Hassani Dotson

Dotson with Minnesota United in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Hassani Dotson Stephenson [1]
Date of birth	(1997-08-06) August 6, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Seattle, Washington, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Minnesota United
Number	31
Youth career
2007–2009	Crossfire Academy
2009–2015	Washington Premier
College career
Years	Team	Apps	( Gls)
2015–2018	Oregon State Beavers	72	(5)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	( Gls)
2016	Washington Crossfire	6	(0)
2017–2018	Lane United	9	(0)
2019–	Minnesota United	129	(14)
International career‡
2019–2021	United States U23	7	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 7, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 21, 2021

Hassani Dotson Stephenson (born August 6, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United.

Dotson is typically a central midfielder but is known for being versatile and has excelled playing at left wing and right back for Minnesota United. ^[3]

Dotson attended Oregon State University, where he played college soccer for four years from 2015 to 2018, making 72 appearances, scoring five goals and tallying three assists. ^[4] In his senior year he was named to the United Soccer Coaches Second Team of the All-Far West Region, made the Second Team of the All- Pac-12 Conference, and received a Pac-12 Conference Academic Honorable Mention. ^[5]

While in college, Dotson also played in the Premier Development League with Washington Crossfire ^[6] and Lane United FC. ^[7]

On January 11, 2019, Dotson was drafted 31st overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United. ^[8] He signed with Minnesota on February 16, 2019, made his professional debut on March 2 that year against the Vancouver Whitecaps, and scored his first goal on June 2 against Philadelphia. ^{[9] [5]}

In June 2021, Dotson signed a three-year contract with Minnesota United. ^[10]

Dotson tore his ACL in April 2022 and was out until the 2023 season opener in February. ^{[11] [12]} In 2022 Dotson spent 3 months recovering from his ACL in Oregon where he lived with his in-laws, wife, and daughter who had been born earlier that year. ^[11]

Dotson was a member of the United States under-23 team in 2019, playing in several friendlies. ^[13] In 2020, he was named to the United States under-23 roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship, although all games were postponed just before they were to begin in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ^{[14] [15]} When the qualifiers resumed in March 2021, he was again on the team, starting in the first game. ^[16]

Dotson is married to Croatian Petra Vuckovic, who he met while in college. He proposed to her on the field following a game, a moment widely shared on social media. Together the couple have a daughter Gia. ^{[17] [11]}

As of match played July 7, 2024 ^[18]

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