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Full name | Francis Tanner James 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 | ||
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 | 10 | (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 June 11, 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.
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]
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.
On July 15, 2021, Tessmann signed for newly promoted Serie A side Venezia. [10] [11]
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]
Club | League | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Totals | |||||
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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 | — | 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 |
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. [16]
The subject of this article is in the news regarding a reported transaction. Information regarding the transaction may be based on
anonymous sources or awaiting an
official announcement.
Breaking news reports may be unreliable. |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Francis Tanner James 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 | ||
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 | 10 | (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 June 11, 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.
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]
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.
On July 15, 2021, Tessmann signed for newly promoted Serie A side Venezia. [10] [11]
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]
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 | — | 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 |
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. [16]