63
|}
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

===International===
{{updated|5 September 2016}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten-maajoukkue/pelaajat/roman-eremenko | title = Roman Eremenko | publisher = palloliitto.fi | access-date = 28 March 2015 | language = fi | archive-date = 6 July 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220706101652/http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten-maajoukkue/pelaajat/roman-eremenko | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="nft"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[Finland national football team|Finland]]
|2007||6||0
|-
|2008||8||0
|-
|2009||10||0
|-
|2010||8||1
|-
|2011||9||0
|-
|2012||6||1
|-
|2013||14||1
|-
|2014||8||2
|-
|2015||3||0
|-
|2016||5||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!73!!5
|}

{{Updated|7 September 2014}}<ref name="Palloliitto">{{cite web | url = http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten_a-maajoukkue/pelaajat/eremenko_roman/ | title = Eremenko Roman | language = fi | access-date = 29 June 2014 | publisher = Suomen Palloliitto (Football Association of Finland) | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120320125159/http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten_a-maajoukkue/pelaajat/eremenko_roman/ | archive-date = 20 March 2012 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="nft"/>

:''Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Eremenko goal''.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Roman Eremenko
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 3 March 2010|| [[Ta'Qali]], Malta || {{fb|MLT}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|2 || 26 May 2012 || [[Salzburg]], Austria || {{fb|TUR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|3 || 10 September 2013 || [[Tbilisi]], Georgia || {{fb|GEO}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|4 || 5 March 2014 || [[Győr]], Hungary || {{fb|HUN}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|5 || 7 September 2014 || [[Thorshavn]], Faroe Islands || {{fb|FRO}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|3–1 || [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group F|UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Dynamo Kyiv'''
*[[Ukrainian Premier League]]: [[2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League|2008–09]]
*[[Ukrainian Super Cup]]: [[Ukrainian Super Cup|2009]], [[Ukrainian Super Cup|2011]]

'''Rubin Kazan'''
*[[Russian Cup (football)|Russian Cup]]: [[Russian Cup (football)|2011–12]]
*[[Russian Super Cup]]: [[2012 Russian Super Cup|2012]]

'''CSKA Moscow'''
*[[Russian Premier League]]: [[2015–16 Russian Premier League|2015–16]]

'''Honka'''
*[[Finnish Cup]] runner-up: [[2023 Finnish Cup|2023]]

'''Individual'''
*Finnish Football Association Player of the Year: 2011,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220818012233/https://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=197991 Palloliiton Vuoden Pelaaja] </ref> 2014
*Finnish Sports' Journalists Player of the Year: 2011,<ref>[http://www.urheilutoimittajat.fi/index.php?bW9kPWNvbnRlbnQmYWN0PXZpZXdhY29udGVudGl0ZW0mcGFnZV9pZD0yMjkzJmNoZWNrPTJmMTQ2ZjY4NzYzMzI3M2I4M2E0YTczYjliOTU0ZWZj Lajien parhaat 2011 on valittu] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102423/http://www.urheilutoimittajat.fi/index.php?bW9kPWNvbnRlbnQmYWN0PXZpZXdhY29udGVudGl0ZW0mcGFnZV9pZD0yMjkzJmNoZWNrPTJmMTQ2ZjY4NzYzMzI3M2I4M2E0YTczYjliOTU0ZWZj |date=2 April 2015 }}</ref> 2014, 2015
*[[UEFA Europa League]] most assists leading to a goal in tournament phase: [[2010–11 UEFA Europa League|2010–11]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2011/statistics/round=2000128/players/type=assists/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428074139/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2011/statistics/round=2000128/players/type=assists/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 April 2014|title=2010/11 UEFA Europa League Tournament phase Assists| access-date=19 February 2015|publisher=UEFA}}</ref>
*Russian League MVP of the season: 2014–15
*[[Russian Premier League]] Player of the Month: October 2014, December 2014, March 2015<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.fi/sport/jalkapallo/maajoukkue/artikkeli/roman-eremenkosta-jalleen-kuukauden-pelaaja-venajalla/4934848|title=Roman Eremenkosta jälleen kuukauden pelaaja Venäjällä|date= 24 March 2015 |access-date=22 July 2017|publisher=mtv.fi|language=fi}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{portal|Biography|Association football|Finland}}
* {{Cite web |url=http://en.pfc-cska.com/team/players/*4645/ |title=CSKA Moscow official profile |access-date=29 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207202052/http://en.pfc-cska.com/team/players/*4645/ |archive-date=7 December 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
* {{UEFA player|72529}}
* {{FIFA player|300136}}
* {{NFT player|21439}}
* {{Soccerbase}}
* {{BDFutbol|97094}}
* {{Fussballdaten|eremenkoroman}}
* {{Soccerway|roman-eremenko/4699}}
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten_a-maajoukkue/pelaajat/eremenko_roman/ |title=Profile at FA of Finland's official website |language=fi |access-date=30 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320125159/http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten_a-maajoukkue/pelaajat/eremenko_roman/ |archive-date=20 March 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
* {{ESPN FC|73318<!-- /roman-eremenko -->}}
* {{FFU}}

{{Gnistan squad}}
{{Finnish Footballer of the Year}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eremenko, Roman}}
[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Moscow]]
[[Category:Russian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Finnish men's footballers]]
[[Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen]]
[[Category:21st-century Russian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Russian-speaking Finns]]
[[Category:Soviet emigrants to Finland]]
[[Category:Finnish people of Russian descent]]
[[Category:Finnish people of Ukrainian descent]]
[[Category:Russian people of Ukrainian descent]]
[[Category:Finland men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Finland men's under-21 international footballers]]
[[Category:Finland men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Finnish expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine]]
[[Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Italy]]
[[Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine]]
[[Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Udinese Calcio players]]
[[Category:Siena FC SSD players]]
[[Category:FC Dynamo Kyiv players]]
[[Category:FF Jaro players]]
[[Category:Jakobstads BK players]]
[[Category:GBK Kokkola players]]
[[Category:IF Gnistan players]]
[[Category:Tromsø IL players]]
[[Category:FC Rubin Kazan players]]
[[Category:PFC CSKA Moscow players]]
[[Category:FC Spartak Moscow players]]
[[Category:FC Rostov players]]
[[Category:HIFK Fotboll players]]
[[Category:FC Honka players]]
[[Category:Russian Premier League players]]
[[Category:Veikkausliiga players]]
[[Category:Kakkonen players]]
[[Category:Ykkönen players]]
[[Category:Serie A players]]
[[Category:Ukrainian Premier League players]]
[[Category:Doping cases in association football]]
[[Category:Finnish sportspeople in doping cases]]
[[Category:Russian sportspeople in doping cases]]
[[Category:Naturalized citizens of Finland]]