Callum Tapping

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Callum Tapping
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Tapping with Heart of Midlothian in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2008 Celtic
2008–2009 Hamilton Academical
2009–2011 Tottenham Hotspur
2011–2012 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Heart of Midlothian 30 (0)
2012 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 4 (0)
2014−2015 Brechin City 13 (0)
2015−2018 Queen of the South 32 (0)
2018−2019 Brechin City 35 (3)
2019-2020 Forfar Athletic 27 (1)
2020–2021 Stenhousemuir 17 (0)
2021–2023 Edinburgh City 30 (1)
2023–2024 East Kilbride 3 (1)
2024 East Stirlingshire 10 (2)
International career
2011 Scotland U19 3 (0)
2013 Scotland U21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2020–2022 Dunipace (U-20 manager)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:18, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Callum Tapping (born 5 June 1993)[2] is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently manager of East Stirlingshire. He previously played for Hearts, Queen of the South, Brechin City, Forfar Athletic, Stenhousemuir, Edinburgh City, East Kilbride, East Stirlingshire as well as Alloa Athletic on loan. Tapping also represented Scotland at Under-19 and Under-21 level.

Background

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Born in London to an English father and a Scottish mother,[3][4][5] Tapping moved to Scotland at 6 years old and attended Larbert High School in Stenhousemuir. He is the elder brother of Jordan Tapping who also plays football in the Scottish League set up.

Club career

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Early career

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Tapping played at youth level for Celtic and Hamilton Academical[6] before signing for Tottenham Hotspur in June 2009,[7] where he initially played for their under-18 team with 8 appearances. Tapping was then rewarded with his first professional contract at the White Hart Lane club in June 2010 and was promoted to their Premier Reserve League squad,[6] with 27 appearances during that season at the Reserve League level.[8]

Heart of Midlothian

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On 31 August 2011, Tapping joined Hearts on a two-year contract with an option for a further year[9] and initially joined up with the Tynecastle club's Under-19 squad.[10] Prior to signing for Hearts, Tapping had played as a trialist[11] for the club during the Keyline Challenge Cup Tournament in Oban earlier that year.[12]

Loan to Alloa Athletic

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In November 2012, Tapping joined Alloa Athletic[13] on a one-month loan deal to gain first-team experience.[14][15] Tapping made his senior football debut on 17 November 2012 as a 67th-minute substitute in a home league match versus Brechin City.[16] Alloa were keen to extend his loan spell,[14] although Tapping returned to Hearts after making only 4 appearances for the Clackmannanshire club.[17]

Tapping made his Hearts first-team debut[18] on 19 January 2013 as a 71st-minute substitute for Dylan McGowan[19] at Celtic Park in a 4-1 SPL defeat versus Celtic.[20] Tapping made his first start for Hearts the following week in the Scottish League Cup semi final win against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[21] Tapping was released by Hearts at the end of the 2013–14 season.

Brechin City

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Tapping then signed for the Angus club Brechin City at the start of the 2014–15 season, where he played in 13 league matches.

Queen of the South

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Tapping then signed for Queen of the South for the start of the 2015–16 season.[22] Tapping was injured for seven months of his first season with the Dumfries club and was then out injured once again for eight months of the 2016–17 season. Tapping played in 32 league matches for the club. The Dumfries club announced his departure on 5 January 2018. Manager Gary Naysmith said, "Callum was a popular lad around the dressing room and a model professional. I am pleased to say that he never missed a days training this season since he returned from his knee injury at the tail end of last season and I would personally like to thank him for all that he has done for Queen of the South and hope that he stays injury free and enjoys his time at Brechin and beyond".[23]

Brechin City (2nd spell)

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On 4 January 2018, Tapping re-joined Brechin City. He immediately become a first team regular starting all 17 remaining league games of that season after he joined. He debuted in this spell on 6 January 2018, in the 1–1 home draw v Morton. As at Christmas Day of season 2017/18 Tapping had made 21 appearances in the league, Scottish Cup and League Cup scoring four goals.

Forfar Athletic

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On 3 June 2019, Tapping signed a one-year contract with Forfar Athletic.[24]

Stenhousemuir

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On 3 August 2020, Stenhousemuir announced the signing of Tapping after his contract with Forfar came to an end.[25]

International career

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Tapping was called up to the Scotland under-19 squad and debuted on 10 May 2011 versus Denmark and gained 3 caps in total.

Tapping debuted for the Scotland under-21s on 6 February 2013 versus Greece and this was his only appearance at this level.[26]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 28 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 2012–13[27] Scottish Premier League 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
2013–14[28] Scottish Premiership 19 0 0 0 2 0 — 21 0
Total 30 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 33 0
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2012–13[27] Scottish Second Division 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Brechin City 2014–15[29] Scottish League One 13 0 0 0 1 0 3[a] 0 17 0
Queen of the South 2015–16[30] Scottish Championship 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
2016–17[31] Scottish Championship 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 0
2017–18[32] Scottish Championship 14 0 1 0 4 0 3[b] 0 22 0
Total 32 0 1 0 7 0 3 0 43 0
Brechin City 2017–18[32] Scottish Championship 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
2018–19[33] Scottish League One 18 3 1 0 4 1 0 0 23 4
Total 35 3 1 0 4 1 0 0 40 4
Forfar Athletic 2019–20[34] Scottish League One 27 1 1 1 4 1 1[b] 0 33 3
Stenhousemuir 2020–21[35] Scottish League Two 17 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 23 1
Edinburgh City 2021–22[36] Scottish League Two 23 1 3 0 3 0 5[c] 0 34 1
2022–23[37] Scottish League One 7 0 0 0 2 0 1[b] 0 10 0
Total 30 1 3 0 5 0 6 0 44 1
East Kilbride 2023–24 [38] Lowland League 0 0 1 0 — 1[b] 0 2 0
Career total 188 5 9 1 28 3 14 0 239 9
  1. ^ One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup; Two appearances in Scottish Championship play-offs
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ^ One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup; Four appearances in Scottish League One play-offs

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