Argentinian international striker gonzalo Higuainnotably passed by Real Madrid, Naples and Juventus Turin, announced Monday that he would retire professionally at the end of the MLS season he is playing with his club Inter Miami.
“The day has come to say goodbye to football, which has given me so much. A profession that I feel privileged to have exercised, with its good and bad times“, declared the 34-year-old player, very moved, in a press conference.
Currently 7th in the North American league with Inter, seventh and last club in a career that began in 2005 at River Plate, one of Argentina’s biggest teams, Higuain still has two regular season matches to play, which will be decisive. to qualify for the play-offs.
It was at Real Madrid (2006-2013), that the center forward began to forge his record, with three Spanish championship titles (2007, 2008, 2012).
In Naples, where he only won the Italian Super Cup, he especially distinguished himself on an individual level, finishing top scorer in Serie A in 2015-2016. His 36 goals in 35 games remains the record for a season, then equaled by Ciro Immobile with Lazio in 2019-20.
He was then Italian champion three times with Juventus (2017, 2018, 2020) and a Champions League finalist (2017).
Higuain still lifted a European trophy with Chelsea in 2019, that of the Europa League, even if he only played one match this campaign.
Finally, over the past three years, within the co-ownership team of David Beckhamhe scored 27 goals in 67 games, without inflating his record.
Born in Brest, Higuain was selectable for the France team, but he chose the Argentinian nationality of his father, a former pro who played for the Finistère club.
With the Albiceleste, he was a finalist in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (1-0 defeat against Germany) after eliminating the Red Devils with a magnificent half-volley in the quarter-finals. Higuain was also a two-time Copa America runner-up in 2015 and 2016.”The pipita“has scored 31 goals in 75 appearances.
