1987/12/10
Gonzalo Gerardo Higuain
Brest, Finistère, France
1.83 m
Striker, Winger
El Pipita
Madrid , Spain
Club information
Real Madrid (2007-present)
River Plate (2004-2007)
Argentina
Facts & Background
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About
Gonzalo Higuain is a Real Madrid player, joining the team in 2007 for a fee of 13 million Euros . He's considered a promising youngster and a great last ditch player. e is the younger brother of Federico Higuaín, who plays football for Independiente.
Background
During his earlier stunt at River Plate , Gonzalo was taunted with a great future especially after scoring a double in the club's game against rivals Boca Juniors.
Club Football
Joined Real Madrid in the year 2007 while the club being in a turmoil not having won any competitions for four years . The players first match was against Real Zaragoza at home during which he assisted the only goal of the match . His first goal was against Atletico Madrid where the two clubs came to draw . His first home goal was a significant one which eventually enabled Real to overtake Barcelona and win their first league cup in 4 years and their 30th . This goal was against Espanyol .
International Football
In 2006 Gonzalo refused invitations to join the ranks at both the Argentine Under 20s and French national teams . He clarified that he needed more time to think his move . Later, he decided to join Argentine and eventually played a friendly , scoring 2 goals . This is unfortune it though because the FIFA did not recognize this match as an "A" list match so this will not be accounted for
International Goals
| Date | Team | Competition | Goals Scored |
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Awards and Honours
La Liga : Real Madrid 2006/2007 & 2007/2008
Personal Awards
| Previous Winner | Award | Year | Successor |
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Career Statistics
| Team | Season | Domestic League | Domestic Cups | International | Total | ||||||||
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| M | G | A | M | G | A | M | G | A | M | G | A | ||
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M = Matches, G = Goals, A = Assists















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