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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Livingston.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premiershipat Heart Of Midlothian | 5 | 0 | 1 | 396 | 6.44 |
 League Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 332 | — |
Scout report
M. Tait is a 20-year-old defensive midfielder at Livingston, rated 49.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 17th of 225 on scout potential in the Premiership and 384th of 994 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been an ever-present this season (83.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.3 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 29 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Premiership, on 0 goals, 4 assists and 2.302 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 29).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 50, top 13% of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Premiership. At 20 Tait is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9.4 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Tait is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Livingston finished 12th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side
2.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 38 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 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 83.5% 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 49.8, Tait carries the 5th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premiership (top 13%), 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 (2.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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