Exclusive Q&A with Gonzalo Higuaín

Gonzalo Higuaín Training Action Shot 9.18.20

Inter Miami announced the signing of record-breaking goal scorer Gonzalo HiguaĆ­n as the teamā€™s third Designated Player ahead of the next phase of the MLS regular season. The Argentine forward chose to join Inter Miami over a host of options, citing his excitement for the Clubā€™s project and ambition.


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The Club sat down with HiguaĆ­n following his signing to hear his thoughts on joining Inter Miami in its inaugural season. Here is what he had to say.




Q: What went through your head knowing that this was officially your new home?

A: First of all, I want to thank Inter Miami for the effort it has made to sign me. I think it will be a beautiful experience in my life. Itā€™s what I was looking for - a new experience, a new league and a beautiful city. Iā€™m really happy to be here and that itā€™s official.


Q: What are your individual goals here at Inter Miami?

A: My goals are to grow the team, be able to compete and help the Club grow with my experience that Iā€™ve gained in Europe after so many years. I think thereā€™s a good base and good pieces to be able to do big things. I hope I can contribute and that the team can gain more confidence and earn positive results. I think there are things to improve and Iā€™m very excited to be here.


Q: Your signing is truly historic for MLS, what was the biggest driving factor in your decision to come here? 

A: Iā€™ve been watching MLS for many years because of my brother [D.C. Unitedā€™s Federico HiguaĆ­n]. Itā€™s always been a league that interested me, that Iā€™ve looked at fondly and after talking to my brother and my family, I think itā€™s a good time to come here. I feel good, I feel whole as a player. Iā€™m motivated to try a new league and help the team grow. Individually, my goal is to demonstrate that I can contribute and continue playing great fĆŗtbol here, and I hope I can achieve that because I have all the tools necessary to succeed. 


Q: What excites you most about the potential of this team and this club?

A: It excites me that this is a new club with ambition to grow and do things well. Itā€™s a beautiful place to be able to play...I think thereā€™s a good team here to be able to do important things.


Q: You have already met manager Diego Alonso, who has had a lot of success in North America, winning Concacaf titles and titles in Mexico, what have your first impressions of him been?

A: Heā€™s a good person. I like his style of coaching. I saw a training session and I liked how he coaches, the drills he did, how passionate he is about the sessions. Clearly, talking with him has motivated me and Iā€™m happy to be able to share a team with him. Hopefully we can do big things.


Q: Carranza, Pellegrini, Figal, GonzĆ”lez Pirez ā€“ there are a number of Argentinian players on the roster, is it a little more special for you to join a team with so many of your countrymen?

A: Itā€™s nice. Itā€™s good for the adaptation. Iā€™ve known Leandro [GonzĆ”lez Pirez] for many years. The other guys I donā€™t know them yet, but I know who they are and itā€™s nice to be able to join a team with a lot of my compatriots. 


Q: In your words, what has been the key to your success as a goal-scorer all these years?

A: Training. Training, perfecting my craft, the desire to improve on anything I did wrong, never give up, never lose the motivation or the desire to continue to learn. As good of a player as you might be, or as much as you have played at the elite levels, thereā€™s always motivation to continue to improve.


Q: What about Inter Miamiā€™s identity has caught your attention after watching some of the teamā€™s matches? 

A: The style of play caught my attention. The team always tries to play and create goal scoring opportunities which also motivated me to come here. Itā€™s a team in construction but there is already a good base to reach important goals.


Q: There is a lot of joy in South Florida about your arrival, what message do you have for the fans?

A: To have confidence in this team and the project, that weā€™re doing things well, that we have a good base to achieve important things, that weā€™ll always try to give it all on the field, that weā€™ll always give our maximum to do things well and grow this team.




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