# Sergei Eremenko

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. 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.
On 5 February 2018, he transferred to FK Spartaks Jūrmala, who loaned him to FC Spartak Moscow until the end of 2018. 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.
On 25 January 2019, he joined Finnish club SJK Seinäjoki on loan.
On 2 February 2022, Eremenko signed a contract with HIFK for the 2022 season.
On 9 March 2023, Eremenko returned to FF Jaro on a one-year deal.

## 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.

## Personal life

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

## Career statistics

    As of 27 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Jaro | 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Jaro | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 22 | 4 |
| Jaro | 2016 | Ykkönen | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 1 |
| Jaro | Total | Total | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 |
| Jakobstads BK | 2015 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Jakobstads BK | 2016 | Kolmonen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Jakobstads BK | Total | Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Basel U21 | 2016–17 | Swiss Promotion League | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Basel U21 | 2017–18 | Swiss Promotion League | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| Basel U21 | Total | Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Spartaks Jūrmala | 2018 | Virslīga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Spartaks Jūrmala | 2019 | Virslīga | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 1 |
| Spartaks Jūrmala | 2020 | Virslīga | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 0 |
| Spartaks Jūrmala | Total | 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 |
| Spartak-2 Moscow (loan) | 2018–19 | Russian First League | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Spartak-2 Moscow (loan) | Total | 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 |
| Jaro | 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 9 |
| Jaro | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Jaro | Total | Total | 55 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 15 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 187 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 23 |
* ↑ Includes Suomen Cup and Russian Cup
* ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup

## Honours

Jaro
* Ykkösliiga runner-up: 2024
Individual
* Ykkösliiga Midfielder of the Year: 2024