Tanner Tessmann

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Tanner Tessmann
Tessmann with Venezia in 2023
Personal information
Full name Francis Tanner James Tessmann[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-24) September 24, 2001 (age 22)
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 83 (7)
International career‡
2019 United States U20 1 (0)
2021– United States U23 9 (0)
2021– United States 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 7, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 25, 2024

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.

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.[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[edit]

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 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.[10][11]

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.[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[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played April 7, 2024
Club League Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Totals
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 32 3 1 0 — 1[c] 0 34 3
Serie B 2023–24 31 4 1 0 — — 32 4
Total 83 7 5 0 — 1 0 89 7
Career Total 123 8 5 0 4 0 1 0 133 8
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Includes USL League One Playoffs and MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. ^ Appearances in Serie B – Promotion play-offs

International[edit]

As of match played September 9, 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
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.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National team roster, 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. June 18, 2021. pp. 1–2. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Birmingham United Soccer Association – Tanner Tessmann".
  3. ^ "FC Dallas". fcdl.ussoccerda.com.
  4. ^ "Tanner Tessmann | uslleagueone.com". www.uslleagueone.com.
  5. ^ "Tanner Tessmann". Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. December 18, 2019.
  6. ^ "Two Sport Phenom: Academy Product Tanner Tessmann Heads to Clemson | FC Dallas". fcdallas.
  7. ^ "FC Dallas Signs Academy Product Tanner Tessmann as the Club's 28th Homegrown Player | FC Dallas". fcdallas.
  8. ^ "DALvsPHI 02-29-2020 | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  9. ^ "Tessmann Profile: FC Dallas".
  10. ^ "Tanner Tessmann joins Venezia FC". July 15, 2021. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "FC Dallas Homegrown Tanner Tessmann Joins Venezia FC | FC Dallas". fcdallas.
  12. ^ "USA 7 – Trinidad & Tobago 0: Match Report & Stats". www.ussoccer.com.
  13. ^ "Midfielder Tanner Tessmann Replaces Ulysses Llanez on USA Roster For Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". www.ussoccer.com.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ Tanner Tessmann at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. ^ Stejskal, Grace Raynor and Sam. "Why Dabo Swinney's godson turned down Clemson football for..." The Athletic.

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