Martin Kuittinen | |
Fullname: | Martin Cristian Kuittinen Zbijewski |
Birth Date: | 24 November 1997 |
Birth Place: | Hanko, Finland |
Height: | 1.85 m |
Position: | Defender, winger |
Currentclub: | Lokomotiv GO |
Youthyears1: | 2014–2017 |
Youthclubs1: | Real Valladolid |
Years1: | 2013 |
Clubs1: | BK-46 |
Caps1: | 2 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2017 |
Clubs2: | Sintrense |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2017–2018 |
Caps3: | 21 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2019 |
Clubs4: | Víkingur |
Caps4: | 17 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 2021–2024 |
Clubs5: | Zimbru Chișinău |
Caps5: | 4 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2023 |
Clubs6: | → Vard Haugesund (loan) |
Caps6: | 13 |
Goals6: | 2 |
Years7: | 2024– |
Clubs7: | Lokomotiv GO |
Caps7: | 0 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 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.
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]
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. On 22 October 2021, Kuittinen debuted for Zimbru during a 1–2 loss to Dinamo-Auto. In April 2023, he joined Norwegian third tier side Vard Haugesund on loan.[10]