Federico Fernando Higuaín (Spanish: [feðe'?iko i?wa'in]; born 25 October 1984) is an Argentine footballer who last played for Columbus Crew SC in Major League Soccer as a forward or as an 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 Besiktas J.K.
and Mexico with Club América in 2007–08.
In 2012, he signed for Columbus Crew SC for a club record $650,000 USD, 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.