| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | |||
Hunter Pendleton Sulte (born April 25, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for 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]