Tudor Băluță

Viitorul Constanța

Băluță began his career in native Craiova, joining the Gheorghe Popescu Football School at age 8. Six years later, he moved to Viitorul Constanța's academy. Băluță made his professional debut in the Liga I on 2 May 2016, aged 17, replacing Ianis Hagi in the 54th minute of a 6–1 thrashing of ASA Târgu Mureș. He did not feature in any senior games in the next season as Viitorul won the first league title in its history, but started appearing frequently for the side since the summer of 2017. On 24 August that year, Băluță recorded his European debut in a UEFA Europa League play-off round 0–4 loss to Red Bull Salzburg. On 30 August 2018, he scored his first goal—and the only of the match—in a league win over Astra Giurgiu.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Băluță agreed to a three-and-a-half-year contract with English club Brighton & Hove Albion on 31 January 2019. Băluță was immediately loaned back to Viitorul Constanța for the remainder of the campaign. Press reported the transfer fee at €3 million, which made him the club's most expensive sale at the time, tied with Florinel Coman. On 25 May, he was a starter and played the full match in the Cupa României final 2–1 success against Astra Giurgiu. Returning to Brighton during pre-season following the expiration of his loan, Băluță made the bench for the first time for "the Seagulls" in a 2–1 away win over Bristol Rovers in the EFL Cup on 27 August 2019 and was named on the bench in a Premier League…

Băluță earned his first senior cap for Romania on 31 May 2018, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for his former Viitorul Constanța teammate Dragoș Nedelcu in a 3–2 friendly victory over Chile. Despite not playing in the qualifiers, Băluță was selected in Romania's squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Italy. Băluță scored on debut against Croatia on 19 June, which ended in a 4–1 win for his side. He recorded three more games as Tricolorii mici were eliminated by Germany in the semi-finals, following a 2–4 defeat.

Băluță is primarily deployed as a defensive midfielder, but started out as a centre-back. He has been likened to former Romanian international and Barcelona captain Gheorghe Popescu, also a native of Dolj County, who in his turn described Băluță as an "intelligent player" with "exceptional qualities".

Club

As of match played 7 September 2026

International

As of match played 6 June 2026