Please answer the following question: Kristian Kuusela (born (1983-02-19)February 19 1983) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player (right wing) currently playing in Tappara of the SM-liiga. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Athlete