| Tanner Tessmann | |
| Full Name: | Francis Tanner James Tessmann[1] |
| Birth Date: | 24 September 2001[2] |
| Birth Place: | Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
| Height: | [3] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Venezia |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | 2016–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Dallas |
| Collegeyears1: | 2013–2016 |
| Years1: | 2019 |
| Clubs1: | North Texas SC |
| Caps1: | 14 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | FC Dallas |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021– |
| Clubs3: | Venezia |
| Caps3: | 89 |
| Goals3: | 9 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021–2024 |
| Nationalteam2: | United States U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam3: | United States |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | May 10, 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | August 2, 2024 |
Francis Tanner James Tessmann (born September 24, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for club Venezia and the United States national team.
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]
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.
On July 15, 2021, Tessmann signed for newly promoted Serie A side Venezia.[12] [13]
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]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Totals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 42 | 7 | |||
| Total | 89 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 99 | 10 | ||||
| Career Total | 129 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 143 | 11 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | ||
Tessmann is the godson of American football head coach Dabo Swinney.[17]