Hassani Dotson
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_(cropped).jpg) Dotson with Minnesota United in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hassani Dotson Stephenson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | August 6, 1997 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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) |
| 2019–2025 | Minnesota United | 149 | (17) |
| 2026– | Seattle Sounders | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2021 | United States U23 | 7 | (2) |
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* 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.
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]
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]