Introduction
Aaron Hickey (born 10 June 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Heart of Midlothian, as a defender.
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.
On 10 May 2019, Hickey made his debut for the club in a 2–1 loss away to Aberdeen. 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.
On 22 September 2019 he scored his first senior goal, the winner in the Edinburgh derby as Hearts won 2–1 away at Hibernian.
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.
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 February 2020
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Career total | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||