Dylan Tait

Scottish footballer

Dylan Tait
Personal information
Full name Dylan John Tait[citation needed]
Date of birth (2001-12-01) 1 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Falkirk
(on loan from Hibernian)
Number 15
Youth career
2017–2019 Partick Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Raith Rovers 40 (5)
2021– Hibernian 0 (0)
2021–2022Raith Rovers (loan) 17 (1)
2022 → Kilmarnock (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2023 → Arbroath (loan) 20 (0)
2023–2024Hamilton Academical (loan) 17 (1)
2024– → Falkirk (loan) 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024

Dylan John Tait (born 1 October 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Falkirk, on loan from Hibernian.

Tait started his career with Raith Rovers, having first signed a senior contract in 2019.[1] Hibernian signed him in August 2021 then loaned him back to Raith as part of the deal. He has since had loan spells with Kilmarnock, Arbroath, Hamilton Academical and Falkirk.

Club career

Raith Rovers

Tait made his debut for Raith Rovers on the final matchday of the 2018–19 League One campaign, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 draw with Montrose. Tait made a further 13 appearances in the 2019–20 season, scoring 3 goals as Raith Rovers were promoted to the Scottish Championship. Tait started as Raith Rovers began their 2020–21 Championship season with a 3–0 win over Arbroath providing the assist for his side's second goal.[2]

Hibernian

Hibernian signed Tait in August 2021 for an undisclosed fee, and loaned him back to Raith Rovers until January 2022 as part of the deal.[3] On 20 January 2022, Tait joined Scottish Championship side Kilmarnock on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[4]

Tait was loaned to Arbroath in September 2022,[5] and Hamilton Academical in July 2023.[6] His loan with Hamilton was ended in January 2024 and he then moved on loan to their League One title rivals Falkirk.[7]

Honours

Raith
Falkirk


† Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2019-20 Scottish League One title was awarded before completion of all fixtures

Career statistics

As of 29 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Raith Rovers 2018–19[8] Scottish League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20[8] 13 3 1 0 2 0 4[a] 0 20 3
2020–21[8] Scottish Championship 23 2 2 1 3 0 3[b] 0 34 3
2021–22[8] 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 8 0
Total 40 5 3 1 10 0 7 0 60 6
Hibernian 2021–22[8] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23[8] 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Raith Rovers (loan) 2021–22[8] Scottish Championship 17 1 0 0 1 0 3[c] 1 21 2
Kilmarnock (loan) 2021–22[8] Scottish Championship 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
Arbroath (loan) 2022–23[8] Scottish Championship 20 0 1 0 0 0 21 0
Hamilton (loan) 2023–24[8] Scottish Championship 17 1 1 0 4 0 3[d] 0 25 1
Falkirk (loan) 2023–24[8] Scottish Championship 10 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
Career total 111 8 6 1 16 0 13 1 146 10
  1. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ^ a b "Player Profile". Raith Rovers. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Rovers Return With Comfortable Win". Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ^ McCabe, Paul (1 September 2021). "Raith Rovers star Dylan Tait signs for Hibs". Fife Today. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Dylan Tait's delight at Killie loan deal". Kilmarnock FC. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Dylan Tait". arbroathfc.co.uk. Arbroath FC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Hibs' Tait joins Hamilton on loan". BBC Sport. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  7. ^ Thomson, Paul (22 January 2024). "Falkirk sign Hibs ace Dylan Tait after spell at title rivals Hamilton Accies". Daily Record. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "D. Tait: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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