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Hunter Sulte
American soccer player
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.
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | |||
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]
- "Hunter Sulte". Portland Timbers. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- "Portland Timbers". port.ussoccerda.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- "Phoenix Rising FC vs. Portland Timbers 2 - March 7, 2020 | USLChampionship". uslchampionship.com. USL Championship. March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- mlssoccer. "Portland Timbers sign Homegrown goalkeeper Hunter Sulte for 2021 season | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- @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.
- Timbers, Portland. "Timbers loan Hunter Sulte to USL side Indy Eleven for 2024 season". Portland Timbers. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- "Recap – COS 1:1 IND". Indy Eleven. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- "Recap – MB 0:1 IND". Indy Eleven. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
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