Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Hassani Dotson Stephenson was born on August 6, 1997 in Seattle, Washington. He is a midfielder in Major League Soccer.

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. 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.

On January 11, 2019, Dotson was drafted 31st overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United. 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. In June 2021, Dotson signed a three-year contract with Minnesota United.

Dotson was a member of the United States under-23 team in 2019, playing in several friendlies.  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. When the qualifiers resumed in March 2021, he was again on the team, starting in the first game.