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Full nameNicholas Cadden
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityScotland
Age30
Date of birth19 Sept 1996
BirthplaceBellshill
Height178 cm
Shirt number#19
ClubHibernian
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Central midfielder

Season stats

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3
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
41
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Hibernian.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

N. Cadden is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Hibernian, rated 17.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (4.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.19 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cadden.

On the season, Cadden graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.195 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 1). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17. At 30 Cadden is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.

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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
17.2
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
0.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
4.1%
Minutes
limited game time
2.19
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Hibernian finished 12th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

3
Apps
2.19
Def. / 90
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Tackles
1
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

2.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 3 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (12th of 12) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 4.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 17.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

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