Roman Eremenko

Roman Eremenko
Eremenko with Rostov in 2019
Personal information
Full name Roman Alekseyevich Eremenko
Date of birth (1987-03-19) 19 March 1987
Place of birth Moscow, Russia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Gnistan
Number 13
Youth career
1994–1997 Jaro
1998 Tromsø IL
1999–2003 HJK
2003 Jokerit
2003–2004 Jaro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 JBK
2004–2005 Jaro 19 (3)
2004GBK (loan) 3 (0)
2005–2009 Udinese 13 (0)
2007Siena (loan) 11 (0)
2008–2009Dynamo Kyiv (loan) 19 (1)
2009–2011 Dynamo Kyiv 58 (4)
2011–2014 Rubin Kazan 73 (11)
2014–2017 CSKA Moscow 59 (19)
2018 Spartak Moscow 4 (0)
2019–2021 Rostov 44 (9)
2022 HIFK 11 (2)
2023 Honka 21 (3)
2024– Gnistan 23 (3)
International career
Finland U17 6 (3)
Finland U19 5 (0)
2006–2008 Finland U21 5 (0)
2007– Finland 73 (5)
Medal record
Finland national football team
Baltic Cup2014
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2016

Roman Alekseyevich Eremenko (Russian: Роман Алексеевич Ерёменко; born 19 March 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Veikkausliiga club IF Gnistan. Born in Russia, he represents Finland at international level.

Eremenko is best known for his time at Dynamo Kyiv, winning the Ukrainian Premier League title in 2009, and playing in the Champions League and 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 team. He made his international debut in June 2007 at the age of 20, having moved to Finland from Russia as a child.