Roman Alekseyevich Eremenko is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Veikkausliiga club FC Honka. Born in Russia, he has represented Finland at international level.
Ivelin Ivanov Popov is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Botev Plovdiv.
Yuri Valentinovich Zhirkov is a Russian former footballer who played as a left-back and as a left-winger.
Emin Mahmudov is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Neftchi Baku and Azerbaijan national football team. He was selected as the player of the year in Azerbaijan in 2021 and 2022.
Georgi Tamazovich Dzhikiya is a Russian professional footballer, who plays as a centre-back for Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League and the Russia national team.
The 2014–15 Russian Premier League was the 23rd season of the Russian football championship since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 13th under the current Russian Premier League name.
Carl Henrik Jordan Larsson is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish club Copenhagen. Born in Scotland, he represents the Sweden national team. Starting his career with Högaborgs BK in Sweden in the early 2010s, Larsson represented Helsingborgs IF, NEC Nijmegen, and IFK Norrköping before joining Spartak Moscow in 2019. He made his full international debut for the Sweden national team in 2018 and was a squad member at UEFA Euro 2020.
Ivan Vladimirovich Sergeyev is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Ayaz Guliyev is Azerbaijanifootball player who plays as defensive midfielder or central midfielder for Sabah in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
Zelimkhan Dzhabrailovich Bakayev is a Russian footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Russia national team.
Pavel Yevgenyevich Maslov is a Russian football player who plays for FC Spartak Moscow as a centre-back.
Ivan Sergeyevich Oblyakov is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for CSKA Moscow and the Russia national team. He plays mainly as a central midfielder, but can also operate as a attacking midfielder and on the left flank.
Guus Berend Til is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club PSV and the Netherlands national team.
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sobolev is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spartak Moscow and the Russia national team.
Alex Král is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Union Berlin, on loan from Spartak Moscow. He also plays for the Czech Republic national team.
The 2017–18 Spartak Moscow season was the twenty-sixth successive season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. Domestically Spartak Moscow were defending Premier League Champions, failing to defend their title and eventually finishing third, winning the Russian Super Cup and reached the semi-final of the Russian Cup where they were defeated by eventual winners FC Tosno. In Europe Spartak Moscow finished third in their UEFA Champions League group behind Liverpool and Sevilla, transferring to the UEFA Europa League where they were knocked out at the Round of 32 stage by Athletic Bilbao.
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Ignatov is a Russian football player. He plays for FC Spartak Moscow as an attacking midfielder.
Tomás Franco Tavares is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow.
Ruslan Romanovich Litvinov is a Russian football player. He plays as a centre back for FC Spartak Moscow and the Russian national team.
Konstantin Aleksandrovich Tyukavin is a Russian football player who plays as a striker or second striker for FC Dynamo Moscow and Russia.
