Luka Kuittinen

Luka Valtteri Kuittinen (born 29 March 2003) is a Finnish professional football defender for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku.

Club career Born in Rovaniemi, Kuittinen started football in a youth sector of a local club Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS). He made a senior debut with the club's reserve team in third-tier Kakkonen in the 2020 season. Next season, he played for RoPS first team in the second-tier Ykkönen, but was released after the season among other players due to club's financial problems which caused RoPS to be demoted to Kakkonen.

On 26 December 2021, he signed a three-year deal with Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku. Kuittinen debuted in the league in the 2022 season, and scored his first league goal on 7 June 2024, in a 2–0 away win against Lahti. He was named in the Veikkausliiga Team of the Month in June 2024. On 12 September 2024, he signed a two-year contract extension with Inter.

International career Kuittinen has represented Finland U19 national team on one occasion in 2021.

In the late August 2024, Kuittinen received his first call-up to the Finland U21 national team.

Career statistics

Honours RoPS Ykkönen runner-up: 2021

Inter Turku Finnish Cup runner-up: 2022, 2024 Finnish League Cup: 2024, 2025, 2026 Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2022