Macaulay Tait
Scottish association football player
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Macaulay John 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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Macaulay John Tait | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Heart of Midlothian | 12 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Livingston (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Livingston (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2024– | Scotland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:08, 20 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
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
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2023–24[13] | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[14] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| Livingston (loan) | 2024–25 | Scottish Championship | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Livingston (loan) | 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Two appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup, four appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs
Honours
Livingston