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Personal information
Full name: Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín
Date of birth: 10 December 1987 (1987-12-10) (age 37)
Place of birth:    Brest, Flag of France France
Height: 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position: Striker
Youth clubs
1997–2005 Flag of Argentina River Plate
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
2005–2006
2007–2013
2013–2016
2016–2020
2018–2019
2019
2020–2022
Flag of Argentina River Plate
Flag of Spain Real Madrid
Flag of Italy Napoli
Flag of Italy Juventus
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National team
2008
2009–2018
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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

Napoli

Juventus

Argentina

Individual

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:  Flag of Argentina Diego Maradona

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Argentina – 2011 Copa América – Quarter-finals


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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:  Flag of Argentina Alejandro Sabella

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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:  Flag of Argentina Gerardo Martino

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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:  Flag of Argentina Gerardo Martino

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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:  Flag of Argentina Jorge Sampaoli

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