Gonzalo el ‘Pipita’ Higuain hung up his boots in October 2022 and although he left the world aside of football at a professional level, he continues to be closely linked and enjoying the sport and its competitiveness, although now he does so away from the foot ball, a discipline that led him to be one of the most recognized figures at the world level at the time. ‘Pipita’ now competes at high levels of padel in the city of Miami in the United States.
Higuain who was once a forward for the Argentine national team, River Plate, Real Madrid, Juventus and also for Inter Miami in Major League Soccer, he became champion of a padel tournament at the Miami Open club, along with his playing partner, the Venezuelan Tarek Deham.
First level in Paddle
Gonzalo, 36 years old, participated with his partner in the tournament that took place last April 23 at the Miramar Open Pádel Club in the city of Miami and which also features the former world number one and world champion after nine seasons as a professional, also Argentine Alejandro Lasaigues. ‘Pipita’ also won a check for $300 dollars as a prize.
The former striker showed himself playing at a high level at the event and had several outstanding actions to confirm that the Argentine is still in very good shape; He wore a blue T-shirt with the Argentine flag and on it he wrote the legend ‘Gonza’ on the back of it.
An exemplary career in professional football
The last club where Higuaín played was Inter Miami where today his compatriot and idol of Rosario, Lionel Messi. Born in Brest, France and trained in the lower categories of River Plate, he also had a great time in clubs such as Real Madrid in Spain and Napoli in Italy where he left very good feelings and important performances.
Defending the colors of the merengue club he stood out with 121 goals to his credit in a total of 274 games played where he was able to collect a total of 6 championships as a target.
From Spain he went to Italy to join Napoli in the 2013 season to be champion of the Italian Cup and Super Cup and later continued adding achievements to his career, but this time wearing the Juventus Turin shirt. After that he would head to England to play a season for Chelsea in the Premier League.
His career would end in the United States, at Inter Miami, which was just beginning. to compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Argentine was an important player in the pink team. He played three seasons, with 70 official matches played where he scored 29 goals and distributed 11 assists. There he shared a team with his brother, Federico, which made his time in the US championship easier.
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