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Tara Kelly Bourne (born 17 July 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender who play for Birmingham City in the Women's Championship, on loan from Women's Super League club Manchester United. She has been capped internationally for England at youth level.

Tara Bourne

Personal information
Full name	Tara Kelly Bourne
Date of birth	(2003-07-17) 17 July 2003 (age 19)
Place of birth	Cheshire, England
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Birmingham City (on loan from Manchester United)
Number	12
Youth career
	Sandbach United
	Manchester City
	Liverpool
	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Manchester United	0	(0)
2021–22	→ Sheffield United (loan)	9	(0)
2022	→ Blackburn Rovers (loan)	6	(0)
2022–	→ Birmingham City (loan)	2	(0)
National team‡
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 27 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 April 2022

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]

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.[7][8] In August 2022, she was named to the England under-23 squad to play in a friendly against Norway.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 August 2022[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			17	0	2	0	3	0	22	0

References

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