Hunter Sulte

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Hunter Sulte
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-25) April 25, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) [1]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Indy Eleven (on loan from Portland Timbers)
Number 0
Youth career
2016–2020 Portland Timbers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018– Portland Timbers 2 25 (0)
2021– Portland Timbers 3 (0)
2024– → Indy Eleven (loan) 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 25, 2024

Hunter Pendleton Sulte (born April 25, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for USL Championship club Indy Eleven, on loan from Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers.

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Club career

Born in Anchorage, Alaska, Sulte left his hometown when he has 13 to attend a soccer academy in Portland, Oregon. [2] After playing with the Portland Timbers academy, [3] Sulte appeared for Portland's USL Championship side Portland Timbers 2 on March 7, 2020, starting in a 6–1 loss to Phoenix Rising. [4] He had previously appeared with the club on the bench during their 2018 and 2019 seasons.

On November 11, 2020, it was announced that Sulte would join Portland's MLS roster as a homegrown player from the 2021 season. [5] He is the first player from Alaska to sign an MLS Homegrown contract with an MLS club. [6]

On May 1, 2021, Sulte made his MLS debut starting in a 4–1 loss to FC Dallas. At the age of 19 years and 6 days, Sulte became the second youngest goalkeeper to start an MLS match. Sulte, 6 ft 7in, became the tallest goalkeeper in MLS history to play in a match. [7]

On February 23, 2024, Portland announced that Sulte would spend the 2024 season on loan at USL Championship club Indy Eleven. [8] Sulte made his debut for Indy Eleven in a 1–1 away draw against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on April 20. [9] Sulte won his first clean sheet on May 4, in a 1–0 victory away to Monterey Bay FC. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hunter Sulte". Portland Timbers. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Anchorage's Hunter Sulte signs with Portland Timbers of the MLS".
  3. ↑ "Portland Timbers". port.ussoccerda.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Phoenix Rising FC vs. Portland Timbers 2 - March 7, 2020 | USLChampionship". uslchampionship.com. USL Championship. March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Portland Timbers sign Homegrown goalkeeper Hunter Sulte for 2021 season | MLSsoccer.com".
  6. ↑ mlssoccer. "Portland Timbers sign Homegrown goalkeeper Hunter Sulte for 2021 season | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  7. ↑ @TimbersFC (May 1, 2021). "Tonight, 6'7'' Hunter Sulte will become the tallest goalkeeper to ever play in @MLS. Also, the second youngest goalkeeper to start in league history as well as only the second player from Alaska to sign an MLS contract. #DALvPOR #RCTID" (Tweet). Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Twitter.
  8. ↑ Timbers, Portland. "Timbers loan Hunter Sulte to USL side Indy Eleven for 2024 season". Portland Timbers. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Recap – COS 1:1 IND". Indy Eleven. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Recap – MB 0:1 IND". Indy Eleven. Retrieved May 6, 2024.


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