Callum Tapping

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Callum Tapping
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Personal information
Full name Callum Tapping
Date of birth (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Queen of the South
Number 15
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− Queen of the South 8 (0)
International career‡
2011 Scotland U19 3 (0)
2013 Scotland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 2 April 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 October 2012

Callum Tapping (born 5 June 1993)[1] is a Scottish professional footballer, who currently plays for Queen of the South as a midfielder. He has previously played in the first teams of Hearts, Alloa Athletic and Brechin City.

Club career

Tapping played at youth level for Hamilton Academical and Celtic.[2] He attended Larbert High School, Stenhousemuir, where he left to join Tottenham Hotspur in 2009.[3] He initially playing for their under-18 team, making eight appearances. He was rewarded with his first professional contract in June 2010, and was promoted to the Premier Reserve League squad.[2] In all he made twenty seven appearances during season 2010–11.[4]

On 31 August 2011, he joined Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) on a two-year contract with the option for a further year,[5] initially joining up with the club's Under-19 Squad.[6] Prior to signing he had appeared as a trialist[7] for the club during the Keyline Challenge Cup Tournament in Oban, earlier in the year.[8]

In November 2012, he joined Alloa Athletic[9] on a month's loan to gain first team experience.[10][11] He made his debut on 17 November, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute in a league match against Brechin City.[12] Alloa were keen to extend his loan,[10] but he returned to Hearts after making four appearances.[13]

Tapping made his first team debut for Hearts[14] on 19 January 2013, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute[15] at Celtic Park in a Scottish Premier League match against Celtic, replacing Dylan McGowan in a 4–1 defeat.[16] He made his first start the following week in their Scottish League Cup Semi final win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[17]

Tapping was released by Hearts in 2014, then spent an injury-affected season with Brechin City. He signed for Queen of the South in July 2015.[18]

International career

He was called up to the Scotland under-19 team and made his debut on 10 May 2011, against Denmark. He made his debut for the Scotland under-21s on 6 February 2013 against Greece.[19]

Career statistics

As of 3 March 2014[20][21]
Club statistics
Club Season League League Cup Scottish Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Heart of Midlothian 2012–13 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2013–14 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
Total 30 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2012–13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Brechin City 2014–15 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
Career total 39 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 45 0

Personal life

Born in London to an English father and a Scottish mother, Tapping moved to Scotland at six years old. [22][23]

References

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External links

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