Denmark and Scotland meet at Parken, Copenhagen on Friday 5 September in a World Cup qualifying match with kick-off at 19:45 BST and coverage across BBC platforms. Aaron Hickey, 23, experienced early success including a Scottish Cup final at 16, a move to Bologna where he became the first Scot to score in Serie A since Graeme Souness, and a 14m switch to Brentford. A recurring hamstring injury required two separate surgeries and led to nearly two years out of action. The return to the Scotland squad precedes a full club match, and his minutes will be carefully managed for the opening qualifiers.
Aaron Hickey has already packed a lot into his footballing life at 23. A Scottish Cup final with Heart of Midlothian at 16, a move to Italy with Bologna, where he became the first Scot to score in Serie A since Graeme Souness in the 1980s, a 14m switch to the Premier League with Brentford. Then came a long, at times lonely pause. Nearly two years out of action. It has been an agonising road to recovery after a recurring hamstring injury required two separate surgeries. One of the things that sustained him along that painful path back to full fitness was the thought of pulling on a Scotland jersey again.
"I had to go through a lot, to be honest," Hickey told BBC Scotland. "Every day in the gym is not easy at all. "Working away, having to keep myself positive, to earn a call-up for Scotland again, that's what all this hard work is for. Every young player wants to play for their country and that was one of the big aims for me again."
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