Kaká

Kaká
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite
Date of birth	22 April 1982 (1982-04-22)
Place of birth	Gama, Federal District, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Youth clubs
1994–2000	São Paulo
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
2001–2003 2003–2009 2009–2013 2013–2014 2014–2017 2014	São Paulo Milan Real Madrid Milan Orlando City → São Paulo (loan)	059 0(23) 193 0(70) 085 0(23) 030 00(7) 075 0(24) 019 00(2)
National team
2001 2002–2016	Brazil U20 Brazil	005 00(1) 092 0(29)

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (born 22 April 1982), commonly known as Kaká or Ricardo Kaká, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Kaká started his footballing career at the age of eight, when he began playing for a local club. At the time, he also played tennis, and it was not until he moved on to São Paulo FC and signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of 15 that he chose to focus on football.

In 2003 he joined Milan for a fee of €8.5 million. While at Milan, Kaká won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards in 2007. After his success with Milan, Kaká joined Real Madrid for a transfer fee of €65 million. At the time, this was the second highest transfer fee (in euros) ever, behind only the €75 million fee for Zinedine Zidane. In addition to his contributions on the pitch, Kaká is known for his humanitarian work. In 2004, by the time of his appointment, he became the youngest ambassador of the UN World Food Programme. Kaká was the first sportsperson to amass 10 million followers on Twitter.

Honours

Clubs

São Paulo

• Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 2001

Milan

• Serie A: 2003–04
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2004
• UEFA Champions League: 2006–07
• UEFA Super Cup: 2007
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2007

Real Madrid

• La Liga: 2011–12
• Copa del Rey: 2010–11
• Supercopa de España: 2012

Country

Brazil

• FIFA World Cup: 2002
• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2005, 2009
• Superclásico de las Américas: 2014

Individual

• Revista Placar Bola de Ouro: 2002
• Campeonato Brasileiro Bola de Prata (best player by position): 2002
• CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2003
• Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2006, 2007
• Serie A Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2007
• UEFA Champions League Bronze Top scorer: 2005–06
• UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder: 2005
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2006, 2007,2009
• FIFPro World XI: 2006, 2007, 2008
• Pallone d'Argento: 2006–07
• UEFA Champions League Top Scorer: 2006–07
• UEFA Champions League Best Forward: 2006–07
• UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2006–07
• FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2007
• Ballon d'Or: 2007
• FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2007
• Toyota Award: 2007
• FIFA World Player of the Year: 2007
• Onze d'Or: 2007
• World Soccer Player of the Year: 2007
• IFFHS World's Best Playmaker: 2007
• IAAF Latin Sportsman of the Year: 2007
• Time 100: 2008, 2009
• Maracanã Hall of Fame: 2008
• Samba d'Or: 2008
• FIFA Team of the Year: 2008
• FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball: 2009
• FIFA Confederations Cup Best XI: 2009
• Marca Leyenda: 2009

External links

• Profile on Real Madrid official website
• Kaká at La Liga
• 2010 FIFA World Cup profile
• Kaká at National-Football-Teams.com
• Kaká FIFA competition record
• BDFutbol profile
• Transfermarkt profile
• Tactical Profile – Football-Lineups.com

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Brazil – 2002 FIFA World Cup – Winners

Brazil – 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1. Gomes 2. Maicon 3. Luisão 4. Alex 5. Adriano 6. Paulo Almeida 7. Júlio Baptista 8. Kaká (c) 9. Ewerthon 10. Diego 11. Robinho 12. Alexandre Negri 13. Coelho 14. André Bahia 15. Nilmar 16. Nádson 17. Carlos Alberto 18. Motta Manager:   Ricardo Gomes

Brazil – 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

Brazil – 2006 FIFA World Cup - Quarter-finals

1. Dida 2. Cafu (c) 3. Lúcio 4. Juan 5. Emerson 6. Roberto Carlos 7. Adriano 8. Kaká 9. Ronaldo 10. Ronaldinho 11. Zé Roberto 12. Rogério Ceni 13. Cicinho 14. Luisão 15. Cris 16. Gilberto 17. Gilberto Silva 18. Mineiro 19. Juninho 20. Ricardinho 21. Fred 22. Júlio César 23. Robinho Manager:   Carlos Alberto Parreira

Brazil – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

1. Júlio César 2. Maicon 3. Lúcio (c) 4. Juan 5. Felipe Melo 6. Kléber 7. Elano 8. Gilberto Silva 9. Luís Fabiano 10. Kaká 11. Robinho 12. Victor 13. Dani Alves 14. Luisão 15. Miranda 16. André Santos 17. Josué 18. Ramires 19. Júlio Baptista 20. Kléberson 21. Pato 22. Nilmar 23. Gomes Manager:   Dunga

Brazil – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Quarter-finals

1. Júlio César 2. Maicon 3. Lúcio 4. Juan 5. Felipe Melo 6. Michel Bastos 7. Elano 8. Gilberto Silva 9. Luís Fabiano 10. Kaká 11. Robinho 12. Gomes 13. Dani Alves 14. Luisão 15. Thiago Silva 16. Gilberto 17. Josué 18. Ramires 19. Júlio Baptista 20. Kléberson 21. Nilmar 22. Doni 23. Grafite Manager:   Dunga