Noah Hickey
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Noah Hickey is a association football player from New Zealand
who plays for Gisborne City
in the Central Premier League
and last played professionally for the New Zealand Knights in the Hyundai A-League
. He plays as either a striker or a right-winger and was an established member of the New Zealand national team, the 'All Whites'.
Young Player of the Year, 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. Noah Hickey has also appeared on NZ reality television show City Celebrity Country Nobody.
Noah's famous miss is featured in the football bloopers video "Nick Hancock's Football Hell". 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).
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.
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
on 28 March 2007.
He is now Running the New Zealand stage of "Red Bull Balls To The Wall"
A one on one competition with youth.
He is also the sports correspondent for More FM
's nationwide drive show Josh and Tom, and has 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. Aiming at making students Shine and be the best they can be!
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
who plays for Gisborne City
Gisborne City
Gisborne City FC is a soccer club in Gisborne, New Zealand who play in the eastern league 1st division. Their home ground is Childers Road. They have won the National League, Air New Zealand cup, and the Chatham Cup....
in the Central Premier League
Central Premier League
The Central League is a semi-professional status league competition run by for Association football clubs located in the southern and central parts of the North Island, New Zealand...
and last played professionally for the New Zealand Knights in the Hyundai A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
. He plays as either a striker or a right-winger and was an established member of the New Zealand national team, the 'All Whites'.
Biography
He was the 1997 New ZealandNew Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
Young Player of the Year, and has had trials with English teams Watford F.C.
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
and Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
, 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
Tampere United
Tampere United is a Finnish football club, which played in the Veikkausliiga, the premier football league in Finland, until the 2010 season, but is currently excluded from participating in Finnish football. The club comes from the city of Tampere. The current head coach of the club is Jarkko Wiss,...
of Finland. He scored the goal that helped them win the league against MyPa
MyPa
Myllykosken Pallo –47 is a Finnish football club, based in the industrial town of Myllykoski, part of the city of Kouvola since January 2009. They currently play in the Finnish Premier Division...
, and also scored an infamous winner with his hand against rivals FC Haka
FC Haka
Haka is a Finnish football club, based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championships and 12 Finnish Cup wins.- History :...
.
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. Noah Hickey has also appeared on NZ reality television show City Celebrity Country Nobody.
Noah's famous miss is featured in the football bloopers video "Nick Hancock's Football Hell". 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).
International career
Hickey made his full All Whites debut in a 0-1 loss to Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea national football team
The Papua New Guinea national football team is the national team of Papua New Guinea and is controlled by the Papua New Guinea Football Association....
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.
There have been suggestions that this came about due to a fallout with New Zealand and Wellington Phoenix manager, Ricki Herbert
Ricki Herbert
Ricki Lloyd Herbert, CNZM is a New Zealand former association football player who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain...
. 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
Venezuela national football team
The Venezuela national football team is the national football team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. It is nicknamed La Vinotinto , because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts....
on 28 March 2007.
He is now Running the New Zealand stage of "Red Bull Balls To The Wall"
A one on one competition with youth.
He is also the sports correspondent for More FM
More FM
MORE FM is a New Zealand radio network playing adult contemporary music or Pop music. It is operated by MediaWorks New Zealand.MORE FM broadcasts in 22 centres throughout New Zealand with local programming in most markets between 6am and 1pm and networked programming the rest of the day...
's nationwide drive show Josh and Tom, and has 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. Aiming at making students Shine and be the best they can be!