Tara Rudd
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Rudd with the Washington Spirit in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Tara Leana McKeown | ||
| Date of birth | July 2, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Newbury Park, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position | Center back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Washington Spirit | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013-2017 | Newbury Park Panthers | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | USC Trojans | 76 | (33) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Washington Spirit | 104 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | United States U20 | ||
| 2019 | United States U23 | ||
| 2025– | United States | 12 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 22, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of March 7, 2026 | |||
Tara Leana Rudd (née McKeown; born July 2, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Washington Spirit and the United States national team. She played college soccer as a forward for the USC Trojans, earning first-team All-American honors in 2019. She was drafted eighth overall by the Spirit in the 2021 NWSL Draft before being converted to defender in 2023. She was named NWSL Defender of the Year in 2025.
Rudd was a youth international for the United States, appearing at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, before making her senior debut in 2025.