Dylan Tait (born 1 October 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Falkirk.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Falkirk | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Partick Thistle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Raith Rovers | 40 | (5) |
| 2021–2024 | Hibernian | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Arbroath (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Falkirk (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2024- | Falkirk | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024 | |||
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, with him permanently joining the latter in June 2024.[2]
Club career
editRaith Rovers
editTait 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.[3]
Hibernian
editHibernian signed Tait in August 2021 for an undisclosed fee, and loaned him back to Raith Rovers until January 2022 as part of the deal.[4] On 20 January 2022, Tait joined Scottish Championship side Kilmarnock on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[5]
Tait was loaned to Arbroath in September 2022,[6] and Hamilton Academical in July 2023.[7] His loan with Hamilton was ended in January 2024 and he then moved on loan to their League One title rivals Falkirk, where he won the title with. He left Hibernian at the end of the 2023/24 season.
Falkirk
Tait joined Falkirk on the 14th June 2024 on a permanent undisclosed transfer following the expiry of the loan deal with Hibernian.[2]
Honours
edit- Raith
- Falkirk
† Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019-20 Scottish League One title was awarded before completion of all fixtures
Career statistics
edit- As of 29 April 2023
| 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 League One | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Falkirk (loan) | 2023–24[8] | Scottish League One | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Career total | 111 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 146 | 10 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
edit- ^ a b "Player Profile". Raith Rovers. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ a b "DYLAN TAIT RETURNS! - Falkirk Football Club". 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Rovers Return With Comfortable Win". Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ McCabe, Paul (1 September 2021). "Raith Rovers star Dylan Tait signs for Hibs". Fife Today. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Dylan Tait's delight at Killie loan deal". Kilmarnock FC. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Dylan Tait". arbroathfc.co.uk. Arbroath FC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Hibs' Tait joins Hamilton on loan". BBC Sport. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "D. Tait: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
