Hassani Dotson

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Hassani Dotson
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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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Oregon State Beavers 72 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Washington Crossfire 6 (0)
2017–2018 Lane United 9 (0)
2019– Minnesota United 118 (11)
International career‡
2019–2021 United States U23 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 6, 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.

Contents

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]

Early career

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]

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Personal life

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played April 6, 2024 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Washington Crossfire 2016 [6] USL PDL 60———60
Lane United 2017 [7] USL PDL90———90
Minnesota United 2019 MLS 24450——294
2020 MLS181——3 [lower-alpha 1] 0211
2021 MLS292——1 [lower-alpha 1] 0302
2022 MLS7110——81
2023 MLS34320—4 [lower-alpha 2] 1404
2024 MLS6000——60
Total1181180008113412
Career total1331180008114912
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  2. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

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  2. ↑ "Hassani Dotson". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ Zgoda, Jerry Star (September 29, 2023). "Why Minnesota United's Hassani Dotson is the team's best player of late". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hassani Dotson - Men's Soccer - Oregon State University Athletics". osubeavers.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Hassani Dotson". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Washington Crossfire - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - #80 - Hassani Dotson". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Lane United FC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Hassani Dotson -". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  8. ↑ "SuperDraft Selection: Hassani Dotson | Minnesota United FC". mnufc.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  9. ↑ "Chase Gasper & Hassani Dotson Sign With MNUFC | Minnesota United FC". mnufc.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Dotson Signs Three Year Deal | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.
  11. 1 2 3 Zgoda, Jerry (September 9, 2022). "Minnesota United midfielder Hassani Dotson relishes parenthood as his knee recovers". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  12. ↑ Hunt, Stephen (February 25, 2023). "Minnesota United's Hassani Dotson shakes out the cobwebs, returns to pitch after 11-month absence". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  13. ↑ "U-23 MNT Notebook: September Olympic qualifying preparation camp in Chula Vista". United States Soccer Federation. September 19, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  14. ↑ "CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship Roster". United States Soccer Federation. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  15. ↑ "CONCACAF postpones 2020 men's Olympic qualifying championship due to COVID-19 outbreak". United States Soccer Federation. March 13, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  16. ↑ "USA vs Costa Rica | Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying 2020". US Soccer. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Minnesota United's Hassani Dotson finds right place, right time to ask, 'Will you?'". Star Tribune.
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