5 of the best strikers of the Messi-Ronaldo era

Ronaldo and Messi have redefined goalscoring
Ronaldo and Messi have redefined goalscoring

#4 Gonzalo Higuain

Higuain has been world-class for all his clubs
Higuain has been world-class for all his clubs

A misunderstood genius, the Argentine striker has earned an undeserved reputation as a big-game bottler. This unfortunate tag came about as a result of some glaring misses in cup finals for Argentina.

Take away that unfortunate tag and you are left with a deadly finisher whose record has been phenomenal. Right from his early days, Gonzalo Higuain's predatory finishing, ability to find space and brilliant instincts had marked him out as one to watch.

This made Real Madrid shell out €12m for Pipita (as he is fondly called) in 2007. Despite competing for game time with the likes of Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Raul Gonzalez amongst others, he managed a very credible 122 goals in 264 games.

He was sold to Napoli for €40m in 2013 and continued to deliver with 92 goals in 142 matches. He became the 3rd most expensive player in the world when he moved to Juventus for €90m in 2016.

His goal record currently stands at 290 goals in 570 matches, a tally of 1 goal in 2.5 matches. Higuain has also been good for La Albiceleste with 35 goals in 71 matches.

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