Aaron Hickey is a Scottish professional football player. Hickey plays as a left-back for the Premier League club, Brentford, and the Scotland national team. He started his football career at Heart of Midlothian in 2019. He played for Bologna before joining Brentford in 2022.
He made his senior international debut in 2022.
What is Aaron Hickey Famous For?
- Signed with Brentford in 2022.
Where is Aaron Hickey From?
Aaron Hickey was born on 10 June 2002. His birth place is in Glasgow in Scotland. He holds Scottish nationality. He belongs to the white ethnicity and his religion is Christianity. His zodiac sign is Gemini. Information about his parents, siblings, and education is not available.
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Aaron Hickey Career
- Aaron Hickey started playing football at an early age.
- He spent time in the youth system at Heart of Midlothian.
- He then spent four years at Celtic Academy from 2014 to 2018.
- He returned to Hearts’ youth setup in 2018 with Celtic receiving 30% of a future transfer fee.
- He made his professional debut against Aberdeen in May 2019.
- He scored his first professional goal against Hibernian in September 2019.
- Several clubs including Bayern Munich, Bologna, Aston Villa, and Lyon showed interest in signing Hickey in 2020.
- Hearts accepted an improved offer from Bologna in September 2020.
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- He signed with the club for an undisclosed fee reported to be around £1.5 million.
- He made his Serie A debut against Parma.
- He made only 12 appearances in his first season in the club due to injury.
- He was nominated for the 2021 Golden Boy award.
- He scored his first Bologna goal against Genoa in September 2021.
- He signed a four-year contract with the Premier League club Brentford in July 2022.
Aaron Hickey International Career
- Aaron Hickey represented Scotland U17 in 2019.
- He was named to the Scotland U21 team in 2020 but he withdrew due to injury.
- He again withdrew from the U21 squad in 2021 due to injury.
- He made his senior international debut against Poland in March 2022.
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Who is Aaron Hickey Girlfriend?
Aaron Hickey is reportedly single at present. He has not made his relationship status public for now.
What is Aaron Hickey Height?
Aaron Hickey stands at a height of 1.85 m tall. He has a body weight of around 72 kg. He has an athletic body build. His eye color is dark brown as well as his hair color.
His sexual orientation is straight.
What is Aaron Hickey Salary and Net Worth?
Aaron Hickey earns from his professional career as a football player. His income comes from contracts, salary, sponsorships, and endorsements. He signed with Brentford in 2022. He reportedly has a salary of around £4 million at Brentford. At present, his net worth is estimated at around £1 million.
Did You Know?
- He can play as a central midfielder, right-back, and center-back.
- He is the youngest player since 2008 to appear in the Scottish Cup final.
- Celtic made over five attempts to sign Hickey.
- He said he chose Bologna over Bayern due to the Italian club’s family feel, and their intention to use him in their first team.
- He is the first Scot to score 5 goals in a single Serie A season since Graeme Souness in 1984-85 for Sampdoria.
- He has been compared to fellow left-back Andy Robertson.
- He is shy and quiet.
- He tested positive for COVID-19 in December 2020.
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