N. Cadden · career
Nicholas Cadden
Defensive · Hibernian · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2021/22Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2022/23
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 219 appearances, 22 goals and 41 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Forest Green — Season rating 36, 6 goals and 13 assists in 44 games. Form has slipped 11 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 16 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±5 points) across 6 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (League One) and kept playing — 39 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Hibernian | 25 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | Hibernian | 30 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | Barnsley | 46 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 31 |
| 2022/23 | Barnsley | 39 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | Forest Green | 44 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 36 |
| 2020/21 | Forest Green | 35 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 24 |
| 2019/20 | Morton | 22 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Ayr Utd | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Livingston | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Livingston | 26 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Livingston | 34 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Airdrie United | 24 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Airdrie United | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Airdrie United | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
League One×2League Two×2Championship×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 25 | 1651 | 0 | 5 | 6.9 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 1 | 117 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 |
Schedule · 2025/26
27 played4 unused sub18 not in squad· 1768 min, 0g 6a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9 | Friendlies Clubs | H Rot-Weiß Essen | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H Bolton | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 24 | UEFA Europa League | A FC Midtjylland | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 31 | UEFA Europa League | H FC Midtjylland | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 3 | Premiership | A Dundee | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 7 | UEFA Europa Conference League | A FK Partizan | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 10 | Premiership | H Kilmarnock | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 14 | UEFA Europa Conference League | H FK Partizan | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 17 | League Cup | A Livingston | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 21 | UEFA Europa Conference League | H Legia Warszawa | 1-2 | Played | 38 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 28 | UEFA Europa Conference League | A Legia Warszawa | 3-3 | Played | 79 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Aug 31 | Premiership | H ST Mirren | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Sep 13 | Premiership | H Dundee Utd | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 20 | League Cup | A Rangers | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 23 | Premiership | A Falkirk | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Sep 27 | Premiership | A Celtic | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 4 | Premiership | A Heart Of Midlothian | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 18 | Premiership | H Livingston | 4-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Oct 26 | Premiership | A Aberdeen | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 29 | Premiership | H Rangers | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 1 | Premiership | A Livingston | 2-2 | Played | 33 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 8 | Premiership | A ST Mirren | 3-0 | Played | 85 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 22 | Premiership | H Dundee | 2-0 | Played | 70 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Nov 25 | Premiership | A Motherwell | 0-2 | Played | 38 | 5.6 | ||
| Nov 30 | Premiership | H Celtic | 1-2 | Played | 38 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 6 | Premiership | H Falkirk | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 15 | Premiership | A Rangers | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 20 | Premiership | A Dundee Utd | 1-1 | Played | 83 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 27 | Premiership | H Heart Of Midlothian | 3-2 | Played | 30 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Dec 30 | Premiership | H Aberdeen | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 3 | Premiership | A Kilmarnock | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 10 | Premiership | H Motherwell | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | FA Cup | A Dunfermline | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | Premiership | A Falkirk | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 1 | Premiership | H Rangers | 0-0 | Played | 20 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 4 | Premiership | H Dundee Utd | 3-2 | Played | 24 | 1 | 6.7 | |
| Feb 10 | Premiership | A Heart Of Midlothian | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 14 | Premiership | H ST Mirren | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 22 | Premiership | A Celtic | 2-1 | Played | 78 | 1 | 6.7 | |
| Feb 28 | Premiership | A Dundee | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| Mar 14 | Premiership | H Livingston | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| Mar 21 | Premiership | A Motherwell | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 4 | Premiership | H Kilmarnock | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 11 | Premiership | A Aberdeen | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 26 | Premiership | H Heart Of Midlothian | 1-2 | Played | 15 | 6.7 | ||
| May 3 | Premiership | H Celtic | 1-2 | Played | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| May 9 | Premiership | A Falkirk | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 13 | Premiership | A Rangers | 2-1 | Played | 12 | 6.6 | ||
| May 16 | Premiership | H Motherwell | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 |