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 28)
Place of birth Federal Way, Washington, US [2]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [3]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Seattle Sounders
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)
2019–2025 Minnesota United 149 (17)
2026– Seattle Sounders 0 (0)
International career‡
2019–2021 United States U23 7 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:36, January 5, 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals 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 Seattle Sounders.

Contents

Dotson is typically a central midfielder but is known for being versatile and has excelled playing at left wing and right back previously for Minnesota United. [4]

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. [5] 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. [6]

While in college, Dotson also played in the Premier Development League with Washington Crossfire [7] and Lane United FC. [8]

Club career

On January 11, 2019, Dotson was drafted 31st overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United. [9] 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. [10] [6]

In June 2021, Dotson signed a three-year contract with Minnesota United. [11]

Dotson tore his ACL in April 2022 and was out until the 2023 season opener in February. [12] [13] In 2022 Dotson spent 3 months recovering from his ACL injury in Oregon where he lived with his in-laws, wife, and daughter who had been born earlier that year. [12]

In March 2025, Dotson suffered a torn meniscus during a match and underwent surgery shortly thereafter. [14] The injury sidelined him for approximately six months before he returned to action against the Colorado Rapids on September 27, 2025, [15] after which he made six additional appearances for the remainder of the season, four of which came in the MLS Cup playoffs. [16]

On December 16, 2025, Dotson signed with the Seattle Sounders as a free agent after the expiration of his three-year contract and subsequent 2025 extension with Minnesota United. [17]

International career

Dotson was a member of the United States under-23 team in 2019, playing in several friendlies. [18] In 2020, he was named to the United States under-23 roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship. However, all games were postponed just before they were to begin in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [19] [20] When the qualifiers resumed in March 2021, he was again on the team, starting in the first game. [21]

Personal life

Dotson is married to Croatian Petra Vučković, who he met while in college. He proposed to her on the field following a 2021 game at Allianz Field. Together the couple have a daughter Gia. [22] [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played December 16, 2025 [23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Washington Crossfire 2016 [7] USL PDL 60————60
Lane United 2017 [8] USL PDL90————90
Minnesota United 2019 MLS 244—50——294
2020 MLS18130———211
2021 MLS29210———302
2022 MLS71—10——81
2023 MLS343—20—4 [a] 1404
2024 MLS29530——1 [a] 0335
2025 MLS8140———121
Total1491711080005117318
Seattle Sounders FC 2026 MLS00——000000
Career total1641711080005118818
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Leagues Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Player National Team Roster" (PDF). mcusercontent.com. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Sounders sign midfielder Hassani Dotson from Federal Way; Seattle Times". Seattle Times.
  3. ↑ "Hassani Dotson". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Hassani Dotson - Men's Soccer - Oregon State University Athletics". osubeavers.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Hassani Dotson". Minnesota United FC. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Washington Crossfire - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - #80 - Hassani Dotson". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Lane United FC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Hassani Dotson -". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  9. ↑ "SuperDraft Selection: Hassani Dotson | Minnesota United FC". mnufc.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  10. ↑ "Chase Gasper & Hassani Dotson Sign With MNUFC | Minnesota United FC". mnufc.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Dotson Signs Three Year Deal | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.
  12. 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.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "Minnesota United midfielder Hassani Dotson out with knee injury". MLS Soccer. March 30, 2025. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  15. ↑ "COL vs MNUFC Lineups: Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.
  16. ↑ "Hassani Dotson Match Log: Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.
  17. ↑ "Sounders FC Signs Free Agent Midfielder Hassani Dotson; Seattle Sounders FC". SeattleSounders.
  18. ↑ "U-23 MNT Notebook: September Olympic qualifying preparation camp in Chula Vista". United States Soccer Federation. September 19, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  19. ↑ "CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship Roster". United States Soccer Federation. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  20. ↑ "CONCACAF postpones 2020 men's Olympic qualifying championship due to COVID-19 outbreak". United States Soccer Federation. March 13, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  21. ↑ "USA vs Costa Rica | Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying 2020". US Soccer. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  22. ↑ Zgoda, Jerry (July 6, 2021). "Minnesota United's Hassani Dotson finds right place, right time to ask, 'Will you?'". Star Tribune.
  23. ↑ Hassani Dotson at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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