Federico Higuaín

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Federico Fernando Higuaín (Spanish: [feðeˈɾiko jɣwaˈin]; born 25 October 1984) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward and attacking midfielder. 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 the Columbus Crew for a then club-record fee of US$650,000, and won the MLS Newcomer of the Year Award in his first season. An icon of the club, he made over 200 appearances across all competitions, scoring over 50 goals. He is also the club's leader in regular season assists (63), penalty-kick goals (20), and game winning assists (20).

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