Hassani Dotson

Biography

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 under-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. When the qualifiers resumed in March 2021, he was again on the team, starting in the first game.