.jpg.webp) Tara Bourne in August 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tara Kelly Bourne | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Cheshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sandbach United | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| Manchester United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2023– | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–18 | England U15 | ||
| 2019–20 | England U17 | ||
| 2021–22 | England U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | England U23 | ||
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 April 2022 | |||
Tara Kelly Bourne (born 17 July 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for English Women's Championship club Sheffield United. She has been capped internationally for England at youth level.
Club career
Bourne moved from the Liverpool U21 academy to join the Manchester United U21 academy during the 2019–20 season. She made her senior debut from United in April 2021 in an FA Cup fourth round tie against third-tier Burnley, entering as a 59th-minute substitute during the 6–0 win.[1][2] She signed her first professional contract with the club in August 2021 and was sent out on a season-long loan with Sheffield United of the Championship.[3][4] She made 12 appearances in all competitions for Sheffield United before the loan was terminated early in January and Bourne joined fellow Championship side Blackburn Rovers for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[5] In August 2022, Bourne joined newly relegated Championship side Birmingham City on loan for the 2022–23 season.[6] She made 18 appearances in all competitions and scored her first senior goal on 19 April 2023 in a 1–0 league win over Durham.[7] On 30 June 2023, it was announced Bourne had departed Manchester United following the conclusion of the season.[8]
On 2 August 2023, Bourne rejoined Sheffield United on a permanent transfer.[9]
International career
Internationally, Bourne made three appearances for England under-19 during 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification and was named to the squad for the final tournament, making a further three appearances at 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[10][11] In August 2022, she was named to the England under-23 squad to play in a friendly against Norway.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 April 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 2020–21 | WSL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sheffield United (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Birmingham City (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Career total | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
References
- ↑ "Burnley vs MU Women". manutd.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ↑ "Tara Bourne signs first professional deal". manutd.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ↑ "Tara Bourne signs first professional deal". thepeoplesperson.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ↑ "Tara Bourne signs". sufc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ↑ "Bourne believes Rovers is the right place for her to be". rovers.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ↑ "Tara Bourne joins Blues on loan". Birmingham City FC. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ↑ "Reaction: Blues Women 1-0 Durham". Birmingham City FC.
- ↑ "Manchester United Women departures". www.manutd.com. 30 June 2023.
- ↑ "Bourne is a Blade". Sheffield United F.C. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ↑ "T.Bourne". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ↑ "WU19s squad named for EUROs". www.englandfootball.com.
- ↑ "The England Women's Under-23 side will travel to Norway for a fixture on Friday 2nd September". englandfootball.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ↑ "Tara Bourne soccerway profile". Soccerway.