Hunter Sulte

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
Place of birth Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Position(s)
Club information
Current team
 Portland Timbers
Number 26
Youth career
2016–2020 Portland Timbers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Portland Timbers 2 8 (0)
2021– Portland Timbers 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 8, 2021

Club career

Born in Anchorage, Alaska, Sulte left his hometown when he has 13 to attend a soccer academy in Portland, Oregon.[1] After playing with the Portland Timbers academy,[2] Sulte appeared for Portland's USL Championship side Portland Timbers 2 on March 7, 2020, starting in a 6–1 loss to Phoenix Rising.[3] 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.[4] He is the first player from Alaska to sign an MLS Homegrown contract with an MLS club.[5]

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.[6]

References
  1. "Anchorage's Hunter Sulte signs with Portland Timbers of the MLS".
  2. "Portland Timbers". port.ussoccerda.com.
  3. "Phoenix Rising FC vs. Portland Timbers 2 - March 7, 2020 | USLChampionship". uslchampionship.com. USL Championship. March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  4. "Portland Timbers sign Homegrown goalkeeper Hunter Sulte for 2021 season | MLSsoccer.com".
  5. mlssoccer. "Portland Timbers sign Homegrown goalkeeper Hunter Sulte for 2021 season | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  6. @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 2021-05-02 – via Twitter.


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