Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | April 25, 2002 | ||
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) | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 21, 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.
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]