Tudor Cristian Băluță

Tudor Cristian Băluță is a Romanian midfielder born in Craiova on 27 March 1999. He developed at the Gheorghe Popescu Football School before joining Academia Hagi at 14, and made his professional debut for Viitorul Constanta at 17. In January 2019, Brighton signed Băluță, giving him a route to English football after his early development in Romania. He later joined Dynamo Kyiv on loan, where he made his Champions League debut, before returning to Romania with Farul Constanta in 2022. With Farul, Băluță contributed to the 2022–23 Liga I title campaign. A subsequent spell at Slask Wroclaw preceded his July 2025 move to Universitatea Craiova. At 1.92m, he offers defensive coverage in midfield and can also operate in central defensive roles, combining positional awareness with simple distribution. He has also been involved with Romania and Romania U23.