Gonzalo Higuaín is a striker who plays for Spanish side Real Madrid and Argentina. Higuaín came up through River Plate’s youth teams and made his first team debut in May 2005, at the age of 19. He was signed by Reald Madrid in January 2007 for €13 million, after River Plate initially had turned down Real Madrid’s €10 million bid. Higuaín went straight into Real Madrid’s first team and helped them secure their first La Liga title in four years. With his help Real Madrid repeated that feat the following season.
Born in France Higuaín was eligible to play for both France and Argentina. Initially he denied calls from both countries to join their national team before deciding to play for Argentina. He was Argentina’s top scorer in the 2010 FIFA World Cup with four goals, including a hat-trick against South Korea.