Career
Career Jemeļins started his career with Liepājas Metalurgs in 2004. He scored one goal in the 2005 Virslīga season when the club beat FK Rīga 6-0 on 21 September 2005. He also played for Liepājas Metalurgs reserves in 2005 scoring four goals and 2006 scoring two goals.
Jemeļins has played for Latvia national under-21 football team
He was in the squad for the 2006 Union of European Football Associations European Under-21 Football Championship qualification matches. On 2 November 2005 Jemeļins was firstly called-up to Latvia national football team by manager by that time manager Jurijs Andrejevs for a friendly match against Belarus on 12 November.
In May 2012 Jemeļins was re-called to the national team by the manager Aleksandrs Starkovs for the Baltic Cup matches in June.