Gonzalo Higuain

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Gonzalo Higuain        Rank Player 26

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Birth name               Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín
Birth date                December 10, 1987
Birth place               Brest, France
Height                     1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position        Striker/Forward
Current club            Real Madrid
Number                   20

Biography
Gonzalo Higuain is an Argentine professional footballer. He was born in France, attaining Argentine citizenship in 2007, and now holding dual nationality. He currently plays as a striker for Real Madrid and the Argentina national football team.

In June 2010, Real Madrid extended Higuaín's contract until 2016. On 23 October 2010, he scored Real Madrid's 5200th league goal, against Racing Santander on a 6–1 trashing by the Whites. On 4 November of the same year, Gonzalo entered the history of Real Madrid by being the scorer of the club's 700th goal in the Champions League.

On 23 April 2011, Higuaín scored a hat-trick against Valencia in a 3–6 away win in Estadio Mestalla, giving him 8 goals in 8 matches against Valencia. Higuaín also assisted two other goals for Karim Benzema and Kaká in that same match.

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Complete, intelligent striker who can play as the lead front man, supporting striker or on the wings. Can create his own shot off the dribble, and score goals out of the blue.

Gonzalo Higuain