Chris Cadden
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher Cadden[1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 September 1996 | ||
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 | 96 | (4) |
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
[edit]Motherwell
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]His twin brother, Nicky, is also a professional footballer;[31] he too plays for Hibernian after moving from Barnsley in 2024.[32] The brothers attended Our Lady's High School, Motherwell, one year group ahead of fellow footballer Kieran Tierney.[33][34] Their father Steve also won a lower division title with Albion Rovers[35][36] and appeared in a Youth Cup final for Motherwell.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- 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 | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Motherwell | 2013–14[37] | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2014–15[38] | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2015–16[39] | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
2016–17[40] | Scottish Premiership | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 42 | 5 | |||
2017–18[41] | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 45 | 4 | |||
2018–19[42] | 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[38] | Scottish League Two | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
Columbus Crew SC | 2019[43] | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2020[44] | 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[43] | League One | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
Hibernian | 2020–21[44] | Scottish Premiership | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2021–22[45] | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | ||
2022–23[46] | Scottish Premiership | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 1 | |||
2023–24[47] | 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 |
- ^ All appearances in the Scottish Cup
- ^ All appearances in the FA Cup
- ^ All appearances in the U.S. Open Cup
- ^ All appearances in the Scottish League Cup
- ^ All appearances in the MLS Playoffs
- ^ Includes ALL appearances in the MLS is Back Tournament
- ^ The 2020 U.S. Open Cup was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic
International
[edit]- As of 2 June 2018[48]
Scotland | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2018 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Albion Rovers
[edit]Columbus Crew
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Oxford United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Motherwell 4–1 Hearts". BBC Sport. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "Cadden joins Rovers on loan". Motherwell F.C. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "Albion 2–0 Berwick". BBC Sport. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Davie, Scott (30 January 2016). "Dundee 2–2 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Mark McGhee: Motherwell starlet Chris Cadden has a bright future". Evening Times. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Dom Thomas looks to Motherwell future after cup success". The Evening Times. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Cadden signs new deal with Motherwell". SPFL. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Motherwell 0 – 2 Celtic". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Celtic 2 – 0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Motherwell: Chris Cadden move to MLS could cost club 280,000 euros, BBC Sport, 22 July 2019
- ^ Williams, Chris (3 August 2019). "REPORT Sunderland 1 Oxford United 1". Oxford United F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ a b Chris Cadden at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Chris Cadden bids farewell to Oxford United as Columbus Crew trigger recall". Oxford Mail. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Columbus Crew vs. New York City". MLS. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Hibs set to complete signing of former Motherwell starlet Chris Cadden". www.msn.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Chris Cadden is a Hibee!". Hibernian FC. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Chris Cadden signs new Hibs contract until summer of 2025". BBC Sport. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Borthwick, Jamie (1 June 2023). "Chris Cadden ruled out for months after Achilles surgery". STV News. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Scotland U21s: Cadden & Hendrie replace Macleod & McFadzean". BBC Sport. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Ukraine U21 4 – 0 Scotland U21: Hearts' John Souttar sent off". The Scotsman. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Chris Cadden gets Scotland call". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Chris Cadden: Scotland add Motherwell midfielder to squad for friendlies". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ Lamont, Alasdair (30 May 2018). "Peru 2–0 Scotland". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nicky Cadden Signs for Hibs". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Chris Cadden hopes to beat old school pal Kieran Tierney". The Scotsman. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Cadden clan descend on Hampden Park as Chris aims to upset Celtic". The Daily Telegraph. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Mullen, Scott (24 January 2016). "Chris Cadden savours family day out at Motherwell". Evening Times. Glasgow. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Steve Cadden". Post War English & Scottish Football League A-Z Players Transfer Database. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Cadden in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Chris Cadden at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]- Chris Cadden at Soccerbase
- Chris Cadden at Soccerway
- Chris Cadden at the Scottish Football Association
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Scottish twins
- Scottish men's footballers
- Footballers from Bellshill
- People educated at Our Lady's High School, Motherwell
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Albion Rovers F.C. players
- Columbus Crew players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Scotland men's under-21 international footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Major League Soccer players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen