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Full nameHassani Dotson Stephenson
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityUSA
Age29
Date of birth6 Aug 1997
BirthplaceFederal Way
Height180 cm
Shirt number#31
ClubSeattle Sounders
Defensive midfielder
13
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
837
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Seattle Sounders.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer11106676.76
CONCACAF Champions League200276.8

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

H. Dotson is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at Seattle Sounders, rated 25.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 320th of 436 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (46.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.55 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dotson.

Judged on this season alone, Dotson graded 20 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.548 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 20). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 31st of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Dotson is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2026/27Injury-hit 2025/26
25.4
Ratingi
31st of 40 defensive midfielders
19.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
46.5%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.55
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Seattle Sounders finished 13th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

13
Apps
3.55
Def. / 90
17
Tackles
15
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (13th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 46.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 25.4, Dotson carries the 31st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 40 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target2
Shots3

Passing

Assists0
Chances created7
Passes481
Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles3
Dribble success30%
Duels won49
Duels won %50.5%
Fouls won14

Defending

Tackles17
Interceptions15
Blocks1
Fouls committed9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.