Spirit Clinch Playoff Spot

Clinched and confident. Washington Spirit are locked into the 2025 NWSL Playoffs. The next chapter starts now—bring the energy and back your team all the way.

Learn More

Riley Tanner

#27 Forward Hear pronunciation

Status Waived
Position Forward
Hometown Caledonia, Mich.
Age 10/15/1999
Height 5'7"
College Alabama
Pronouns She/Her
Acquired Drafted by the Spirit, 2023 NWSL Draft
Riley Tanner Portrait Image
accent background image

Career Summary

  • PROFESSIONAL
  • COLLEGE
  • INTERNATIONAL

2023

Did not appear in the regular season. Appeared in two Challenge Cup games (one start). Recorded her first career NWSL assist in a May Challenge Cup match.

2018-2022

An important piece on two SEC programs – South Carolina (2018-21) and Alabama (2021-22) – in her five seasons of collegiate soccer. Earned Second Team All-SEC honors in 2022. Tallied eight assists in 2022, fourth all-time in Alabama history. Left the South Carolina program with the fifth-best career shot percentage (22.6%). Became the first Gamecock to score in three straight NCAA Tournament matches.

2023

Scored first international goal of career in the semifinal of the Play-Off Tournament against Papua New Guinea, helping send Panama to its first ever World Cup. Appeared in three World Cup matches (two starts), playing 208 minutes.

Your Washington Spirit