 Tessmann withLyon 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 | 38 | (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 23, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 18, 2025 | |||
Francis Tanner James Tessmann (born September 24, 2001) is an American professionalsoccer player who plays as amidfielder forLigue 1 clubLyon and theUnited States national team.
Tessmann moved to theFC Dallas academy in 2016 from the BUSA soccer academy in his home state ofAlabama.[4][5] In 2019, while with the Dallas academy, Tessmann also appeared for the club's professionalUSL League One affiliate teamNorth Texas SC.[6]
Following his time with FC Dallas and North Texas SC, Tessmann committed to play bothcollege soccer andcollege football, as akicker,[7] atClemson University.[8] However, on February 27, 2020, Tessmann opted to play professional soccer and signed withMajor League Soccer sideFC Dallas as ahomegrown player.[9]
Tessmann made his Dallas debut on February 29, 2020, starting and tallying an assist in a 2–0 win overPhiladelphia 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 thePortland Timbers. He made his first postseason start in the next round, a 1–0 loss toSeattle 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 promotedSerie A sideVenezia.[12][13]
On August 27, 2024, Tessmann joined French clubLyon.[14]
In January 2021, Tessmann was called up to thesenior national team. He made his debut in a 7–0 win againstTrinidad and Tobago.[15] Following that game, Tessmann was named to theUnited States under-23 team for the2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship afterUlysses Llanez dropped out with an injury.[16] They would fail to qualify for theOlympics.
On October 8, 2023, Tessman was called up to theUnited States men's national under-23 soccer team ahead of friendlies againstMexico andJapan.[17]
Tessmann is thegodson ofAmerican football head coachDabo Swinney.[18]
| 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 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[e] | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | — | 52 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 167 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 195 | 14 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 |
