De Sutter started his football activities at his local team KVV Balegem, where he was discovered by third division side Standaard Wetteren. From there, he moved to Club Brugge where he couldn't manage to get a place in the first team, so he moved back to a team in the third division, KM Torhout 1992 this time.
De Sutter started his football career at KVV Balegem, where he was discovered by Standaard Wetteren, a lower-division club. He then moved to Club Brugge but couldn't break into the top team, so he returned to a third division club, KM Torhout 1992.