Matteo Duțu
Matteo Duțu is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Dinamo București. Born in Italy, he is a Romania youth international.
Club career
Lazio
Duțu began his career in 2011, progressing through the youth ranks of Serie A club Lazio. During the 2023–24 season, on 13 December 2023, he received his first call-up with the senior team for a 2–0 away loss UEFA Champions League group stage match against Spanish La Liga club Atlético Madrid, as an unused substitute.AC Milan
On 12 July 2024, Duțu moved to fellow Serie A club AC Milan for an estimated €200,000 and joining the under-19 team. He was first called-up with the newly created reserve team Milan Futuro on 10 August 2024, for a 3–0 away win Coppa Italia Serie C match against Lecco, but didn't play. A couple months later he made his professional debut with Milan Futuro on 20 October 2024, substituting Davide Bartesaghi at the 80th minute of a 3–1 home loss Serie C match against Legnago.Duțu was one of the players that were called up by AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri, for the 2025 AC Milan Asia-Pacific Tour pre-season matches against English Premier League clubs Arsenal and Liverpool, as well as Australian A-League Men club Perth Glory on 23, 26 and 31 July 2025, respectively.
He became Milan Futuro's captain ahead of the 2025–26 season.
Duțu received his first call-up with AC Milan for the 2–0 loss 2025–26 Supercoppa Italiana match against Napoli on 18 December 2025, as an unused substitute however.