Goalkeeper | #44
Ryan Hunsucker | #44
Position: GK
Height: 6’3
Weight: 175
DOB: 7/29/07
Hometown: Westfield, Ind.
Acquired: USL Academy contract 1/30/25
Indy Eleven signed Ryan Hunsucker on a USL Academy contract on January 30, 2025.
Hunsucker earned the Golden Ball and Golden Glove awards at the 2025 USL Academy Finals, becoming the first goalkeeper to earn the top honor in the tournament’s fifth edition. Hunsucker was a crucial player as Indy Eleven reached to its second straight title-game, recording three clean sheets and conceding just one goal from open play across four matches. He made two penalty kick saves in the semifinal victory over Utah Red Wolves SC.
Indy Eleven Academy won its fourth consecutive spring championship, with Hunsucker earning 2025 USL Pathway Spring Classic Best XI U20 First Team honors after recording three clean sheets.
Hunsucker was selected to the 2024 USL Academy League Finals All-Tournament Second Team after Indy Eleven earned its second championship in the four-year history of the event.
The 6’3, 175-pound Hunsucker made 11 saves in the USL Academy League Finals championship match to record a clean sheet against an AC Connecticut team that had not been shut out in USL Academy play in 2024 after scoring a league-best 46 goals. The Indiana University commit recorded two clean sheets at the Finals, and he made a key shootout save in the Boys in Blue’s opening-round victory.
At the 2024 USL Academy Cup in March, Hunsucker earned the Golden Glove and Young Player of the Tournament awards after three clean sheets with just one goal allowed in Indy Eleven’s championship repeat.
Hunsucker helped the U20 Boys in Blue finish 2024 with a 15-0-3 record vs. USL Academy competition, the USL Academy Cup championship, and the USL Academy League Finals crown. The team scored 45 goals and allowed a league-low 10, recording seven shutouts.
The 18-year-old Hunsucker is a senior at Westfield High School, where he also played basketball.
