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#2 | IMANI DORSEY


Position: Forward

Date of Birth: March 21, 1996

Height: 5’7”

Hometown: Elkridge, Md.

Country: USA

College: Duke University

Acquired: No. 5 overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft

Pronouns: she/her/hers


BIOGRAPHY

PROFESSIONAL

2022: Dorsey appeared in 21 matches and had one assist during the 2022 regular season. She started in all five matches that she appeared in during the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup. 2021: She made 21 appearances, including 19 starts throughout the season. Dorsey also had two assists. 2020: During the 2020 season she made eight appearances, with an 88% passing success rate. 2019: She scored two goals in her 23 appearances this season. 2018: Dorsey was drafted by Sky Blue FC as the 5th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. She was named the 2018 NWSL Rookie of the Year with four goals, one assist in 13 appearances.

COLLEGE 

Dorsey played for Duke University from 2014-17. She started in 47 out of the 48 matches she appeared in. She scored 21 goals and had 17 assists throughout her collegiate career. Dorsey placed in Duke Women’s Soccer record books by finishing tied for fourth in goals (60), placing fifth in shot percentage (.152), sixth in points (171), tied for sixth in assists (51) and ninth in shots (396). She was named 2017 ACC Offensive Player of the Year, the second player in school history to earn the honor. She was also named to the All-ACC First Team, to the United Soccer Coaches First Team All-America, she was a National Scholar Athlete of the Year, a First Team Scholar All-American, a Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team, a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2017, and a Nominee for the soccer Honda Award as a senior.

INTERNATIONAL 

2021: Dorsey was voted the winner of U.S. Soccer’s first One Nation. Social Impact Award for her work with the Black Women’s Player Collective (BWPC). 2019: She earned her first Senior call up for USWNT. 2018: Dorsey participated in the 2018 Women’s U-23 Nordic Tournament. Prior to this, she had represented the United States on the U-17, U-19, U-23 National Teams.