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Hunter Pendleton Sulte (born April 25, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer.

Hunter Sulte

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-04-25) April 25, 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth	Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Portland Timbers
Number	26
Youth career
2016–2020	Portland Timbers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Portland Timbers 2	25	(0)
2021–	Portland Timbers	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 23, 2022

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]

References

External links

• Hunter Sulte at USL Championship

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