Dylan Tait

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Dylan Tait
Personal information
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
Number 21
Youth career
2017–2019 Partick Thistle
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Raith Rovers 40 (5)
2021–2024 Hibernian 0 (0)
2021–2022Raith Rovers (loan) 17 (1)
2022Kilmarnock (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2023Arbroath (loan) 20 (0)
2023–2024Hamilton Academical (loan) 17 (1)
2024Falkirk (loan) 15 (2)
2024- Falkirk 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024

Dylan Tait (born 1 October 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Falkirk.

Contents

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

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. [3]

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. [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

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
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Raith Rovers 2018–19 [8] Scottish League One 1000000010
2019–20 [8] 13310204 [lower-alpha 1] 0203
2020–21 [8] Scottish Championship 23221303 [lower-alpha 2] 0343
2021–22 [8] 3000500080
Total4053110070606
Hibernian 2021–22 [8] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2022–23 [8] 00001010
Total0000100010
Raith Rovers (loan) 2021–22 [8] Scottish Championship17100103 [lower-alpha 3] 1212
Kilmarnock (loan) 2021–22 [8] Scottish Championship70100080
Arbroath (loan)2022–23 [8] Scottish Championship2001000210
Hamilton (loan)2023–24 [8] Scottish Championship17110403 [lower-alpha 4] 0251
Falkirk (loan)2023–24 [8] Scottish Championship1010000101
Career total11186116013114610
  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

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References

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  2. 1 2 "DYLAN TAIT RETURNS! - Falkirk Football Club". 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. "Rovers Return With Comfortable Win" . Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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