Tanner Tessmann
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![]() Tessmann with Venezia in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francis Tanner James Tessmann[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | September 24, 2001||
Place of birth | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3] | ||
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 | 89 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | United States U20 | 1 | (0) |
2021–2024 | United States U23 | 14 | (0) |
2021– | United States | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 10, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 2, 2024 |
Francis Tanner James Tessmann (born September 24, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Venezia and the United States national team.
Club career
[edit]Academy and reserve
[edit]Tessmann moved to the FC Dallas academy in 2016 from the BUSA soccer academy in his home state of Alabama.[4][5] In 2019, whilst with the Dallas academy, Tessmann also appeared for the club's professional USL League One affiliate team North Texas SC.[6]
FC Dallas
[edit]Following his time with FC Dallas and North Texas SC, Tessmann committed to play both college soccer and college football, as a kicker,[7] at Clemson University.[8] However, on February 27, 2020, Tessmann opted to play professional soccer and signed with Major League Soccer side FC Dallas as a homegrown player.[9]
Tessmann made his Dallas debut on February 29, 2020, starting and tallying an assist in a 2–0 win over Philadelphia Union.[10] Over the course of the 2020 season Tessmann played in 19 matches, starting 9 times and playing a total of 1001 minutes.[11] 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 Seattle Sounders FC.
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.
Venezia
[edit]On July 15, 2021, Tessmann signed for newly promoted Serie A side Venezia.[12][13]
International career
[edit]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.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played June 2, 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Totals | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
North Texas SC | 2019 | USL League One | 14 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
FC Dallas | 2020 | MLS | 19 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
2021 | MLS | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
Total | 26 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
Venezia | 2021–22 | Serie A | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Serie B | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
2023–24 | Serie B | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 1 | 42 | 7 | ||
Total | 89 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 99 | 10 | |||
Career Total | 129 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 143 | 11 |
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia
- ^ Includes USL League One Playoffs and MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Serie B – Promotion play-offs
International
[edit]- As of match played September 9, 2023[17]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Personal life
[edit]Tessmann is the godson of American football head coach Dabo Swinney.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "National team roster, 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. June 18, 2021. pp. 1–2. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. July 24, 2024. p. 15. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "Tanner Tessmann". Venezia FC. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "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
[edit]- Tanner Tessmann at Soccerway.com
- Tanner Tessmann at WorldFootball.net
- Tanner Tessmann at National-Football-Teams.com
- Tanner Tessmann at FBref.com
- Tanner Tessmann at Major League Soccer
- Tanner Tessmann on X
- Profile at FC Dallas
- Tanner Tessmann at USL League One
- 2001 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- American people of German descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- North Texas SC players
- FC Dallas players
- Venezia FC players
- Soccer players from Birmingham, Alabama
- People from Hoover, Alabama
- USL League One players
- Major League Soccer players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- United States men's international soccer players
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- American expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- United States men's under-23 international soccer players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic soccer players for the United States
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American soccer midfielder stubs