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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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Fulham 0 (0)
2022Walton & 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

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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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 18 January 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes qualification
  2. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy qualification, one appearance in the Surrey Senior Cup.

International

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As of match played 10 December 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Colombia 2023 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

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Fulham U21

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Devan Tanton at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Four academy loans". fulhamfc.com. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b "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.