Nicky Cadden

Nicky Cadden
Personal information
Full name Nicky Cadden
Date of birth (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Livingston
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2012 Motherwell
2012–2015 Airdrieonians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Airdrieonians 40 (3)
2016– Livingston 60 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:14, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Nicky Cadden (born 19 September 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing as a winger for Livingston in the Scottish Premiership.

Career

Airdrieonians

Nicky 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.[1] He scored on his first competitive match for the Lions, in a 3–2 loss to St Mirren.[2] 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 goal; Livingston were promoted as champions.

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.

Personal life

Nicky's twin brother Chris Cadden currently plays with Nicky's former team Motherwell.[3] Their father Steve won a lower division title with Albion Rovers.[4] The brothers attended Our Lady's High School, Motherwell, one year group ahead of fellow footballer Kieran Tierney.[5][6]

Honours

Livingston

Career statistics

As of 14:14, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Airdrieonians 2013–14[7] League One 120000000120
2014–15[8] 4010000050
2015–16[9] 243200000263
Total 403300000433
Livingston 2016–17[10] League One 34621413[lower-alpha 1]1439
2017–18[11] Championship 26110206[lower-alpha 2]0351
Total 6073161917810
Total 1011051619112113
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ 2 appearances in the 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, 4 appearances in the Premiership-Championship play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Nicky Cadden signs on". Livingston FC. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Livingston 2–3 St Mirren". bbc.co.uk. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Steve Cadden". Post War English & Scottish Football League A-Z Players Transfer Database. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Chris Cadden hopes to beat old school pal Kieran Tierney". The Scotsman. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Cadden clan descend on Hampden Park as Chris aims to upset Celtic". Daily Telegraph. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Nicky Cadden in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Nicky Cadden in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Nicky Cadden in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Nicky Cadden in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Nicky Cadden in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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