Dylan Tait (born 1 October 2001) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

. 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 Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( gd, Obar Bhrothaig ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast some ENE of Dundee and SSW of Aberdeen. The ...

, Hamilton Academical and

, 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

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. Tait started as Raith Rovers began their

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Championship season with a 3–0 win over

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

side

on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. Tait was loaned to

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

, 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.

Honours

;Raith *

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: 2019-20† ;Falkirk *

: 2023-24 † Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019-20 Scottish League One title was awarded before completion of all fixtures

Career statistics

References

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