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Full name: | Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín | |
Date of birth: | 10 December 1987 | |
Place of birth: | Brest, ![]() | |
Height: | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
Playing position: | Striker | |
Youth clubs | ||
1997–2005 | ![]() | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2005–2006 2007–2013 2013–2016 2016–2020 2018–2019 2019 2020–2022 |
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190 (107) 104 (71) 105 (48) 15 (6) 14 (5) 67 (29) | 35 (13)
National team | ||
2008 2009–2018 |
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75 (31) | 1 (2)
Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín (born 10 December 1987) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed El Pipita or Pipa, Higuaín is a prolific striker, known for his eye for goal, strong physique, and offensive movements.
Higuaín started his career with Argentine club River Plate, before a transfer to Real Madrid in January 2007 for €12 million. His time in Spain saw him win several domestic honours, including three La Liga titles, and score 107 goals in 190 league appearances. He joined Italian side Napoli for €40 million in July 2013, where he won the Coppa Italia during his first season. In the 2015–16 season, he scored 36 league goals, winning the Capocannoniere title and equalling Gino Rossetti's 87-year-old record for goals in an Italian top-flight season. As a result of his goal scoring exploits in Naples, Italian champions Juventus signed him for €90 million in 2016, becoming one of the highest football transfers of all-time and highest ever transfer for an Italian club. He won domestic doubles in his first two seasons with Juventus, also reaching the 2017 Champions League final with the club. In 2018, he was loaned to AC Milan, and later to English side Chelsea in January 2019, where he won the UEFA Europa League, before returning to Juventus in the summer of that year, adding another Serie A title to his trophy cabinet the following season. After a move to Inter Miami in 2020, Higuaín announced his plans to retire from football at the end of the 2022 season.
Higuaín made his full international debut for Argentina in 2009; he represented the country at three FIFA World Cups and three Copa América tournaments, helping them to second-place finishes at the 2014 World Cup, the 2015 Copa América, and the Copa América Centenario in 2016. After no longer being called-up following Argentina's round-of-16 exit at the 2018 World Cup, he announced his retirement from international football in March 2019. In total, he earned 75 caps for his nation, scoring 31 goals.
Honours[]
Real Madrid
- La Liga: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12
- Copa del Rey: 2010–11
- Supercopa de España: 2008, 2012
Napoli
- Coppa Italia: 2013–14
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2014
Juventus
Argentina
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2014
- Copa América runner-up: 2015, 2016
Individual
- Serie A Team of the Year: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Serie A Top-scorer: 2015–16 (36 goals)
- UEFA Europa League Squad of the season: 2013–14, 2014–15
- ESM Team of the Year: 2015–16
- Forward of the "Ideal Team of America": 2006
- FIFA FIFPro World XI 4th team: 2016
- Juventus MVP of the Year: 2016–17, 2017–18
Records
- Most goals in a single Serie A season: 36 goals in 2015–16
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Argentina – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Quarter-finals |
1. Pozo
2. Demichelis
3. C. Rodríguez
4. Burdisso
5. Bolatti
6. Heinze
7. Di María
8. Verón
9. Higuaín
10. Messi
11. Tévez
12. Garcé
13. Samuel
14. Mascherano
15. Otamendi
16. Kun Agüero
17. Jonás
18. Palermo
19. Milito
20. M. Rodríguez
21. Andújar
22. Romero
23. Pastore
Manager: |
Argentina – 2011 Copa América – Quarter-finals |
Argentina – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Runner up |
1. Romero
2. Garay
3. Campagnaro
4. Zabaleta
5. Gago
6. Biglia
7. Di María
8. Pérez
9. Higuaín
10. Messi (c)
11. Rodríguez
12. Orión
13. A. Fernández
14. Mascherano
15. Demichelis
16. Rojo
17. F. Fernández
18. Palacio
19. Álvarez
20. Agüero
21. Andújar
22. Lavezzi
23. Basanta
Manager: |
Argentina – 2015 Copa América – Runners-up |
1. Romero
2. Garay
3. Roncaglia
4. Zabaleta
5. Gago
6. Biglia
7. Di María
8. Pereyra
9. Higuaín
10. Messi (c)
11. Agüero
12. Guzmán
13. Casco
14. Mascherano
15. Demichelis
16. Rojo
17. Otamendi
18. Tevez
19. Banega
20. Lamela
21. Pastore
22. Lavezzi
23. Andújar (Marchesín)
Manager: |
Argentina – Copa América Centenario – Runners-up |
1. Romero
2. Maidana
3. Roncaglia
4. Mercado
5. Kranevitter
6. Biglia
7. Di María
8. Fernández
9. Higuaín
10. Messi (c)
11. Agüero
12. Guzmán
13. Funes Mori
14. Mascherano
15. Cuesta
16. Rojo
17. Otamendi
18. Lamela
19. Banega
20. Gaitán
21. Pastore
22. Lavezzi
23. Andújar
Manager: |
Argentina – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16 |
1. Guzmán
2. Mercado
3. Tagliafico
4. Ansaldi
5. Biglia
6. Fazio
7. Banega
8. Acuña
9. Higuaín
10. Messi (c)
11. Di María
12. Armani
13. Meza
14. Mascherano
15. Lanzini*
15. Pérez*
16. Rojo
17. Otamendi
18. Salvio
19. Agüero
20. Lo Celso
21. Dybala
22. Pavón
23. Caballero
Manager: |