T. Tessmann

Tessmann's current-season form is level with last season (Season 23→23), while his Rating held around 76. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 52).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Lyon · 4th	1	0	0	6.3	76	23
2025/26	Lyon · 4th	29	1	0	6.82	76	23
2024/25	Lyon · 6th	32	1	0	6.82	73	20
2023/24	Venezia · 3rd	41	7	3	7.32	74	52
2022/23	Venezia · 8th	34	3	1	6.89	68	34

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

USA · international

Side	Apps	G
USA	14	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Top-tier performerCentral midfielder

T. Tessmann is a 24-year-old central midfielder at Lyon, rated 75.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (64.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.57 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tessmann.

On the season, Tessmann graded 23 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.571 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 23 → 23). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 76. At 24 Tessmann is in his prime years, and a market index of 44.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26

75.8

Ratingi

elite — among the best in the position

23.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

64.1%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.57

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Lyon finished 4th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.57

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 64.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.4/100).

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 75.8 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %64.1%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.046

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.046

Defensive actions / 902.571

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.092

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~44), then tapers with age. At 24, Tessmann sits on 44.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Tessmann's projected Rating — 75.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles29

Interceptions14

Blocks13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€9.6M total transfer fees · 2 moves

LyonAug 2024 – now€ 6M

VeneziaJul 2021 – Aug 2024€ 3.6M

FC Dallasuntil Jul 2021

About T. Tessmann

Francis Tanner James Tessmann is a 24-year-old central midfielder who plays for Lyon, born on September 24, 2001 in Birmingham, standing 188 cm tall. He is from USA. Lyon currently sit 4th of 18 in the Ligue 1.

This season

In the current season, T. Tessmann has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 10 minutes, averaging a 6.73 match rating over his last 3 rated games, with 1 yellow card. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in defence this season.

Recent matches

August 18, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Fenerbahçe (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 11, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Sparta Praha (94 minutes, 7 rating)
August 4, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Sparta Praha (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)

T. Tessmann's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Lyon face Le Havre at home in the Ligue 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates T. Tessmann at 75.8 with a Season form score of 23.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Concacaf Nations League and the USL League One. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, T. Tessmann has totalled 208 club appearances with 13 goals and 5 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 41 appearances for Venezia.

T. Tessmann's career has also included time at Venezia and FC Dallas.

On the international stage, T. Tessmann has represented USA — 14 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.