Callum Tapping (born 5 June 1993) is a Scottish professional

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, who plays for

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as a

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. Tapping has previously played for Hearts, Queen of the South,

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and Edinburgh City as well as

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on loan. Tapping has also represented Scotland at Under-19 and Under-21 level.

Background

Born in

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to an English father and a Scottish mother, Tapping moved to Scotland at 6 years old and attended Larbert High School in

. He is the elder brother of Jordan Tapping who also plays football in the Scottish League set up.

Club career

Early career

Tapping played at youth level for

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and

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before signing for

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in June 2009, where he initially played for their under-18 team with 8 appearances. Tapping was then rewarded with his first professional contract at the

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club in June 2010 and was promoted to their

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squad, with 27 appearances during that season at the Reserve League level.

Heart of Midlothian

On 31 August 2011, Tapping joined Hearts on a two-year contract with an option for a further year and initially joined up with the Tynecastle club's Under-19 squad. Prior to signing for Hearts, Tapping had played as a trialist for the club during the

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earlier that year.

Loan to Alloa Athletic

In November 2012, Tapping joined

on a one-month loan deal to gain first-team experience. Tapping made his senior football debut on 17 November 2012 as a 67th-minute substitute in a home league match versus

. Alloa were keen to extend his loan spell, although Tapping returned to Hearts after making only 4 appearances for the

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club. Tapping made his Hearts first-team debut on 19 January 2013 as a 71st-minute substitute for

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in a 4-1 SPL defeat versus

. Tapping made his first start for Hearts the following week in the Scottish League Cup semi final win against

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. Tapping was released by Hearts at the end of the 2013–14 season.

Brechin City

Tapping then signed for the

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club

at the start of the 2014–15 season, where he played in 13 league matches.

Queen of the South

Tapping then signed for Queen of the South for the start of the 2015–16 season. 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

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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"."Callum Tapping Leaves" qosfc.com 5 January 2018
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Brechin City (2nd spell)

On 4 January 2018, Tapping re-joined

. 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

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of season 2017/18 Tapping had made 21 appearances in the league, Scottish Cup and League Cup scoring four goals.

Forfar Athletic

On 3 June 2019, Tapping signed a one-year contract with

Stenhousemuir

On 3 August 2020,

announced the signing of Tapping after his contract with Forfar came to an end.

International career

Tapping was called up to the Scotland under-19 squad and debuted on 10 May 2011 versus

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and gained 3 caps in total. Tapping debuted for the Scotland under-21s on 6 February 2013 versus

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and this was his only appearance at this level.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tapping, Callum 1993 births Living people Footballers from Greater London Footballers from Falkirk (council area) Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's youth international footballers Celtic F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Brechin City F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Stenhousemuir F.C. players