Chris Cadden, born on 19 September 1996 (age 29), is a Scottish right back whose senior career first took proper shape at Motherwell. His early development was not built on fuss, but on getting senior football and then making himself useful in a side where wide players were expected to work both ways.
The clearest evidence of that came in 2016-17, his most productive league season, when he scored three goals in 36 appearances for Motherwell. That was the period when he looked less like a young player being eased in and more like a reliable first-team option, direct enough going forward and disciplined enough without the ball.
Cadden is now with Hibernian, primarily operating at right back. In 2026-27 he has made one Conference League qualifying appearance for the club.
His career has been a solid Scottish top-flight one rather than anything needing embroidery: developed at Motherwell, established himself through regular football, and continued at Hibernian as an experienced wide defender.
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