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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 22)[1]
Place of birth San Antonio, Texas, U.S.[2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Right-back
Youth career
2012–2013 FC Elite Academy
2013–2020 Cornellà
2021–2022 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2026 Fulham 0 (0)
2022 → Walton & Hersham (loan) 3 (0)
2024–2025 → Chesterfield (loan) 8 (0)
2025–2026 → Chesterfield (loan) 15 (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 as of 17:16, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 February 2024

Devan Austin Tanton Pedraza (born 3 January 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back. 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]

Fulham

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]

Chesterfield

On 5 August 2024, Tanton joined newly promoted League Two side Chesterfield on a season-long loan deal.[7] He was recalled in January 2025 after a series of injuries led to just 8 appearances.[8]

On 8 July 2025, Tanton rejoined Chesterfield on a season-long loan deal.[9] Tanton featured 18 times in all competitions across the first half of the season for the Spireites, before returning to Fulham in January.

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][10][11]

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.[12] He followed this up with an appearances in a friendly against Ecuador in November 2022.[13]

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2022–23 Premier League 0000000000
Walton & Hersham (loan) 2022–23 Isthmian League 3030–2[b]080
Career total 3030002080
  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[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Colombia 202310
Total10

Honours

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Fulham U21

References

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  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. ↑ "Defender returns to parent club after loan spell". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Seventh signing of the summer | Chesterfield FC". Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Devan Tanton at Soccerway
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ Devan Tanton at National-Football-Teams.com
  15. ↑ "Fulham U21 v Spurs U21, 2023/24 | Premier League Cup". www.premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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