Nicky Cadden

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Nicky Cadden
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Cadden [1]
Date of birth (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Barnsley
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2012 Motherwell
2012–2015 Airdrieonians
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:25, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Nicholas Cadden (born 19 September 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Barnsley. Cadden has previously played for Airdrieonians, Livingston, Ayr United and Greenock Morton. He is the twin brother of Chris Cadden. He will be a free agent on 30 June 2024.

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Career

Airdrieonians

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.

Livingston

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]

Loan to Ayr United

On 31 January 2019, Cadden moved to Scottish Championship club Ayr United until the end of the 2018–19 season. [7]

Greenock Morton

In June 2019, Cadden signed for Greenock Morton on a one-year contract. [8]

Forest Green Rovers

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]

Barnsley

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]

Personal life

Nicky's twin brother Chris Cadden currently plays with Hibernian F.C. Their father Steve won a lower division title with Albion Rovers. [17] The brothers attended Our Lady's High School, Motherwell, one year group ahead of fellow footballer Kieran Tierney. [18] [19]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Airdrieonians 2013–14 [20] Scottish League One 120000000120
2014–15 [21] Scottish League One4010000050
2015–16 [22] Scottish League One243200000263
Total403300000433
Livingston 2016–17 [23] Scottish League One34621413 [lower-alpha 1] 1439
2017–18 [24] Scottish Championship 26110206 [lower-alpha 2] 0351
2018–19 [25] Scottish Premiership 120004000160
Total72731101919410
Ayr United (loan) 2018–19 [25] Scottish Championship10000001 [lower-alpha 3] 0110
Greenock Morton 2019–20 [26] Scottish Championship2253253003010
Forest Green Rovers 2020–21 [27] League Two 33310104 [lower-alpha 4] 1394
2021–22 [28] League Two44610201 [lower-alpha 5] 0486
Total7792030518710
Barnsley 2022–23 [29] League One 36530004 [lower-alpha 6] 1436
2023–24 [30] League One44221003 [lower-alpha 7] 0493
Total807510071929
Career total3013116418422335742

Honours

Livingston

Forest Green Rovers

Individual

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