Sergei Eremenko

Sergei Eremenko
Personal information
Full name	Sergei Alekseyevich Eremenko
Date of birth	6 January 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Jakobstad, Finland
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Jaro
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2013	Jaro
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2016	Jaro
2016–2018	Basel
2018–2022	Spartaks Jūrmala
2018	→ Spartak Moscow (loan)
2018	→ Spartak-2 Moscow (loan)
2019	→ SJK (loan)
2020–2021	→ Orenburg (loan)
2020–2021	→ Orenburg-2 (loan)
2021	→ AC Oulu (loan)
2022	→ HIFK (loan)
2023–	Jaro
International career
2015–2016	Finland U17
2016	Finland U18
2016–2017	Finland U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024

Sergei Eremenko (Russian: Сергей Алексеевич Ерёменко; born 6 January 1999) is a Finnish football player who plays for Veikkausliiga club Jaro.

Club career

Eremenko made his professional debut in the Veikkausliiga for FF Jaro on 6 July 2014 in a game against Vaasan Palloseura.^[2] In October 2016, Eremenko was noted by The Guardian in the list of top 60 best young talents in world football, becoming the second Finnish player on the said list after Kaan Kairinen a year before.^[3]

On 5 February 2018, he transferred to FK Spartaks Jūrmala, who loaned him to FC Spartak Moscow until the end of 2018.^[4] On 31 December 2018, his loan term expired and he was removed by Spartak from their Premier League registration list without playing any games for the main squad.^[5]

On 25 January 2019, he joined Finnish club SJK Seinäjoki on loan.^[6]

On 2 February 2022, Eremenko signed a contract with HIFK for the 2022 season.^[7]

On 9 March 2023, Eremenko returned to FF Jaro on a one-year deal.^[8]

International

Eremenko holds a Finnish passport and represented Finland in juniors until March 2018, when the Football Association of Finland announced that Eremenko had informed them of his refusal to represent Finland internationally anymore in hopes of eventually representing Russia.^[9]

Personal life

Eremenko's older brothers Roman Eremenko and Alexei Eremenko are Finnish international footballers,^[10] and his father Alexei Eremenko Sr. is a football manager and former footballer.

Career statistics

As of 27 October 2024.^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jaro	2014	Veikkausliiga	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
	2015	Veikkausliiga	19	2	1	0	2	2	–		22	4
	2016	Ykkönen	11	0	2	1	–		–		13	1
	Total		32	2	3	1	2	2	0	0	37	5
Jakobstads BK	2015	Kakkonen	3	0	–		–		–		3	0
	2016	Kolmonen	3	0	–		–		–		3	0
	Total		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Basel U21	2016–17	Swiss Promotion League	3	0	–		–		–		3	0
	2017–18	Swiss Promotion League	9	0	–		–		–		9	0
	Total		12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Spartaks Jūrmala	2018	Virslīga	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2019	Virslīga	7	1	–		–		–		7	1
	2020	Virslīga	16	0	–		–		–		16	0
	Total		23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	1
Spartak Moscow (loan)	2017–18	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Spartak-2 Moscow (loan)	2017–18	Russian First League	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
	2018–19	Russian First League	7	0	–		–		–		7	0
	Total		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
SJK Seinäjoki (loan)	2019	Veikkausliiga	14	0	4	0	–		–		18	0
Orenburg (loan)	2020–21	Russian First League	0	0	1	0	–		–		1	0
Orenburg-2 (loan)	2020–21	Russian Second League	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
AC Oulu (loan)	2021	Veikkausliiga	17	0	0	0	–		–		17	0
HIFK (loan)	2022	Veikkausliiga	17	1	6	1	4	0	–		27	2
Jaro	2023	Ykkönen	26	6	1	0	–		–		27	6
	2024	Ykkösliiga	29	7	2	1	6	1	–		37	9
	Total		55	13	3	1	6	1	0	0	64	15
Career total			187	17	17	3	12	3	0	0	216	23

^ Includes Suomen Cup and Russian Cup
^ Includes Finnish League Cup

Honours

Jaro

Ykkösliiga runner-up: 2024

Individual

Ykkösliiga Midfielder of the Year: 2024

References

^ "Tervetuloa Sergei Eremenko" (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
^ "Game Report by Weltfussball". Weltfussball. 6 July 2014.
^ Next Generation 2016: 60 of the best young talents in world football, 5 October 2016
^ Сергей Ерёменко перешел в «Спартак» (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 5 February 2018.
^ Sergei Eremenko at Russian Premier League
^ "Tervetuloa Sergei Eremenko" (in Finnish). SJK Seinäjoki. 25 January 2019.
^ "Sergei Eremenko tähtirintoihin – "lisää taitoa ja rohkeutta"" (Press release) (in Finnish). HIFK. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "SERGEI EREMENKO SOPIMUKSEEN FF JARON KANSSA" [SERGEI EREMENKO SIGNS A CONTRACT WITH FF JARO] (in Finnish). FF Jaro. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ "Sergei Eremenko leaves the Finnish national team" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 16 March 2018.
^ "FIFA clears Russia switch for Finnish teenager Eremenko". Associated Press. 24 April 2018.
^ Sergei Eremenko stats, Finnish FA

External links

Sergei Eremenko at WorldFootball.net
Sergei Eremenko at Soccerway

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[12] Includes Suomen Cup and Russian Cup

[13] Includes Finnish League Cup

[1] "Tervetuloa Sergei Eremenko" (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

[2] "Game Report by Weltfussball". Weltfussball. 6 July 2014.

[3] Next Generation 2016: 60 of the best young talents in world football, 5 October 2016

[4] Сергей Ерёменко перешел в «Спартак» (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 5 February 2018.

[5] Sergei Eremenko at Russian Premier League

[6] "Tervetuloa Sergei Eremenko" (in Finnish). SJK Seinäjoki. 25 January 2019.

[7] "Sergei Eremenko tähtirintoihin – "lisää taitoa ja rohkeutta"" (Press release) (in Finnish). HIFK. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[8] "SERGEI EREMENKO SOPIMUKSEEN FF JARON KANSSA" [SERGEI EREMENKO SIGNS A CONTRACT WITH FF JARO] (in Finnish). FF Jaro. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

[9] "Sergei Eremenko leaves the Finnish national team" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 16 March 2018.

[10] "FIFA clears Russia switch for Finnish teenager Eremenko". Associated Press. 24 April 2018.

[11] Sergei Eremenko stats, Finnish FA

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