Nicholas Cadden
Nicholas Cadden is a Scottish defender from Bellshill, born on 19 September 1996. Released by Motherwell in 2013, he joined Airdrieonians part-time at 17 while studying for an accountancy degree, making his senior debut that November. He later moved to Livingston, where he helped the club earn successive promotions from League One to the Premiership between 2016 and 2019. In 2020, Cadden continued his career in England with Forest Green Rovers. During the 2021–22 season, he helped Forest Green win the League Two title, made 44 league appearances, and was selected for the PFA League Two Team of the Year. After joining Barnsley in 2022, he featured in two successive League One play-off campaigns. Cadden returned to Scotland with Hibernian in August 2024, bringing versatility as a left-back, left wing-back or left midfielder and a strong reputation for crossing.
Season snapshot
Overall season statistics (all competitions).
| Season | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | G/90 | A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 24 | 1420 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 2024 | 29 | 1715 | 5 | 7 | 0.26 | 0.37 |
| 2023 | 48 | 3566 | 3 | 5 | 0.08 | 0.13 |
| 2022 | 39 | 3167 | 6 | 3 | 0.17 | 0.09 |
| 2021 | 48 | 4191 | 6 | 13 | 0.13 | 0.28 |
| 2020 | 38 | 3141 | 4 | 8 | 0.11 | 0.23 |
| 2019 | 30 | 2386 | 10 | 0 | 0.38 | 0 |
| 2018 | 26 | 1233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 29 | 1394 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 2016 | 38 | 2158 | 7 | 0 | 0.29 | 0 |
| 2015 | 26 | 2108 | 3 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 12 | 632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Form - Last 10 games
Strengths Analysis Season 2025
Role: MidfielderTop attributes (percentile)
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).
Recent Matches
Premiership - McDiarmid Park, Perth, Scotland
UEFA Europa Conference League
Teams
Transfers
Barnsley
Hibernian
Forest Green
Barnsley
Morton
Forest Green
Livingston
Morton
Livingston
Ayr Utd
Airdrie United
Livingston