Martin Kuittinen

Last updated
Martin Kuittinen
Martin Kuittinen.jpg
Kuittinen warming-up in 2018
Personal information
Full name Martin Cristian Kuittinen Zbijewski
Date of birth (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 27)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 BK-46 2 (0)
2017 Sintrense 0 (0)
2017–2018 Águias do Moradal  [ pt ] 21 (2)
2019 Víkingur 17 (2)
2021–2024 Zimbru Chișinău 4 (0)
2023 → Vard Haugesund (loan) 13 (2)
2024– Lokomotiv GO 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 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.

Contents

Early life

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

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]

Career statistics

As of 21 November 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BK-46 2013 Kakkonen 20––20
Águias do Moradal 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal 21211–223
Víkingur 2019 1. deild karla 172––172
Zimbru Chișinău 2021–22 Moldovan Super Liga 4000–40
2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga0000–00
2023–24 Moldovan Super Liga00000000
Total40000040
Vard Haugesund (loan) 2023 2. divisjon 13231–163
Lokomotiv GO 2024–25 Bulgarian Second League 14000–140
Career total7164200758

References

  1. ↑ Dobosz, Marcin (13 March 2017). "Fiński Polak zagra w Portugalii u Luisa Boa Morte". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Jagiellonia testuje Polaka z Finlandii". Przegląd Sportowy Onet (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  4. ↑ "Jagiellonia testuje Polaka. "Nie jest gotowy na Ekstraklasę"". sport.tvp.pl.
  5. ↑ "Kuittinen till spansk storklubb". gamla.vastranyland.fi.
  6. ↑ "Jalkapalloilu osana lukio-opintoja".
  7. ↑ "Martin Kuittinen zagra w Portugalii u Luisa Boa Morte". przegladsportowy.pl (Archived).
  8. ↑ "Kuka ihmeen Martin Kuittinen? – Valioliigamestarin suojista läpimurron kynnykselle: "Olen saanut huomiota Portugalissa"". suomifutis.com.
  9. ↑ "Tveir leikmenn í Víking". mbl.is.
  10. 1 2 Martin Kuittinen at Soccerway
  11. ↑ "Martin Kuittinen klar for spill". SK Vard Haugesund (in Norwegian). 10 April 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.