He signed with BATE Borisov as an 18-year old in 1998, and established himself as a major player and top scorer for the team.
[1] In 2001, Kutuzov joined the Serie A side AC Milan from BATE Borisov, becoming the club's third Russian-speaking player after Andriy Shevchenko and Kakha Kaladze.
However, unlike his former USSR compatriots, he failed to establish himself as an important part of the team, getting to play only 37 minutes in four games throughout the entire season.
In the 2004–05 season he played in 32 games (14 times in starting line-up, totaling 1,604 minutes) and scored 4 goals.
On 17 April 2002, he made his debut, contributing two goals in a 5–2 away win over Hungary in a friendly.