Griffin Dorsey (born March 5, 1999) is an American

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player who currently plays for the

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Career

Youth, College and Amateur

Dorsey played three years with U.S. Soccer Development Academy side Colorado Rush SC. He played college soccer at Indiana University in 2017. During two seasons with the Hoosiers, Dorsey made 44 appearances, scoring eight goals, and tallying eleven assists while helping IU reach the NCAA Tournament both years. During 2017, Indiana reached the NCAA Final, finishing runners up to

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. In 2018, Dorsey and Indiana finished the season as Big Ten Conference regular season and Conference Tournament champions. For personal accolades, Dorsey was named a 2nd-Team Freshman All-American by

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and College Soccer News, 2nd-Team All-Big Ten, and made the Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2017. For 2018, he was named a 2nd-Team All-American by

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and College Soccer News, 3rd-Team All-American by Top Drawer Soccer, and 1st-Team All-Big Ten While at Indiana Dorsey also played in the

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for

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during the summer.

Professional

Toronto FC

On January 4, 2019, Dorsey left Indiana to sign a

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contract with

ahead of the

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. On January 11, 2019, Dorsey was drafted in the first round (6th overall) of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC. Dorsey made his professional debut on February 19, 2019, starting in a 4–0

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loss to Panamanian side Independiente. He made his MLS debut on June 29, coming off the bench in a 1–1 draw with

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. Dorsey spent the bulk of the 2019 season on loan with the second team, Toronto FC II. He scored his first professional goal on June 12 in a 3–3 draw against North Texas SC. He made 22 appearances, scored 1 goal, and had 4 assists for TFCII. On May 11, 2021, Dorsey was waived by Toronto FC.

Houston Dynamo

On July 5, 2021, Dorsey signed with MLS side

. He made his Dynamo debut on July 24, starting in a 1–1 draw against the

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. On September 11, he scored his first goal for the Dynamo, scoring in the first minute of a 3–0 win over Austin FC. On September 18, Dorsey scored once and added an assist to help Houston to a 3–2 win over

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rivals FC Dallas. He was named to the bench for the MLS Team of the Week following his performance against Dallas. Dorsey ended the season with 2 goals and 3 assists from 20 appearances and was named the Dynamo Young Player of the Year. Despite a solid season from Dorsey, it was a poor season for the Dynamo as a team, finishing last in the Western Conference and missing out on the playoffs.

Career statistics

''As of November 18, 2021''

Honors

Individual

* Dynamo Young Player of the Year:

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References

External links

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Indiana bio
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