Macaulay Tait

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Macaulay Tait
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-08-27) 27 August 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland [1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Livingston
(on loan from Heart of Midlothian)
Number 25
Youth career
Lochend Boys Club
Celtic
Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Heart of Midlothian 12 (0)
2025Livingston (loan) 15 (0)
2025–Livingston (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2024– Scotland U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:08, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Macaulay Tait (born 27 August 2005) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Livingston on loan from Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian. [2]

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Career

Having initially been scouted playing for local Edinburgh club Lochend Boys Club, Tait joined Celtic aged eight, before joining Heart of Midlothian. [3] He signed a two-year deal with the club in April 2023 having impressed for the reserve side in the Lowland Football League whom he captained. [4] [5]

Having made his debut in December 2023, [6] he signed a new four-year deal in February 2024. [7] [8] [9]

On 24 January 2025, Tait joined Scottish Championship side Livingston on loan for the remainder of the season. [10] Tait featured 23 times for Livingston, helping them to a second-placed finish in the Championship. [11] Livingston would go on to play-off success, with Tait playing in both the semi-final and final victories, which secured promotion back to the Premiership. [11]

On 27 June 2025, Hearts announced that Tait had re-joined Livingston on a season-long loan. [11] [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 July 2025
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Midlothian 2023–24 [13] Scottish Premiership 120200000140
2024–25 [14] Scottish Premiership0000002 [a] 020
Total120200020160
Livingston (loan) 2024–25 Scottish Championship 15020006 [b] 0230
Livingston (loan) 2025–26 Scottish Premiership00003131
Career total27040312060421
  1. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  2. Two appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup, four appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs

Honours

Livingston

References

  1. "The One Touch Kid". Edinburgh Evening News . 10 January 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. "MACAULAY TAIT". Heart of Midlothian . Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  3. "Inside story on Hearts' Macaulay Tait". Edinburgh Evening News . 10 January 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  4. "Hearts tie down Macaulay Tait as he makes 'next level' admission over Lowland League challenge". Edinburgh Live. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  5. "Steven Naismith bigs up Peter Haring's midfield role in Hearts squad". The Herald . 27 April 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  6. "5 Scottish Premiership teenage talents everyone will want". Daily Record . 28 February 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  7. "Tait Pens Long Term Deal". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  8. "Macaulay Tait signs a new long-term deal at Hearts with the promise of more to come". Edinburgh Evening News . 9 February 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  9. "Tait signs long-term Hearts deal". BBC Sport . 9 February 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  10. "Welcome, Macaulay Tait!". livingstonfc.co.uk. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 "Taits Livi Loan". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  12. "Livingston deal for Hearts midfielder Macaulay Tait - including a key clause". .edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  13. "Games played by Macaulay Tait in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  14. "Games played by Macaulay Tait in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  15. "Queen's Park vs Livingston". BBC. 30 March 2025.
  16. "Ross County 2-4 Livingston". BBC. 26 May 2025.