Martin Kuittinen
![]() Kuittinen warming-up in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Martin Cristian Kuittinen Zbijewski | ||
Date of birth | 24 November 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Hanko, Finland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv GO | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2017 | Real Valladolid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | BK-46 | 2 | (0) |
2017 | Sintrense | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Águias do Moradal | 21 | (2) |
2019 | Víkingur | 17 | (2) |
2021–2024 | Zimbru Chișinău | 4 | (0) |
2023 | → Vard Haugesund (loan) | 13 | (2) |
2024– | Lokomotiv GO | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2024 |
Martin Cristian Kuittinen Zbijewski (born 24 November 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a full-back, wing-back or winger for Lokomotiv GO in Bulgarian Second League.
Early life
[edit]Kuittinen was born in Hanko, Finland, to a Polish mother and a Finnish father, and he holds a dual citizenship of Finland and Poland.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]At the age of 15, Kuittinen debuted for Finnish side BK-46.[4] In 2014, he joined the youth academy of Real Valladolid in the Spanish second tier after trialing for the youth academy of Spanish top flight club Real Madrid.[5][6] Before the second half of 2016–17, he signed for Sintrense in the Portuguese third tier after trialing for German Bundesliga team Werder Bremen.[7][8]
Before the 2019 season, Kuittinen signed for Víkingur Ólafsvík in the Icelandic second tier.[9] In 2021, he signed for Moldovan top flight outfit Zimbru after trialing for Jagiellonia Białystok in Poland, where he made 4 league appearances.[10] On 22 October 2021, Kuittinen debuted for Zimbru during a 1–2 loss to Dinamo-Auto.[10] In April 2023, he joined Norwegian third tier side Vard Haugesund on loan.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Dobosz, Marcin (13 March 2017). "Fiński Polak zagra w Portugalii u Luisa Boa Morte". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Sirpa, Repo (11 October 2013). "Real Madrid testaa 15-vuotiaan Martinin taidot". Länsiväylä (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Jagiellonia testuje Polaka z Finlandii". Przegląd Sportowy Onet (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Jagiellonia testuje Polaka. "Nie jest gotowy na Ekstraklasę"". sport.tvp.pl.
- ^ "Kuittinen till spansk storklubb". gamla.vastranyland.fi.
- ^ "Jalkapalloilu osana lukio-opintoja".
- ^ "Martin Kuittinen zagra w Portugalii u Luisa Boa Morte". przegladsportowy.pl (Archived).
- ^ "Kuka ihmeen Martin Kuittinen? – Valioliigamestarin suojista läpimurron kynnykselle: "Olen saanut huomiota Portugalissa"". suomifutis.com.
- ^ "Tveir leikmenn í Víking". mbl.is.
- ^ a b Martin Kuittinen at Soccerway
- ^ "Martin Kuittinen klar for spill". SK Vard Haugesund (in Norwegian). 10 April 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Martin Kuittinen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Martin Kuittinen at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Hanko
- Footballers from Uusimaa
- Finnish men's footballers
- Finnish people of Polish descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Bollklubben-46 players
- S.U. Sintrense players
- Ungmennafélagið Víkingur players
- FC Zimbru Chișinău players
- SK Vard Haugesund players
- 1. deild karla players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Kakkonen players
- Moldovan Super Liga players
- Norwegian Second Division players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa players
- Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Finnish football biography stubs