

Aaron HickeyRB#2
Brentford·
Premier League·Defender - Right-Back
Last 5rating per match
Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month
Club matchesBrentford
Key statsUEFA Nations League · Premier League · EFL Cup
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
Player Position average
Strengths
No outstanding strengths
Weaknesses
No outstanding weaknesses
Player positions: DR · ML
Positions on the pitch
Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league
AttackingPer 90 · Percentile
PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile
DefendingPer 90 · Percentile
What a percentile means
The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.
For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.
vs 93 defenders · Premier League · season 25/26 · min 270′ · player 716′
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Availability
Scotland22 caps · 0 goalsSeason statsSeason 26/27
| Competition | Team | Season | Apps | Min | Rating | G | A | G+A | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UEFA Nations League | Scotland | 26/27 | 2 | 92 | 6.60 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Premier League | Brentford | 26/27 | 5 | 153 | 6.65 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| EFL Cup | Brentford | 26/27 | 2 | 103 | 7.00 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Transfers5
| Date | Season | From | To | Fee | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/07/2022 | 22/23 | Bologna | Brentford | €14.25m | €18.00m |
| 24/09/2020 | 20/21 | Heart of Midl. | Bologna | €1.70m | €600k |
| 01/08/2019 | 19/20 | Hearts FC U18 | Heart of Midl. | - | - |
| 01/07/2018 | 18/19 | Celtic U17 | Hearts FC U18 | free transfer | - |
| 01/07/2014 | 14/15 | Hearts Youth | Celtic U17 | free transfer | - |
Market value
Value history
| Date | Age | Club | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20/08/2019 | 17 | Heart of Midlothian FC | €150k |
| 05/02/2020 | 17 | Heart of Midlothian FC | €600k |
| 08/04/2020 | 17 | Heart of Midlothian FC | €525k |
| 21/07/2020 | 18 | Heart of Midlothian FC | €600k |
| 29/10/2020 | 18 | Bologna FC 1909 | €2.50m |
| 29/12/2020 | 18 | Bologna FC 1909 | €5.00m |
| 03/06/2021 | 18 | Bologna FC 1909 | €5.00m |
| 14/10/2021 | 19 | Bologna FC 1909 | €8.00m |
| 28/12/2021 | 19 | Bologna FC 1909 | €13.00m |
| 15/03/2022 | 19 | Bologna FC 1909 | €15.00m |
| 07/06/2022 | 19 | Bologna FC 1909 | €18.00m |
| 03/11/2022 | 20 | Brentford FC | €18.00m |
| 20/06/2023 | 21 | Brentford FC | €25.00m |
| 09/10/2023 | 21 | Brentford FC | €30.00m |
| 19/12/2023 | 21 | Brentford FC | €30.00m |
| 27/05/2024 | 21 | Brentford FC | €28.00m |
| 01/10/2024 | 22 | Brentford FC | €25.00m |
| 16/12/2024 | 22 | Brentford FC | €22.00m |
| 18/03/2025 | 22 | Brentford FC | €18.00m |
| 30/05/2025 | 22 | Brentford FC | €10.00m |
| 17/10/2025 | 23 | Brentford FC | €15.00m |
| 09/12/2025 | 23 | Brentford FC | €16.00m |
| 03/06/2026 | 23 | Brentford FC | €16.00m |
xG Statisticsall seasons
| Season | League | Club | Apps | Min | G | xG | npxG | A | xA | Sh | KP | xGChain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | EPL | Brentford | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 2025 | EPL | Brentford | 21 | 668 | 0 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0 | 0.6 | 6 | 1 | 2.7 |
What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean
xGExpected 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.
npxGNon-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.
xAExpected assists- The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChainxG 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.
KPKey passes- Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.
Teammatessame club
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