Tanner Tessmann
American soccer player (born 2001)
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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.
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Tessmann with Lyon in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Tanner James Tessmann[1] | ||
| Date of birth | September 24, 2001[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 | 50 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | United States U23 | 14 | (0) |
| 2021– | United States | 12 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 22, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 18, 2025 | |||
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.[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
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
On July 15, 2021, Tessmann signed for newly promoted Serie A side Venezia.[12][13]
Lyon
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.[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
Tessmann is the godson of American football head coach Dabo Swinney.[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played March 22, 2026
| 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 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9[e] | 1 | — | 37 | 2 | ||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | — | 72 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 179 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 215 | 14 | ||
- Includes Coppa Italia, Coupe de France
- Appearances in USL League One Playoffs
- Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
- Appearance(s) in Serie B promotion play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played November 18, 2025[19]
| 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.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 18, 2025 | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States | 12 |  Uruguay | 5–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
Honors
Individual
