Alexei Eremenko

Eremenko spent some time with Tromsø IL in Norway, where he played for the U15 team while his father played for the senior team. He then joined the youth academy of FC Metz in France, before returning to Finland to make his Veikkausliiga debut with FC Jokerit in 2001. A trial with Aston Villa followed, but he ended up joining HJK in 2002. There, Eremenko played alongside his father, who helped their side win two Finnish championships (2002 and 2003) and one Finnish Cup, thus becoming the first-ever father-son duo in the history of football to win a title in the top tier.

Lecce and Saturn

In the summer of 2004, Eremenko moved abroad, joining Italian Serie A club U.S. Lecce for €250,000. He made 38 appearances with Lecce in all competitions, but after failing to make a major breakthrough at Lecce, he moved to Russian Premier League club FC Leon Saturn Ramenskoye on a four-year deal in January 2006 transfer window for a transfer fee of €1.5 million, becoming a key player for the Russian side.

Metalist Kharkiv

On 29 July 2009, Eremenko signed a three-year contract with the Ukrainian Premier League club FC Metalist Kharkiv, and scored his first goal in his debut game against HNK Rijeka.

Jaro (loan)

On 12 March 2010, it was announced that Eremenko had been traded back to his first club, FF Jaro, for the 2010 season (his father was the club's manager at the time). He managed to score on his debut, in a Finnish League Cup game against JJK on 20…

Eremenko made his debut for the Finnish national team on 11 October 2003 against Canada. He was a key player for Finland in 2006 World Cup qualifying, scoring seven goals, four of which came from free kicks. He shared the third position among the top scorers in the group, along with Adrian Mutu, but behind Jan Koller and Ruud van Nistelrooy who both scored nine goals.

Club

As of 31 December 2020

International

As of 17 June 2013

International goals

As of 15 November 2011. Win Draw Loss

Eremenko was born in Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union but moved to Finland with his family at the age of seven when his father, former FC Dynamo Moscow and FC Spartak Moscow player Aleksei Yeryomenko, came to play in Finland with FF Jaro. He was granted Finnish citizenship in 2003, but still holds a Russian passport as well. He is the elder brother of fellow footballers Roman Eremenko and Sergei Eremenko. Alexei's son, Daniil Eremenko, has been a football player for FC Rubin Kazan since June 22, 2026.