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Aaron Hickey

Aaron HickeyRB#2

Brentford·Defender - Right-Back

24 years(10/06/2002)1,85mbothScotlandContract until 30/06/2028

6.73Rating37 matches in 12 months
€16.00mMarket value#16 in Brentford

Last 5rating per match

Premier Leag09.116.4
World Cup Qu15.117
World Cup Qu18.116.4
Premier Leag22.116.3
Premier Leag29.116.9

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.60Nov
6.60Dec
6.50Jan
7.00Feb
Mar
Apr
6.90May
7.00Jun
Jul
7.00Aug
6.70Sep
6.70Oct

Key statsEFL Cup · Premier League · UEFA Nations League

Goals10.17 / 90
xG0.060.02 / 90
Assists0
xA0.00
Shots71.19 / 90
Shots on target229%
Key passes0
Pass accuracy89.1%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

ATTACKING39TECHNIQUE44TACTICAL51DEFENDING65CREATIVITY41

Player Position average

Attacking39
Technique44
Tactical51
Defending65
Creativity41

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DR · ML

Positions on the pitch

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Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-0.6

Goals xG · total 0 / 0.6

Assists vs xA

-0.6

Assists xA · total 0 / 0.6

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 22.02.2026
Missed matches6last 12 months
National teamScotland logoScotland22 caps · 0 goals
Contract until30/06/2028
Market value€16.00mHighest: €30.00m (09/10/2023)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
EFL CupBrentford logoBrentford26/2731346.871—1——
Premier League logoPremier LeagueBrentford logoBrentford26/2782796.73——01—
UEFA Nations LeagueScotland logoScotland26/2731166.57——0——
Transfers5
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
09/07/202222/23BolognaBrentford€14.25m€18.00m
24/09/202020/21Heart of Midl.Bologna€1.70m€600k
01/08/201919/20Hearts FC U18Heart of Midl.--
01/07/201818/19Celtic U17Hearts FC U18free transfer-
01/07/201414/15Hearts YouthCeltic U17free transfer-

Market value

€16.00m Current€30.00m Highest · 09/10/202303/06/2026 Last change
€30.00m
20.08.201903.06.2026
#16 Brentford#298 Premier League#48 Right-Back#3 Scotland#790 Worldwide#100 Year 2002
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
20/08/201917Heart of Midlothian FC€150k
05/02/202017Heart of Midlothian FC€600k
08/04/202017Heart of Midlothian FC€525k
21/07/202018Heart of Midlothian FC€600k
29/10/202018Bologna FC 1909€2.50m
29/12/202018Bologna FC 1909€5.00m
03/06/202118Bologna FC 1909€5.00m
14/10/202119Bologna FC 1909€8.00m
28/12/202119Bologna FC 1909€13.00m
15/03/202219Bologna FC 1909€15.00m
07/06/202219Bologna FC 1909€18.00m
03/11/202220Brentford FC€18.00m
20/06/202321Brentford FC€25.00m
09/10/202321Brentford FC€30.00m
19/12/202321Brentford FC€30.00m
27/05/202421Brentford FC€28.00m
01/10/202422Brentford FC€25.00m
16/12/202422Brentford FC€22.00m
18/03/202522Brentford FC€18.00m
30/05/202522Brentford FC€10.00m
17/10/202523Brentford FC€15.00m
09/12/202523Brentford FC€16.00m
03/06/202623Brentford FC€16.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026EPLBrentford825900.060.0600200.46
2025EPLBrentford2166800.550.5500.6612.7

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals
How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG
The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists
The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain
Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes
Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.