Martin Cristian Kuittinen Zbijewski (born 24 November 1997) is a Finnish-Polish professional

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who plays as a full-back, wing-back or winger for Zimbru.

Early life

Kuittinen was born in Hanko, Finland, to a

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mother and a Finnish father, and he holds a dual citizenship of Finland and Poland.

Career

At the age of 15, Kuittinen debuted for Finnish side

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. In 2014, he joined the youth academy of

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in the Spanish second tier after trialing for the youth academy of Spanish top flight club

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. Before the second half of 2016–17, he signed for

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in the Portuguese third tier after trialing for German

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team

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. Before the 2019 season, Kuittinen signed for Víkingur Ólafsvík in the Icelandic second tier. In 2021, he signed for Moldovan top flight outfit Zimbru after trialing for

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in Poland, where he made 5 league appearances and scored 1 goal. On 22 October 2021, Kuittinen debuted for Zimbru during a 1–2 loss to Dinamo-Auto.

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