Macauley Tait

Following his move to ST Johnstone, Tait's current-season form is down 87% on last season (Season 24→3), while his Rating eased 48→40. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 24).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	ST Johnstone · 6th	1	0	6.5	40	3
2025/26	Heart Of Midlothian	5	1	6.44	—	—
2025/26	LivingstonLoan · 12th	33	3	6.55	48	24
2024/25	LivingstonLoan	5	1	6.44	—	—
2024/25	Heart Of Midlothian	6	0	6.95	—	—
2023/24	Heart Of Midlothian · 3rd	23	1	6.45	44	5

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland U19	5	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Elite prospectCentral midfielder

M. Tait is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Livingston, rated 47.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 4th of 69 on scout potential in the Premiership and 499th of 1772 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (71.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.31 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tait.

Judged on this season alone, Tait graded 24 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 18 central midfielders in the Premiership, on 0 goals, 3 assists and 2.307 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 3). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, top 23% of the 18 central midfielders in the Premiership. At 21 Tait is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Tait is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26

Current potentialTop 23% central midfielders · Premiership Current seasonTop 28% central midfielders · Premiership 5th-best central midfielder in the Premiership 4th in the Premiership · potential 4th-highest potential central midfielder in the Premiership 499th-highest potential U-23 tracked

47.9

Ratingi

4th of 18 central midfielders

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

71.9%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.31

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Livingston finished 12th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

2.31

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (12th of 12) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 71.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 47.9, Tait carries the 4th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premiership (top 23%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Livingston finished 12th of 12) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %71.9%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.11

Goal contribution / 900.11

Defensive actions / 902.307

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.293

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~11), then tapers with age. At 21, Tait sits on 9.6, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Tait's projected Rating — 47.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles32

Interceptions21

Blocks10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards0

Transfer history

Heart Of Midlothian(back from loan)Jul 2025 – now

Livingston(on loan)Jun 2025 – Jul 2025

Livingston(on loan)Jan 2025 – Jun 2025

Heart Of Midlothianuntil Jan 2025

About M. Tait

Macauley Tait is a 20-year-old central midfielder who plays for Heart Of Midlothian, born on August 27, 2005, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Scotland. Heart Of Midlothian currently sit 5th of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, M. Tait has made 33 appearances with 0 goals and 3 assists across 2,458 minutes, averaging a 6.5 match rating over his last 1 rated games, with 8 yellow cards.

Recent matches

August 2, 2026: 4-3 win at home vs Kilmarnock (13 minutes, 6.5 rating)

M. Tait's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Heart Of Midlothian face ST Johnstone at home in the Premiership.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Tait at 47.9 with a Season form score of 24, ranking 4th of 69 central midfielders in the Premiership. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Challenge Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, M. Tait has totalled 98 club appearances with 0 goals and 7 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 33 appearances for Livingston.

M. Tait's career has also included time at Livingston.

On the international stage, M. Tait has represented Scotland U19 — 5 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.