Devan Tanton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Devan Austin Tanton Pedraza[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | San Antonio, Texas, United States[2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Chesterfield (on loan from Fulham) | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | FC Elite Academy | ||
| 2013–2020 | Cornellà | ||
| 2021–2022 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Walton & Hersham (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Chesterfield (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U15 | 10 | (0) |
| 2020 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Colombia U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Colombia U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Colombia | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:42, 29 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 February 2024 | |||
Devan Austin Tanton Pedraza (born 3 January 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL League Two club Chesterfield, on loan from Premier League club Fulham. Born in the United States, he represents the Colombia national team.
Club career
[edit]Born in San Antonio, Texas to an American father and Colombian mother, Tanton was raised in Orlando, Florida, where he joined the FC Elite Academy at the age of eight.[3] A year later, while at a Barcelona Academy camp in Florida, he was scouted and invited to sign for Spanish side Cornellà.[3]
While playing for the United States in an under-17 game against England at the St George's Park National Football Centre, he was scouted by Fulham, who he went on to sign for in January 2021.[3]
In September 2022, he was loaned to Isthmian League side Walton & Hersham until January 2023.[4] He went on to make eight appearances in all competitions for The Swans, before returning to Fulham.[5] He made his professional debut with Fulham in a 3–1 EFL Cup win over Ipswich Town on 1 November 2023.[6]
On 5 August 2024, Tanton joined newly promoted League Two side Chesterfield on a season-long loan deal.[7]
International career
[edit]Tanton initially represented the United States at under-15 and under-17 level, receiving his first call up to the latter in February 2020.[2][8][9]
He switched his allegiance to Colombia in September 2022, getting an assist on his debut for the under-20 side in a 4–0 win against the Dominican Republic.[10] He followed this up with an appearances in a friendly against Ecuador in November 2022.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 18 January 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup[a] | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham | 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walton & Hersham (loan) | 2022–23 | Isthmian League | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes qualification
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy qualification, one appearance in the Surrey Senior Cup.
International
[edit]- As of match played 10 December 2023[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Fulham U21
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Colombia (COL)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ a b Devan Tanton at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c Smith, Chris (5 July 2022). "Devan Tanton: USYNT full-back on his journey to Fulham & idolizing Lionel Messi". 90min.com. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Four academy loans". fulhamfc.com. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Statistics". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Live Commentary - Ipswich vs Fulham | 01.11.2023". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Defender signs on loan from Premier League club". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Devan Tanton at Soccerway
- ^ "United States U-17 national team kick off new cycle with 14 MLS academy-based players". mlssoccer.com. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Devan Tanton, el jugador colombo-estadounidense que vestirá la camiseta de la selección Colombia sub-20" [Devan Tanton, the Colombian-American player who will wear the Colombia U-20 team jersey]. infobae.com (in Spanish). 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ Puerto, Guillermo (15 November 2022). "¿Quién es Devan Tanton, jugador de Fulham citado a la Selección Colombia sub-20?" [Who is Devan Tanton, a Fulham player called up to the Colombia U-20 team?]. futbolete.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ Devan Tanton at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Fulham U21 v Spurs U21, 2023/24 | Premier League Cup". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from San Antonio
- Soccer players from Texas
- Soccer players from Orlando, Florida
- Colombian men's footballers
- Colombia men's youth international footballers
- American men's soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- Colombian people of American descent
- American people of Colombian descent
- Men's association football defenders
- UE Cornellà players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Walton & Hersham F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Isthmian League players
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- American expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- American expatriate sportspeople in England
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Colombia men's international footballers
- 21st-century American sportsmen