Jak Anthony Hickman (born 11 September 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender for Halesowen Town.

Career

Hickman started his career in the youth system at

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, where he played for 8 years before signing a scholarship contract with

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. He made his senior debut for the club in an

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game against Forest Green Rovers. On 13 October 2017, Hickman initially joined Mickleover Sports on a one-month loan with fellow ''Sky Blue'' Bilal Sayoud. Then in March 2018 he rejoined the non-league side on loan for the remainder of the season. During the 2018–19 season Hickman had loan spells with

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and

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. On 4 July 2019, Coventry City announced the fining and placing of Hickman on the transfer list, following disparaging comments made against the club made by Hickman in a video that circulated on social media. Hickman joined Southern League Premier Central side Bromsgrove Sporting on loan on 22 November 2019. On 6 August 2020, Hickman signed for

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, on an initial one-year deal and his competitive debut came on 8 September in a 2–3 home defeat against Crewe Alexandra in the EFL Trophy. His first goal came on 17 November as he scored Bolton's first goal in a 3–2 win against Newcastle United U21 in the EFL Trophy. On 5 March 2021, Hickman joined

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side King's Lynn Town on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. He only played once due to injury. On 19 May 2021 Bolton announced he would be released at the end of his contract. Hickman signed for

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club

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on 19 August 2021 until the end of the season in November. He made his debut for the club the following night, replacing

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at half-time in a 3–1 defeat against

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at Finn Park. His first assist for the club came on 3 September when his cross was volleyed in by Chris Forrester in a 3–2 win over Longford Town at Richmond Park. On 28 November 2021 Hickman came off the bench in the

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, as his side defeated rivals

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4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in front of a record

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Final crowd of 37,126 at the Aviva Stadium. On 10 December 2021, Hickman signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Stourbridge. He made a total of 6 appearances for the club before having his contract terminated on 17 January 2022 alongside teammate Montel Gibson after the pair allegedly refused to play in an

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tie with Guiseley as they wanted to go on trial at two other clubs without Stourbridge's permission. On 5 February 2022, it was announced that Hickman had signed for

side King's Lynn Town, a club he had previously spent time on loan at during his time with

. He was released at the end of the 2021–22 season following relegation. On 1 July 2022, Hickman signed for

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side Banbury United on a one-year contract. He made 37 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring twice. On 23 March 2023, Hickman signed for Halesowen Town on dual registration. Hickman made 7 appearances over his loan spell as his side won promotion to the

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via the play-offs. The move was made permanent on 21 June 2023.

Career statistics

Honours

Bolton Wanderers *

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third-place (promotion):

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St Patrick's Athletic *

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Halesowen Town * Northern Premier League Division One Midlands play-off (promotion):

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* * 1998 births Living people English men's footballers Coventry City F.C. players Mickleover F.C. players Ashton United F.C. players Hereford F.C. players Redditch United F.C. players Bromsgrove Sporting F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players King's Lynn Town F.C. players Men's association football defenders St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players Stourbridge F.C. players Banbury United F.C. players Halesowen Town F.C. players English Football League players Northern Premier League players National League (English football) players League of Ireland players Southern Football League players Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Sportspeople from Sandwell {{England-footy-defender-1990s-stub