Hassani Dotson

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.

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. 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.

Club career 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.

Dotson tore his ACL in April 2022 and was out until the 2023 season opener in February. 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. The injury sidelined him for approximately six months before he returned to action against the Colorado Rapids on September 27, 2025, after which he made six additional appearances for the remainder of the season, four of which came in the MLS Cup playoffs.

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.

International career 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. However, 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.

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.