Imani Dorsey | QueenBallers Player profile

Imani

Dorsey

Mar 21, 1996

#28 - Defender

Imani Michelle Dorsey is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League

Did You Know?

She started playing football when she was five years old.

She has two sisters.

She and her partner Alec got engaged in 2023.

She likes to play pickleball and tennis.

Her favorite type of off day is hiking in the mountains.

She was named 2018 NWSL Rookie of the Year after scoring four goals and one assist in her first professional season.

She serves as an Athlete Ally ambassador and received an award for advocating for transgender athletes.

She co-founded the Black Women's Players Collective, which aims to advance opportunities for black girls in sport and beyond.

She won the United States Soccer Federation’s One Nation Social Impact Award for her work with the Black Women’s Players Collective.

She was part of the bargaining committee that secured the first-ever NWSL collective bargaining agreement.

She took a mental health leave from the NWSL in 2023.

In her second game for Utah, she suffered an Achilles tendon rupture, sidelining her for the rest of the season.

She graduated with honors from Duke University with a degree in Environmental Science and Policy and a certificate in energy and the environment.

She is passionate about projects that combine sustainability and social justice.

She wants to help develop practices for a net-zero carbon economy.

She helped install the 50th mini pitch in the New York City Soccer Initiative, a project converting old courts into soccer fields in underserved communities.

She has a dog named Ari.

Best Actions

Imani Dorsey scores her first NWSL career goal

Imani Dorsey Goal | Sky Blue FC vs. Washington Spirit

NWSL Rookie of the Year: Imani Dorsey, Sky Blue FC

Club Achievements

W-League Championship

1×

Awards

W-League Rookie of the Year

1×

NWSL Rookie of the Year

1×

Stats

Year	Club	AP	GL
2024 - present	Utah Royals	2	0
2018 - 2024	NJ/NY Gotham FC	87	6
2014 - 2017	Duke Blue Devils	87	29
International Stats
2019 - 2022	United States	1	0
2018 - 2022	United States U23	2	1