Kaká
Kaká in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Gama, Federal District, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Orlando City | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2000 | São Paulo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | São Paulo | 59 | (23) |
| 2003–2009 | Milan | 193 | (70) |
| 2009–2013 | Real Madrid | 85 | (23) |
| 2013–2014 | Milan | 30 | (7) |
| 2014– | Orlando City | 52 | (18) |
| 2014 | → São Paulo (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001 | Brazil U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2002– | Brazil | 92 | (29) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2016. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2016.
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaɾdu iˈzɛksõw duˈsɐ̃tus ˈlejt͡ʃi]; born 22 April 1982), commonly known as Kaká (Portuguese: [kaˈka]) or Ricardo Kaká, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Orlando City SC in Major League Soccer and the Brazil national team.
Kaká started his footballing career at the age of eight, when he began playing for a local club. As a child, 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 Italian club Milan for a fee of €8.5 million. While at Milan, Kaká won a Serie A title and the UEFA Champions League, and in 2007 he received the FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d'Or awards. 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. After four seasons in Spain, he returned to Milan for a season in 2013, scoring his 100th goal for the club. At the end of the 2013–14 season, he joined MLS expansion club Orlando City, but initially returned to his former Brazilian club São Paulo FC on loan. In 2015, he scored on his MLS debut for Orlando City; he was later included in the roster for the 2015 MLS All-Star Game, where he was named Most Valuable Player.
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