Ben Hickey is an English retired football midfielder who played professionally in the USL A-League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1996 | St. John's Red Storm | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | Connecticut Wolves | 25 | (9) |
| 1998 | Long Island Rough Riders | 16 | (4) |
| 1999 | North Jersey Imperials | 5 | (7) |
| 2002–2003 | New York Freedom | 20 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hickey attended St. John's University where he was a 1995 First Team All American and 1996 Second Team soccer player.[1][2][3] His senior season, the Red Storm won the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship.
In February 1997, the Connecticut Wolves selected Hickey in the first round (twenty-third overall) of the USISL draft.[4] He played the 1997 season with the Wolves, then moved to the Long Island Rough Riders for the 1998 season. In 1999, he played for the North Jersey Imperials.[5] In 2002 and 2003, he played for the New York Freedom. He has now settled in California with his beautiful wife, Latika Hickey and three loving daughters, Ayanna, Shaelyn, and Grace.