Tanner Tessmann
Francis Tanner James Tessmann (born September 24, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Venezia and the United States national team.
![]() Tessmann with Venezia in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francis Tanner James Tessmann[1] | ||
Date of birth | September 24, 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Venezia | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2019 | FC Dallas | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019 | North Texas SC | 14 | (1) |
2020–2021 | FC Dallas | 26 | (0) |
2021– | Venezia | 62 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | United States U20 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | United States U23 | 3 | (0) |
2021– | United States | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 9, 2023 |
Club career
Academy and reserve
Tessmann moved to the FC Dallas academy in 2016 from the BUSA soccer academy in his home state of Alabama.[2][3] In 2019, whilst with the Dallas academy, Tessmann also appeared for the club's professional USL League One affiliate team North Texas SC.[4]
FC Dallas
Following his time with FC Dallas and North Texas SC, Tessmann committed to play both college soccer and college football, as a kicker,[5] at Clemson University.[6] However, on February 27, 2020, Tessmann opted to play professional soccer and signed with Major League Soccer side FC Dallas as a homegrown player.[7]
Tessmann made his Dallas debut on February 29, 2020, starting and tallying an assist in a 2–0 win over Philadelphia Union.[8] Over the course of the 2020 season Tessmann played in 19 matches, starting 9 times and playing a total of 1001 minutes.[9] With FC Dallas having qualified for the 2020 MLS playoffs, he made his postseason debut in the first round and successfully converted a penalty in a Shootout victory against the Portland Timbers. He made his first postseason start in the next round, a 1–0 loss to the Seattle Sounders.
In 2021 he continued to gain first team experiences, starting 6 of the first 12 matches for FC Dallas and playing a total of 452 minutes across 7 appearances.
International career
In January 2021, Tessmann was called up to the senior national team. He made his debut in a 7–0 win against Trinidad and Tobago.[12] Following that game, Tessmann was named to the United States under-23 team for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship after Ulysses Llanez dropped out with an injury.[13] They would fail to qualify for the Olympics.
On October 8, 2023, Tessman was called up to the United States men's national under-23 soccer team ahead of friendlies against Mexico and Japan.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played October 7, 2023
Club | League | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Totals | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
North Texas SC | USL League One | 2019 | 14 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
FC Dallas | MLS | 2020 | 19 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
MLS | 2021 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
Total | 26 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
Venezia | Serie A | 2021–22 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
Serie B | 2022–23 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | |||
Serie B | 2023–24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
Total | 62 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 67 | 5 | ||||
Career Total | 102 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 6 |
- Includes Coppa Italia
- Includes USL League One Playoffs and MLS Cup Playoffs
International
- As of match played September 9, 2023[15]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Personal life
Tessmann is the godson of American football head coach Dabo Swinney.[16]
References
- "National team roster, 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. June 18, 2021. pp. 1–2. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- "Birmingham United Soccer Association – Tanner Tessmann".
- "FC Dallas". fcdl.ussoccerda.com.
- "Tanner Tessmann | uslleagueone.com". www.uslleagueone.com.
- "Tanner Tessmann". Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. December 18, 2019.
- "Two Sport Phenom: Academy Product Tanner Tessmann Heads to Clemson | FC Dallas". fcdallas.
- "FC Dallas Signs Academy Product Tanner Tessmann as the Club's 28th Homegrown Player | FC Dallas". fcdallas.
- "DALvsPHI 02-29-2020 | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- "Tessmann Profile: FC Dallas".
- "Tanner Tessmann joins Venezia FC". July 15, 2021. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- "FC Dallas Homegrown Tanner Tessmann Joins Venezia FC | FC Dallas". fcdallas.
- "USA 7 - Trinidad & Tobago 0: Match Report & Stats". www.ussoccer.com.
- "Midfielder Tanner Tessmann Replaces Ulysses Llanez on USA Roster For Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". www.ussoccer.com.
- "Twenty-three Players Called to U.s. Olympic Men's Soccer Team Training Camp as Preparations for Paris 2024 Kick Off in Phoenix". ussoccer.com. October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- Tanner Tessmann at National-Football-Teams.com
- Stejskal, Grace Raynor and Sam. "Why Dabo Swinney's godson turned down Clemson football for..." The Athletic.
External links
- Tanner Tessmann at Soccerway
- Tanner Tessmann on Twitter
- Profile at FC Dallas
- Tanner Tessmann at USL League One