Tatum Wynalda

Club career

Wynalda joined the San Diego Wave as a non-roster invitee in the NWSL preseason in January 2026. She trained with the Portland Thorns later in the month, before playing for the Wave at the Coachella Valley Invitational. In early March, the Wave signed Wynalda to her first professional contract on an injury replacement deal through April. On March 14, she made her professional debut as a late substitute for Perle Morroni in a season-opening 1–0 loss to the Houston Dash. She was the first NWSL player whose father played in Major League Soccer. In July 2026, the Wave re-signed Wynalda to another injury replacement contract, this time through the end of the 2026 season.

Personal life

Wynalda is the third of six children born to National Soccer Hall of Famer Eric Wynalda. Both her father and her mother, Amy Ward, played college soccer for the San Diego State Aztecs. Her uncle Tim Ward was her head coach at Pepperdine.

Honors and awards

Pepperdine Waves West Coast Conference: 2024, 2025

Individual First-team All-WCC: 2025 Second-team All-WCC: 2022, 2023, 2024