Devan Tanton

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Devan Tanton
Personal information
Full name Devan Austin Tanton Pedraza [1]
Date of birth (2004-01-03) 3 January 2004 (age 20) [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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Club career

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

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

Club

As of match played 18 January 2023 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup [lower-alpha 1] EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2022–23 Premier League 0000000000
Walton & Hersham (loan) 2022–23 Isthmian League 3030–2 [lower-alpha 2] 080
Career total3030002080
  1. ↑ Includes qualification
  2. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy qualification, one appearance in the Surrey Senior Cup.

International

As of match played 10 December 2023 [12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Colombia 202310
Total10

Honours

Fulham U21

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Colombia (COL)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 Devan Tanton at WorldFootball.net
  3. 1 2 3 Smith, Chris (5 July 2022). "Devan Tanton: USYNT full-back on his journey to Fulham & idolizing Lionel Messi". 90min.com. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Four academy loans". fulhamfc.com. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Statistics". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Live Commentary - Ipswich vs Fulham | 01.11.2023". Sky Sports.
  7. ↑ "Defender signs on loan from Premier League club". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  8. ↑ Devan Tanton at Soccerway
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Devan Tanton at National-Football-Teams.com
  13. ↑ "Fulham U21 v Spurs U21, 2023/24 | Premier League Cup". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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