Chris Cadden

Chris Cadden
Personal information
Full name Christopher Cadden
Date of birth (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Motherwell
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Motherwell 41 (3)
2015Albion Rovers (loan) 8 (2)
National team
2016 Scotland U21 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:35, 3 December 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2016

Christopher "Chris" Cadden (born 19 September 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell. Cadden is a product of the Motherwell Academy.

Career

Club

Cadden made his Motherwell debut as a substitute in a 4–1 win against Hearts on 1 March 2014.[1]

On 6 March 2015, Cadden joined Scottish League Two club Albion Rovers on loan till the end of the season.[2] Cadden scored his first career goal on 4 April 2015, as Albion Rovers beat Berwick Rangers 2–0,[3] and another in Albion Rovers' league-winning match against Clyde.

On 30 January 2016, Cadden scored his first goal for Motherwell, in a 2–2 draw away to Dundee.[4] In March 2016, Cadden signed a new contract with Motherwell until summer of 2018.[5] Cadden signed another contract with Motherwell in November 2016, extending its term by another year.[6]

He is the son of Steve Cadden, who also won a league title with Albion Rovers.[7][8]

International

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.[9] He made his debut against Ukraine on 6 September 2016.[10]

Career statistics

As of 3 December 2016[11][12]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell 2013–14 3000000030
2014–15 3000000030
2015–16 202100000212
2016–17 151005200203
Total 413105200475
Albion Rovers (loan) 2014–15 8200000082
Career total 495105200557

References

  1. "Motherwell 4–1 Hearts". BBC Sport. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. "Cadden joins Rovers on loan". Motherwell F.C. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  3. "Albion 2-0 Berwick". BBC Sport. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  4. Davie, Scott (30 January 2016). "Dundee 2–2 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  5. "Mark McGhee: Motherwell starlet Chris Cadden has a bright future". eveningtimes.co.uk. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  6. "Cadden signs new deal with Motherwell". SPFL. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  7. Mullen, Scott (24 January 2016). "Chris Cadden savours family day out at Motherwell". Evening Times. Glasgow. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  8. "Steve Cadden". Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  9. "Scotland U21s: Cadden & Hendrie replace Macleod & McFadzean". BBC Sport. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  10. "Ukraine U21 4 - 0 Scotland U21: Hearts' John Souttar sent off". The Scotsman. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  11. Chris Cadden career statistics at Soccerbase
  12. Chris Cadden profile at Soccerway


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