Tanner Tessmann

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Tanner Tessmann
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Tessmann with Lyon in 2025
Personal information
Full name Francis Tanner James Tessmann[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-24) September 24, 2001 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lyon
Number 6
Youth career
2016–2019 FC Dallas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 North Texas SC 14 (1)
2020–2021 FC Dallas 26 (0)
2021–2024 Venezia 89 (9)
2024– Lyon 39 (2)
International career
2019 United States U20 1 (0)
2021–2024 United States U23 14 (0)
2021– United States 12 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 30, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of November 18, 2025

Francis Tanner James Tessmann (born September 24, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the United States national team.

Club career

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Academy and reserve

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Tessmann moved to the FC Dallas academy in 2016 from the BUSA soccer academy in his home state of Alabama.[4][5] In 2019, while with the Dallas academy, Tessmann also appeared for the club's professional USL League One affiliate team North Texas SC.[6]

FC Dallas

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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.

Venezia

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On July 15, 2021, Tessmann signed for newly promoted Serie A side Venezia.[12][13]

On August 27, 2024, Tessmann joined French club Lyon.[14]

International career

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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.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17]

Personal life

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Tessmann is the godson of American football head coach Dabo Swinney.[18]

Career statistics

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As of match played November 30, 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
North Texas SC 2019 USL League One 14 1 2[b] 0 16 1
FC Dallas 2020 MLS 19 0 2[c] 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[d] 0 34 3
2023–24 Serie B 37 6 1 0 4[d] 1 42 7
Total 89 9 5 0 5 1 99 10
Lyon 2024–25 Ligue 1 25 1 1 0 9[e] 0 35 1
2025–26 Ligue 1 14 1 0 0 5[e] 1 19 2
Total 39 2 1 0 14 1 54 3
Career total 168 12 6 0 14 1 9 1 197 14
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Coupe de France
  2. ^ Appearances in USL League One Playoffs
  3. ^ Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Serie B promotion play-offs
  5. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played November 18, 2025[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2021 1 0
2022 0 0
2023 1 0
2024 4 0
2025 6 1
Total 12 1
Scores and results list United States goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Tanner Tessmann
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 November 18, 2025 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States 12 File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 5–1 5–1 Friendly

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