Macaulay Tait

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Macaulay Tait
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-08-27) 27 August 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland [1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Heart of Midlothian
Number 25
Youth career
Lochend Boys Club
Celtic F.C.
Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Heart of Midlothian 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 2024 (GMT)

Macaulay Tait (born 27 August 2005) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Heart of Midlothian. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Career statistics

As of 22 April 2024
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Midlothian 2023–24 [10] Scottish Premiership100200000120
Total100200000120
Career total100200000120

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References

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