Hassani Dotson

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.[4] 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.[5]

While in college, Dotson also played in the Premier Development League with Washington Crossfire[6] and Lane United FC.[7]

On January 11, 2019, Dotson was drafted 31st overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United.[8] 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.[9][5]

In June 2021, Dotson signed a three-year contract with Minnesota United.[10]

Dotson tore his ACL in April 2022 and was out until the 2023 season opener in February.[11][12] In 2022 Dotson spent 3 months recovering from his ACL in Oregon where he lived with his in-laws, wife, and daughter who had been born earlier that year.[11]

Dotson was a member of the United States under-23 team in 2019, playing in several friendlies. [13] 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.[14][15] When the qualifiers resumed in March 2021, he was again on the team, starting in the first game.[16]

Dotson is married to Croatian Petra Vuckovic, who he met while in college. He proposed to her on the field following a game, a moment widely shared on social media. Together the couple have a daughter Gia.[17][11]

• Hassani Dotson at Major League Soccer