Märten Kuusk
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 GKS Katowice
Youth career
2005–2007 Kotkas Juunior
2008–2012 Nõmme Kalju
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Nõmme Kalju U21 91 (10)
2016–2017 Nõmme Kalju 1 (0)
2016 → Tarvas (loan) 14 (2)
2017–2018 Flora U21 9 (0)
2017–2022 Flora 119 (13)
2022–2024 Újpest 13 (0)
2023 → Flora (loan) 21 (2)
2024– GKS Katowice 0 (0)
International career‡
2011 Estonia U16 1 (0)
2012–2013 Estonia U17 8 (1)
2013–2014 Estonia U19 11 (0)
2015–2018 Estonia U21 22 (1)
2016 Estonia U23 1 (0)
2019– Estonia 29 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2024

Märten Kuusk (born 5 April 1996) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish club GKS Katowice and the Estonia national team.

Club career

Újpest

After leading FC Flora to their first ever European tournament group stage season and becoming the vice captain of the national team, on 25 January 2022 Kuusk signed for the Hungarian side Újpest on a 3.5 year contract. The transfer fee was not disclosed but was rumored to be a six figure sum.[1]

GKS Katowice

On 15 January 2024, after making five appearances across all competitions for Újpest during the 2023–24 season, Kuusk moved to Polish second-tier side GKS Katowice, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract, with an option for another year.[2]

International career

Kuusk made his senior international debut for Estonia on 15 January 2019, in a 0–0 friendly draw against Iceland.[3][4]

Honours

Nõmme Kalju II

Flora

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Märten Kuusk sõlmis 20-kordse Ungari meistriga pika lepingu" [Märten Kuusk signs a long contract with 20 time Hungarian champion] (in Estonian). ERR. 25 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Märten Kuusk nowym piłkarzem Gieksy" (in Polish). GKS Katowice. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Island 0–0 Eesti" [Iceland 0–0 Estonia] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 15 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Koondis tegi Islandiga väravateta viigi" [The team played out a goalless draw against Iceland] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 15 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimateks valiti Kuusk ja Henn" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 30 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimateks valiti Kuusk ja Zahovaiko" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 16 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Fännide lemmik 2020 - Rauno Sappinen (milline sai sümboolne koosseis?)". Soccernet.ee. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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