Tanner Tessmann

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 89 (9)
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 May 10, 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

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 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

On July 15, 2021, Tessmann signed for newly promoted Serie A side Venezia.[10][11]

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 May 10, 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 37 6 1 0 — — 38 6
Total 89 9 5 0 — 1 0 95 9
Career Total 129 10 5 0 4 0 1 0 139 10
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Includes USL League One Playoffs and MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. ^ Appearances in Serie B – Promotion play-offs

International

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

Tessmann is the godson of American football head coach Dabo Swinney.[16]

References

  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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