Callum Tapping

Callum Tapping

Personal information
Full name	Callum Tapping
Date of birth	5 June 1993
Place of birth	London, England
Playing position	Midfielder
Club 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)
National team^‡
2011	Scotland U19	3	(0)
2013	Scotland U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 2 April 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ 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

1. "Callum Tapping". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
2. "Hearts sign Tapping as one for future". Scotsman Sport. Scotsman.com. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
3. "Hearts take Tapping". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
4. "Hearts sign Spurs youngster". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
5. "Hearts secure Callum Tapping from Tottenham". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
6. "Hearts sign Spurs youngster". Hearts News. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
7. "Hearts kid Callum Tapping can't wait to earn his Spurs at Tynecastle". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
8. "Tapping keen to impress at Tynecastle". The Scotsman. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
9. "Sell out for St Mirren". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian FC. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
10. "Callum Tapping into expertise of Hearts legend Paul Hartley". The Scotsman. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
11. "Callum Tapping joins Wasps". alloaathletic.co.uk. Alloa Athletic F.C. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
12. "Alloa Athletic 2–2 Brechin City". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
13. "Callum Tapping 2012/2013 Stats". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
14. "Hearts’ Scott Robinson winning fitness battle". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
15. "Celtic 4–1 Hearts". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
16. "Celtic 4–1 Hearts". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
17. "Ten man Jambos fight back to reach Scottish League Cup final". dailymail.co.uk. Daily Mail. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
18. "Callum Tapping Signs On". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
19. "Callum Tapping". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
20. "Callum Tapping". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
21. "Callum Tapping". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
22. "Tottenham Hotspur Second year". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
23. "Hearts sign Tottenham Hotspur youngster Callum Tapping". local.stv.tv. STV. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2012.

External links

• Callum Tapping on Twitter