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{{short description|New Zealand footballer (born 1978)}}
{{use New Zealand English|date=July 2013}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Noah Hickey
| fullname = Noah Hickey
| image = Noah Hickey (cropped).jpg
| caption = Hickey in 2017
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|6|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Auckland]], New Zealand
| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Right winger (football)|Right winger]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Eastern Suburbs AFC|Eastern Suburbs]]
| years1 = 1996–1998
| years2 = 1999–2001
| years3 = 2001–2003
| years4 = 2003–2004
| years5 = 2004–2005
| years6 = 2005–2007
| years7 = 2007–
| clubs1 = [[Central United]]
| clubs2 = [[Football Kingz|The Football Kingz]]
| clubs3 = [[Tampere United]]
| clubs4 = [[Football Kingz|The Football Kingz]]
| clubs5 = [[Waitakere United]]
| clubs6 = [[New Zealand Knights Football Club|New Zealand Knights]]
| clubs7 = [[Gisborne City]]
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 15
| caps3 = 42
| caps4 = 7
| caps5 =
| caps6 = 35
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 13
| goals4 = 3
| goals5 =
| goals6 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 1997–2007
| nationalteam1 = [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]]
| nationalcaps1 = 33
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
}}
'''Noah Hickey''' (born 9 June 1978) is a New Zealand former [[Association football|footballer]] who last played for [[Gisborne City]] in the [[Central Premier League]] and last played professionally for the [[New Zealand Knights Football Club|New Zealand Knights]] in the [[A-League|Hyundai A-League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/H/HI.html|title=Australian Player Database|publisher=OzFootball|access-date=3 September 2008}}</ref> He plays as either a striker or a right-winger and was an established member of the [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand national team]], the 'All Whites'.
==Biography==
He was the 1997 [[New Zealand]] Young Player of the Year,<ref name="nzhon">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id170.htm|title=Honours List|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|access-date=25 July 2008}}</ref> and has had trials with English teams [[Watford F.C.]] and [[Northampton Town F.C.]], perhaps due to his appearance in the 2003 [[Confederations Cup]] tournament. He also achieved numerous caps for the Eastern Suburbs first team, and was a regular goal scorer for the "White Demons".
Noah had a successful stint with [[Tampere United]] of Finland. He scored the goal that helped them win the league against [[MyPa]], and also scored an infamous winner with his hand against rivals [[FC Haka]].
He has presented a children's football show on Sky Sports in New Zealand. He is also infamous for missing an open goal in bizarre fashion, now featured on several 'bloopers' tapes.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220618144501/http://www.geocities.com/davetramp/hickeysound.wav Audio of Hickey's infamous missed open goal] (Audio)</ref> Noah Hickey has also appeared on NZ reality television show City Celebrity Country Nobody.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411307/444698|title=City Celebrity Country Nobody|publisher=Television New Zealand|access-date=20 September 2008}}</ref>
Noah's famous miss is featured in the football bloopers video "[[Nick Hancock]]'s Football Hell".<ref name="Noah miss">{{cite web|url=http://www.radiolive.co.nz/Worst-Football-miss-EVER-and-its-by-a-New-Zealander/tabid/491/articleID/21249/Default.aspx|title=Worst Football miss EVER, and it's by a New Zealander!|publisher=RadioLIVE|access-date=26 June 2011}}</ref> Noah is repeatedly referred to incorrectly as Noel Hickey during the remainder of the video (this is a mistake made by the commentator in the video clip, and not solely Hancock's error).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=11749 |title=HANCOCK'S FOOTBALL HELL |agency=PR Newswire |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608075830/http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=11749 |archive-date=2011-06-08}}</ref>
==International career==
Hickey made his full [[All Whites]] debut in a 0–1 loss to [[Papua New Guinea national football team|Papua New Guinea]] on 31 May 1997. He was included in the New Zealand side for the [[2003 Confederations Cup]] finals tournament.
On 28 May 2007 Hickey surprised many by retiring from International and pro football exactly 10 years to the day of his first cap.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/51187,noah-hickey-gives-up-the-game.aspx|title=Noah Hickey Gives Up The Game|publisher=Australian Four Four Two|access-date=20 September 2008}}</ref> There have been suggestions that this came about due to a fallout with New Zealand and Wellington Phoenix manager, [[Ricki Herbert]]. This followed New Zealand's disastrous results in South America which Herbert blamed on player fitness and commitment.
Hickey ended his international playing career with 33 A-international caps and 3 goals to his credit, his final cap came in a 0–5 loss to [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]] on 28 March 2007.<ref name=aapp>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm |title=A-International Appearances – Overall |publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website |access-date=25 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501185855/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm |archive-date=1 May 2009 }}</ref><ref name="agoal">{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm |title=A-International Scorers – Overall |publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website |access-date=25 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616123344/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm |archive-date=16 June 2009 }}</ref>
He is now Running the New Zealand stage of "Red Bull Balls to the Wall"
A one on one competition with youth.
He was also the sports correspondent for [[More FM]]'s nationwide drive show Josh and Tom, and had a weekly spot around about 6.30pm every Friday night.
Noah is also running schools programme run with AUT called Shine that aims to teach students not to worry about people knocking them when they are striving for their potential.
==Career statistics==
===International goals===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 8 June 2001 || [[North Harbour Stadium]], [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]] || {{fb|COK}} || 2–0 || Win || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|2002 World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 2. || 8 June 2001 || [[North Harbour Stadium]], [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]] || {{fb|COK}} || 2–0 || Win || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|2002 World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 3. || 12 October 2002 || [[A. Le Coq Arena]], [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]] || {{fb|EST}} || 3–2 || Loss || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| colspan="15"|<small>''Correct as of 7 October 2015''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/2002ic3.html 2002 MATCHES INTERCONTINENTAL (July – December)]</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1997ic.html 1997 MATCHES INTERCONTINENTAL]</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/2001o.html 2001 MATCHES OCEANIA]</ref></small>
|-
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10356074 Noah Hickey Interview]
*{{FIFA player|170428}}
* [http://www.nzknights.com/default.aspx?s=playerprofile&pid=131 New Zealand Knights Profile]
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