Domestic-league season · Hibernian.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premiership | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1651 | 6.91 |
 UEFA Europa Conference League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 7.1 |
Cadden's current-season form is down 36% on last season (Season 28→18), while his Rating eased 40→30. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 35).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Hibernian · 5th | 25 | 0 | 5 | 6.91 | 30 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | Hibernian · 3rd | 30 | 5 | 7 | 7.1 | 40 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | Barnsley · 6th | 46 | 2 | 5 | 6.88 | 46 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | Barnsley · 4th | 39 | 5 | 3 | 6.78 | 49 | 27 |
| 2021/22 | Forest Green · 1st | 44 | 6 | 13 | 7.36 | 39 | 35 |
| 2020/21 | Forest Green · 6th | 35 | 4 | 8 | 7.14 | 36 | 23 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
N. Cadden is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at Hibernian, rated 29.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 156th of 220 in the Premiership. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (48.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.36 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cadden.
Judged on this season alone, Cadden graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Premiership, on 0 goals, 5 assists and 1.363 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 29th of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Premiership. At 29 Cadden is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.1 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
1.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 29.6, Cadden carries the 29th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premiership of 40. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~18), then tapers with age. At 29, Cadden sits on 10.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Cadden's projected Rating — 29.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
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