Hassani Dotson

Hassani Dotson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-08-06) August 6, 1997
Place of birth	Seattle, Washington, United States
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
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	24	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career

Youth & College

Dotson attended Oregon State University, where he played college soccer for four years from 2015 to 2018, making 72 appearances, scoring 5 goals and tallying 3 assists. 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.

While in college, Dotson also played in the Premier Development League with Washington Crossfire and Lane United FC.

Professional

On January 11, 2019, Dotson was drafted 31st overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United FC. 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.

International

Dotson was a member of the United States U-23 team in 2019, playing in several friendlies. In 2020 he was named to the Olympic qualifying team, although all games were postponed just before they were to begin in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.