Patrick Hickey: Meet the man who left job in Chicago, couch surfed and washed dishes to make name in Galway
American defender-turned-goalscoring-midfielder enjoying life in the League of Ireland
Patrick Hickey during a Galway United squad portraits session at at Eamonn Deacy Park in Galway. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
Patrick Hickey is shivering as he patiently fulfils every request for a picture on a bitterly cold Galway evening, with local kids happily circling around the six-foot-six native of Chicago who has become a towering figure in his home away from home.
The unlikely presence at the top of the League of Ireland scoring charts has become a popular figure in a dressing room that is a mix of locals and overseas-born players trying to make their way in a business that can take you anywhere.
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