Francis Tanner Tessmann (born September 24, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Venezia.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francis Tanner Tessmann[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2001-09-24) September 24, 2001 (age 21) | ||
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 | 28 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | United States U20 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | United States U23 | 3 | (0) |
2021– | United States | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 30, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 22, 2021 |
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 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.
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 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.
Club | League | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | 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 | — | 0 | 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 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
Career Total | 68 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 1 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Tessmann is the godson of American football head coach Dabo Swinney.[15]
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