Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicholas Cadden [1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 September 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | Motherwell | ||
2012–2015 | Airdrieonians | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Airdrieonians | 40 | (3) |
2016–2019 | Livingston | 72 | (7) |
2019 | → Ayr United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Greenock Morton | 22 | (5) |
2020–2022 | Forest Green Rovers | 77 | (9) |
2022–2024 | Barnsley | 80 | (7) |
2024- | Hibernian | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:06, 06 August 2024 (UTC) |
Nicholas Cadden (born 19 September 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Hibernian. Cadden has previously played for Airdrieonians, Livingston, Ayr United, Greenock Morton and Barnsley. He is the twin brother of Chris Cadden.
Cadden joined Airdrieonians following his release from Motherwell. He made his first team debut on 16 November 2013 against Dunfermline and scored his first competitive goal over two years later on 26 December 2015 against Peterhead. He left at the end of the 2015–16 season.
Cadden signed for West Lothian side Livingston in summer 2016 ahead of the club's first and only year in Scottish League One. [3] He scored on his first competitive match for the Lions, in a 3–2 loss to St Mirren. [4] He made his league debut in August against former side Airdrieonians and went on to play 33 more games in his first season, scoring 6 goals; Livingston were promoted as champions. [5]
In the 2017–18 Scottish Championship, Cadden appeared 26 times (around half from the bench) as the club finished runners-up, and was then selected for all four playoff matches, Livi defeating Dundee United and Partick Thistle to progress to the Premiership. [6]
On 31 January 2019, Cadden moved to Scottish Championship club Ayr United until the end of the 2018–19 season. [7]
In June 2019, Cadden signed for Greenock Morton on a one-year contract. [8]
Cadden joined League Two club Forest Green Rovers on 3 July 2020. [9] After not conceding a goal all month and contributing to four out of his side's five goals, the attacking wing-back was awarded the league's Player of the Month award for September 2021. [10] Following Forest Green Rovers' title winning campaign, [11] Cadden was named in both the EFL League Two Team of the Season at the EFL Awards [12] and the PFA League Two Team of the Year. [13] Cadden was offered a new contract at the end of the 2021–22 season. [14]
On 11 July 2022, Cadden joined newly relegated League One club Barnsley on a two-year deal. [15] On 17 May 2024, the club announced he would be released in the summer when his contract expired. [16]
On 6 August 2024, Cadden joined Scottish Premiership side Hibernian on a three-year deal. [17] He links up with his twin brother, Chris, who has been at the club since 2021.
Nicky's twin brother Chris Cadden currently plays with Nicky at Hibernian F.C. Their father Steve won a lower division title with Albion Rovers. [18] The brothers attended Our Lady's High School, Motherwell, one year group ahead of fellow footballer Kieran Tierney. [19] [20]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Airdrieonians | 2013–14 [21] | Scottish League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
2014–15 [22] | Scottish League One | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2015–16 [23] | Scottish League One | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
Total | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
Livingston | 2016–17 [24] | Scottish League One | 34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 43 | 9 |
2017–18 [25] | Scottish Championship | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
2018–19 [26] | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Total | 72 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 94 | 10 | ||
Ayr United (loan) | 2018–19 [26] | Scottish Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Greenock Morton | 2019–20 [27] | Scottish Championship | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 |
Forest Green Rovers | 2020–21 [28] | League Two | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 39 | 4 |
2021–22 [29] | League Two | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 48 | 6 | |
Total | 77 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 87 | 10 | ||
Barnsley | 2022–23 [30] | League One | 36 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 6] | 1 | 43 | 6 |
2023–24 [31] | League One | 44 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 49 | 3 | |
Total | 80 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 92 | 9 | ||
Career total | 301 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 357 | 42 |
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