Federico Higuaín

Federico Fernando Higuaín (; born 25 October 1984) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Inter Miami in Major League Soccer. He played 157 games and scored 35 goals in the Argentine Primera División for River Plate, Nueva Chicago, Independiente, Godoy Cruz and Colón between 2003 and 2012. In 2012, he signed for Columbus Crew SC for a club record US$650,000, and won the MLS Newcomer of the Year Award in his first season. In July 2020, he made his first appearance in an MLS match against Toronto C.U.

About Federico Higuaín in brief

Summary Federico HiguaínFederico Fernando Higuaín (; born 25 October 1984) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Inter Miami in Major League Soccer. He played 157 games and scored 35 goals in the Argentine Primera División for River Plate, Nueva Chicago, Independiente, Godoy Cruz and Colón between 2003 and 2012. He also had brief spells in Turkey with Beşiktaş J. K. and Mexico with Club América in 2007–08. In 2012, he signed for Columbus Crew SC for a club record US$650,000, and won the MLS Newcomer of the Year Award in his first season. He made nearly 200 appearances and scored over 50 goals for the club, helping them to the Eastern Conference title in 2015.

In July 2020, he made his first appearance in an MLS match against Toronto C.U. He has three brothers, Nicolas, Lautaro and Gonzalo, the latter of whom plays for the MLS club Inter Miami CF, and the Argentina national football team. He is the son of the Argentine former footballer Jorge Higuain, and has a younger brother, Gonzalo HiguaIN, who also plays in the MLS. He was named the MLS Player of the Week for weeks 25 and 26 of the 2012 season.