Aaron Hickey

Aaron Hickey (born 10 June 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Heart of Midlothian, as a defender.

Aaron Hickey
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian
Number 51
Youth career
Heart of Midlothian
Celtic
2018–2019 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Heart of Midlothian 24 (1)
National team
2019– Scotland U17 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:34, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

After spending time in the youth system at Heart of Midlothian, Hickey had a spell with the academy teams at Celtic. He chose to return to Hearts in 2018, with Celtic receiving 30% of a future transfer fee.[1]

On 10 May 2019, Hickey made his debut for the club in a 2–1 loss away to Aberdeen.[2] On 25 May 2019, Hickey started in the 2019 Scottish Cup Final against Celtic, becoming the youngest player to appear in the final since John Fleck in 2008.[3]

On 22 September 2019 he scored his first senior goal, the winner in the Edinburgh derby as Hearts won 2–1 away at Hibernian.[4]

International career

Hickey has represented Scotland U17, making his debut for the side in a 0–0 draw against France U17 on 5 February 2019.[5]

Career statistics
As of match played 11 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Midlothian 2018–19[6] Scottish Premiership 2010000030
2019–20[7] Scottish Premiership 221206000301
Career total 241306000331

References
  1. "Manchester City plot Aaron Hickey swoop". Evening Times.
  2. "Aaron Hickey". Heart of Midlothian F.C. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. "Hearts team news: 16-year-old Aaron Hickey starts but Uche Ikpeazu on bench". Edinburgh Evening News. 25 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. "Hibs 1-2 Hearts: Aaron Hickey nets late Edinburgh derby winner". 22 September 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. "Aaron Hickey". Scottish FA. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  6. "Games played by Aaron Hickey in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  7. "Games played by Aaron Hickey in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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