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Chris Cadden
Personal information
Full name Christopher Cadden[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Hibernian
Number 12
Youth career
2006–2014 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Motherwell 115 (6)
2015 → Albion Rovers (loan) 10 (2)
2019–2020 Columbus Crew 8 (0)
2019–2020 → Oxford United (loan) 21 (0)
2021– Hibernian 101 (5)
International career‡
2016–2018 Scotland U21 12 (1)
2018 Scotland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:30, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:22, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Christopher Cadden (born 19 September 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. Cadden, who is a product of the Motherwell Academy, made his first full international appearance for Scotland in May 2018.

Club career

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Motherwell

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Cadden made his Motherwell debut as a substitute in a 4–1 win against Hearts on 1 March 2014.[2] On 6 March 2015, Cadden joined Scottish League Two club Albion Rovers on loan until the end of the season.[3] Cadden scored his first career goal on 4 April 2015, as Albion Rovers beat Berwick Rangers 2–0,[4] and another in Albion Rovers' league-winning match against Clyde. His loan spell concluded with the club being promoted as divisional winners.[5] On 30 January 2016, Cadden scored his first goal for Motherwell in a 2–2 draw away to Dundee.[6] In March 2016, he signed a new contract with the club to run until the summer of 2018.[7] By now establishing himself in the first team, he also contributed to Motherwell's Under-20s winning the Scottish Youth Cup for the first time.[5][8] Cadden signed another contract with Motherwell in November 2016, extending its term by another year.[9] He played in the finals of the 2017–18[10] League Cup and the 2017–18 Scottish Cup,[11] both of which resulted in 2–0 defeats for Motherwell at the hands of Celtic.

Columbus Crew SC

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On 23 July 2019, free agent Cadden signed for Major League Soccer side Columbus Crew SC; it was announced that he would be immediately loaned to English club Oxford United and would join the Crew in advance of the 2020 season.[12] Motherwell stated they would negotiate for a training compensation fee, due to no formal arrangement being in place with MLS in respect of clubs which had developed a young player receiving a payment when they left out of contract.[13]

Loan to Oxford United

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Cadden made his Oxford debut in a 1–1 draw at Sunderland on the opening day of the 2019–20 season.[14] During Cadden's loan spell, he made 21 appearances for Oxford and was widely considered one of the best right backs in EFL League One.[15] Oxford manager Karl Robinson looked to make the loan permanent, but had its advances rejected by the Crew.[16]

Return to Columbus

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Cadden started the 2020 season as depth at both the wing and wing-back positions, but was widely considered the successor to 33-year-old Ghanaian Harrison Afful.[17] Cadden made his debut for the Crew against New York City FC in the first game of the season.[18] He came on in the 87th minute for fellow debutante Lucas Zelarayán.[18] In December 2020 he was part of the squad that won the MLS Cup. In January, it was reported that Cadden would likely leave the club in a bid to gain more playing time; it was noted that his transition to America was made difficult by the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] Cadden was linked with a return to Great Britain with Hibernian, Aberdeen, and Oxford United.[20]

Hibernian

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On 15 January 2021, Cadden returned home to Scotland, signing for Hibernian on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[21] He signed a new contract with Hibs in August 2022, which is due to run until the end of the 2024–25 season.[22] Cadden suffered an achilles tendon injury during the last game of the 2022–23 season, which prevented him from playing for several months.[23][24] He made his first appearance since the injury on 10 February 2024, in a Scottish Cup tie against Inverness.[25]

International career

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In August 2016, Cadden was named in the Scotland under-21 squad for the first time ahead of the European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Macedonia and Ukraine, receiving the call having initially been left out the squad.[26] He made his debut against Ukraine on 6 September 2016.[27]

On 17 May 2018, Cadden was called up to the Scotland squad for the first time ahead of their friendlies against Peru and Mexico;[28][29] he made his full Scotland debut on 29 May, in a 2–0 defeat to Peru.[30]

Personal life

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His twin brother, Nicky, is also a professional footballer playing for Barnsley in EFL League One.[31] The brothers attended Our Lady's High School, Motherwell, one year group ahead of fellow footballer Kieran Tierney.[32][33] Their father Steve also won a lower division title with Albion Rovers[34][35] and appeared in a Youth Cup final for Motherwell.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played on 15 May 2024[15]
Club Season League Domestic Cup[a][b][c] League Cup[d][e] Continental Other[f] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell 2013–14[36] Scottish Premiership 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2014–15[37] Scottish Premiership 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2015–16[38] Scottish Premiership 20 2 1 0 0 0 — — 21 2
2016–17[39] Scottish Premiership 36 3 1 0 5 2 — — 42 5
2017–18[40] Scottish Premiership 33 0 4 0 8 4 — — 45 4
2018–19[41] Scottish Premiership 20 1 0 0 5 0 — — 25 1
Total 115 6 6 0 18 6 0 0 0 0 139 12
Albion Rovers (loan) 2014–15[37] Scottish League Two 10 2 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 10 2
Columbus Crew SC 2019[42] MLS 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
2020[43] MLS 8 0 —[g] 2 0 — 1 0 11 0
Total 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 0
Oxford United (loan) 2019–20[42] League One 21 0 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 23 0
Hibernian 2020–21[43] Scottish Premiership 10 0 1 0 1 0 — — 12 0
2021–22[44] Scottish Premiership 28 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 — 34 3
2022–23[45] Scottish Premiership 37 1 1 0 4 0 — — 42 1
2023–24[46] Scottish Premiership 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 12 1
Total 85 4 8 1 7 0 0 0 — 100 5
Career total 239 12 16 1 27 6 0 0 1 0 283 18
  1. ^ All appearances in the Scottish Cup
  2. ^ All appearances in the FA Cup
  3. ^ All appearances in the U.S. Open Cup
  4. ^ All appearances in the Scottish League Cup
  5. ^ All appearances in the MLS Playoffs
  6. ^ Includes ALL appearances in the MLS is Back Tournament
  7. ^ The 2020 U.S. Open Cup was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic

International

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As of 2 June 2018[47]
Scotland
Year Apps Goals
2018 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

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Albion Rovers

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Columbus Crew

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References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Oxford United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Motherwell 4–1 Hearts". BBC Sport. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Cadden joins Rovers on loan". Motherwell F.C. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Albion 2–0 Berwick". BBC Sport. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "Chris Cadden: Dad lost Youth Cup final with Motherwell – I'm out to go one better". Evening Times. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. ^ Davie, Scott (30 January 2016). "Dundee 2–2 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Mark McGhee: Motherwell starlet Chris Cadden has a bright future". Evening Times. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Dom Thomas looks to Motherwell future after cup success". The Evening Times. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Cadden signs new deal with Motherwell". SPFL. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Motherwell 0 – 2 Celtic". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Celtic 2 – 0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  12. ^ Murphy, Pat (23 July 2019). "Crew sign midfielder Chris Cadden; loan him for remainder of 2019". MassiveReport.com. SB Nation. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  13. ^ Motherwell: Chris Cadden move to MLS could cost club 280,000 euros, BBC Sport, 22 July 2019
  14. ^ Williams, Chris (3 August 2019). "REPORT Sunderland 1 Oxford United 1". Oxford United F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  15. ^ a b Chris Cadden at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  16. ^ "Chris Cadden bids farewell to Oxford United as Columbus Crew trigger recall". Oxford Mail. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  17. ^ Myers, Jacob. "Crew's Chris Cadden pushing himself in reserve role". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Columbus Crew vs. New York City". MLS. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020.
  19. ^ Guldan, Patrick (5 January 2021). "Chris Cadden likely to depart the Crew as reports of Scottish transfer intensify". Massive Report. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Hibs set to complete signing of former Motherwell starlet Chris Cadden". www.msn.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Chris Cadden is a Hibee!". Hibernian FC. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Chris Cadden signs new Hibs contract until summer of 2025". BBC Sport. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  23. ^ Borthwick, Jamie (1 June 2023). "Chris Cadden ruled out for months after Achilles surgery". STV News. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  24. ^ McPartlin, Patrick (20 July 2023). "Chris Cadden eyes coaching move as Hibs defender reveals he missed his own stag-do through injury". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  25. ^ Greechan, John (11 February 2024). "'It was emotional' - returning Hibs star wowed by team-mates' show of support". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  26. ^ "Scotland U21s: Cadden & Hendrie replace Macleod & McFadzean". BBC Sport. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  27. ^ "Ukraine U21 4 – 0 Scotland U21: Hearts' John Souttar sent off". The Scotsman. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  28. ^ "Chris Cadden gets Scotland call". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  29. ^ "Chris Cadden: Scotland add Motherwell midfielder to squad for friendlies". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  30. ^ Lamont, Alasdair (30 May 2018). "Peru 2–0 Scotland". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  31. ^ Mackenzie, Alasdair (21 September 2017). "Caddens on the rise as twins Nicky and Chris celebrate 21st birthday on the pitch for Livingston and Motherwell". The Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  32. ^ "Chris Cadden hopes to beat old school pal Kieran Tierney". The Scotsman. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  33. ^ "Cadden clan descend on Hampden Park as Chris aims to upset Celtic". The Daily Telegraph. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  34. ^ Mullen, Scott (24 January 2016). "Chris Cadden savours family day out at Motherwell". Evening Times. Glasgow. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  35. ^ "Steve Cadden". Post War English & Scottish Football League A-Z Players Transfer Database. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  36. ^ "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  37. ^ a b "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  38. ^ "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  39. ^ "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  40. ^ "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  41. ^ "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  42. ^ a b "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  43. ^ a b "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  44. ^ "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  45. ^ "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  46. ^ "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  47. ^ Chris Cadden at National-Football-Teams.com
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