A fluid injector for a combustion engine is disclosed, including an injector housing having a fluid path wherein the fluid path extends along a longitudinal axis from an injector inlet to an injector outlet; a coil; a pole piece; a first valve adapted to act on the fluid path and having a first armature; a second valve adapted to act on the fluid path and having a second armature. The first armature and the second armature are arranged proximate to the pole piece on antipodal sides of the pole piece along a longitudinal direction.