Dylan Tait (born 1 October 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club club Dundee United.
Tait started his career with Raith Rovers, having first signed a senior contract in 2019. 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.
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.
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. On 20 January 2022, Tait joined Scottish Championship side Kilmarnock on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.
Tait was loaned to Arbroath in September 2022, and Hamilton Academical in July 2023. 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. 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.
Honours Raith Scottish League One: 2019-20†
Falkirk Scottish League One: 2023-24 Scottish Championship: 2024–25
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRaith Rovers2018–19 Scottish League One10000000102019–201331020402032020–21 Scottish Championship2322130303432021–223000500080 Total4053110070606Hibernian2021–22Scottish Premiership00000000002022–23000010—10 Total0000100010Raith Rovers (loan)2021–22Scottish Championship171001031212Kilmarnock (loan)2021–22Scottish Championship701000—80Arbroath (loan)2022–23Scottish Championship2001000—210Hamilton (loan)2023–24Scottish League One171104030251Falkirk (loan)2023–24Scottish League One1010000—101Career total11186116013114610
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