Tanner Tessmann
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Tanner 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 | ||
| Club 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 | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021 | United States U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | United States | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 22, 2021 | |||
Francis Tanner Tessmann (born September 24, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Serie A 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 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.
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 US 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.
Career statistics[]
- As of match played August 22, 2021
| Club | League | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | 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 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Venezia | Serie A | 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
Personal[]
Tessmann is the godson of American football head coach Dabo Swinney.[14]
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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
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