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This article is about the Brazilian footballer born in 1982. For the Brazilian football defender born in 1981, see Kak\u00e1 (footballer, born 1981). For other uses, see Kaka.

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Leite.

Kak\u00e1

Kak\u00e1 in 2018

Personal information

Full name

\nRicardo Izecson dos Santos Leite^[1]

Date of birth

\n22 April 1982 (age 42)^[2]

Place of birth

\nGama, Federal District, Brazil

Height

\n1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)^[3]

Position(s)

\nAttacking midfielder

Youth career

1994\u20132000

\nS\u00e3o Paulo

Senior career\"

Years

\nTeam

\nApps

\n(Gls)

2000\u20132003

\nS\u00e3o Paulo

\n59

\n(23)

2003\u20132009

\nAC Milan

\n193

\n(70)

2009\u20132013

\nReal Madrid

\n85

\n(23)

2013\u20132014

\nAC Milan

\n30

\n(7)

2014\u20132017

\nOrlando City

\n75

\n(24)

2014

\n\u2192 S\u00e3o Paulo (loan)

\n19

\n(2)

Total

\n461

\n(149)

International career

2001

\nBrazil U20

\n5

\n(1)

2002\u20132016

\nBrazil

\n92

\n(29)

Medal record

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Men's Football\n
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Representing $\"\"$ Brazil\n
FIFA World Cup\n
Winner	2002 Korea/Japan	\n
FIFA Confederations Cup\n
Winner	2005 Germany	\n
Winner	2009 South Africa	\n
CONCACAF Gold Cup\n
Runner-up	2003 United States\u2013Mexico	\n

\n\"Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (Brazilian Portuguese: [\u0281i\u02c8ka\u0281du i\u02c8z\u025bks\u00f5 du\u02c8s\u0250\u0303tuz \u02c8lejt\u0283i]; born 22 April 1982), commonly known as Kak\u00e1 (Brazilian Portuguese: [ka\u02c8ka] ^\u24d8) or Ricardo Kak\u00e1,^[4]^[5] is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. In his prime at AC Milan, where he was known for his passing, goalscoring, and dribbling, Kak\u00e1 was widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation. He is also regarded as one of the greatest midfielders in the history of the sport.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12] With success for both club and country, he is one of the nine players to win the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Champions League, and the Ballon d'Or.^[13]^[14]\n

In 2001, at age 18, Kak\u00e1 made his professional debut at Brazilian club S\u00e3o Paulo. He later joined Italian club AC Milan in 2003. Kak\u00e1 helped Milan win the Serie A title in his first season. Milan finished runner-up in the 2004\u201305 UEFA Champions League with Kak\u00e1 being the top assist provider of the tournament and being named the UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year. He led Milan to win the 2006\u201307 UEFA Champions League and was the tournament's top goalscorer. His performances saw him win the FIFA World Player of the Year, the 2007 Ballon d'Or, and the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year. After six years with Milan, Kak\u00e1 joined Real Madrid in 2009 for a transfer fee of \u20ac67 million,^[15] which was the second highest transfer fee at the time. However, his four seasons in Madrid were plagued with injuries, which saw his pace decline. He returned to AC Milan for a single season in 2013, prior to joining MLS expansion club Orlando City SC. He initially went on loan to his former club S\u00e3o Paulo before returning to Orlando in 2015 and retiring from professional football in 2017.\n

Kak\u00e1 made his debut for the Brazil national team in 2002 and was selected for the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad, which won the tournament that year. He also played in the 2006 World Cup, alongside other veterans like Ronaldo, Adriano, and Ronaldinho. He made his final World Cup appearance in 2010. He was also a member of Brazil's 2005 and 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup-winning squads, winning the Golden Ball in 2009 as the tournament's best player.\n

Between 2006 and 2009, he was named in both the FIFA World XI and the UEFA Team of the Year three times. In 2010, he was named in the AC Milan Hall of Fame.^[16] One of the world's most famous athletes during his playing career, Kak\u00e1 was the first sportsperson to amass 10 million followers on Twitter.^[17]^[18] Outside of football, Kak\u00e1 is known for his humanitarian work, where he became the youngest ambassador of the UN World Food Programme in 2004.^[19] For his contributions on and off the pitch, Kak\u00e1 was named by Time as one of the world's 100 most influential people in 2008 and in 2009.^[20]\n

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Club\n	Season\n	League\n	National cup^[a]\n	Continental\n	Other\n	Total\n
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals\n
S\u00e3o Paulo\n	2001\n	S\u00e9rie A\n	27	12	7	1	5^[b]	0	16	4	55	17\n
2002\n	S\u00e9rie A\n	22	9	9	6	\u2014	17	8	48	23\n
2003\n	S\u00e9rie A\n	10	2	5	0	\u2014	7	5	22	7\n
Total\n	59	23	21	7	5	0	40	17	125	47\n
AC Milan\n	2003\u201304^[247]\n	Serie A\n	30	10	4	0	10^[c]	4	1^[d]	0	45	14\n
2004\u201305^[247]\n	Serie A\n	36	7	1	0	13^[c]	2	1^[e]	0	51	9\n
2005\u201306^[247]\n	Serie A\n	35	14	2	0	12^[c]	5	\u2014	49	19\n
2006\u201307^[247]\n	Serie A\n	31	8	2	0	15^[c]	10	\u2014	48	18\n
2007\u201308^[247]\n	Serie A\n	30	15	0	0	8^[c]	2	3^[f]	2	41	19\n
2008\u201309^[247]\n	Serie A\n	31	16	1	0	4^[g]	0	\u2014	36	16\n
Total\n	193	70	10	0	62	23	5	2	270	95\n
Real Madrid\n	2009\u201310^[247]\n	La Liga\n	25	8	1	0	7^[c]	1	\u2014	33	9\n
2010\u201311^[248]\n	La Liga\n	14	7	3	0	3^[c]	0	\u2014	20	7\n
2011\u201312^[249]\n	La Liga\n	27	5	4	0	8^[c]	3	1^[h]	0	40	8\n
2012\u201313^[250]\n	La Liga\n	19	3	2	1	6^[c]	1	\u2014	27	5\n
Total\n	85	23	10	1	24	5	1	0	120	29\n
AC Milan\n	2013\u201314^[251]\n	Serie A\n	30	7	1	0	6^[c]	2	\u2014	37	9\n
S\u00e3o Paulo\n	2014^[247]\n	S\u00e9rie A\n	19	2	0	0	5^[i]	1	\u2014	24	3\n
Orlando City SC\n	2015^[252]^[253]\n	Major League Soccer\n	28	9	2	1	\u2014	\u2014	30	10\n
2016^[252]^[253]\n	Major League Soccer\n	24	9	0	0	\u2014	\u2014	24	9\n
2017^[252]^[253]\n	Major League Soccer\n	23	6	1	0	\u2014	\u2014	24	6\n
Total\n	75	24	3	1	\u2014	\u2014	78	25\n
Career total\n	461	149	44	9	102	31	46	19	654	208\n

National team	Year	Apps	Goals\n
Brazil\n	2002	5	1\n
2003	10	5\n
2004	8	3\n
2005	13	3\n
2006	11	5\n
2007	12	5\n
2008	3	1\n
2009	13	3\n
2010	7	1\n
2012	3	2\n
2013	2	0\n
2014	2	0\n
2015	2	0\n
2016	1	0\n
Total	92	29\n

No.\n	Date\n	Venue\n	Opponent\n	Score\n	Result\n	Competition\n
1	7 March 2002	Cuiab\u00e1, Brazil	$\"\"$ Iceland	3\u20130	6\u20131	Friendly\n
2	19 July 2003	Miami, Florida, United States	$\"\"$ Colombia	1\u20130	2\u20130	2003 Gold Cup\n
3	2\u20130\n
4	23 July 2003	Miami, Florida, United States	$\"\"$ United States	1\u20131	2\u20131	2003 Gold Cup\n
5	7 September 2003	Barranquilla, Colombia	$\"\"$ Colombia	2\u20131	2\u20131	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
6	11 October 2003	Curitiba, Brazil	$\"\"$ Uruguay	1\u20130	3\u20133	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
7	28 April 2004	Budapest, Hungary	$\"\"$ Hungary	1\u20130	4\u20131	Friendly\n
8	10 October 2004	Maracaibo, Venezuela	$\"\"$ Venezuela	1\u20130	5\u20132	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
9	2\u20130\n
10	27 March 2005	Goi\u00e2nia, Brazil	$\"\"$ Peru	1\u20130	1\u20130	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
11	29 June 2005	Frankfurt, Germany	$\"\"$ Argentina	2\u20130	4\u20131	2005 FIFA Confederations Cup\n
12	10 November 2005	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	$\"\"$ United Arab Emirates	1\u20130	8\u20130	Friendly\n
13	4 June 2006	Geneva, Switzerland	$\"\"$ New Zealand	3\u20130	4\u20130	Friendly\n
14	13 June 2006	Berlin, Germany	$\"\"$ Croatia	1\u20130	1\u20130	2006 FIFA World Cup\n
15	3 September 2006	London, England	$\"\"$ Argentina	3\u20130	3\u20130	Friendly\n
16	10 October 2006	Stockholm, Sweden	$\"\"$ Ecuador	2\u20131	2\u20131	Friendly\n
17	15 November 2006	Basel, Switzerland	$\"\"$ Switzerland	2\u20130	2\u20131	Friendly\n
18	24 March 2007	Gothenburg, Sweden	$\"\"$ Chile	2\u20130	4\u20130	Friendly\n
19	12 September 2007	Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States	$\"\"$ Mexico	2\u20131	3\u20131	Friendly\n
20	17 October 2007	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	$\"\"$ Ecuador	3\u20130	5\u20130	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
21	5\u20130\n
22	18 November 2007	Lima, Peru	$\"\"$ Peru	1\u20130	1\u20131	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
23	11 October 2008	San Crist\u00f3bal, Venezuela	$\"\"$ Venezuela	1\u20130	4\u20130	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
24	6 June 2009	Montevideo, Uruguay	$\"\"$ Uruguay	4\u20130	4\u20130	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
25	15 June 2009	Bloemfontein, South Africa	$\"\"$ Egypt	1\u20130	4\u20133	2009 FIFA Confederations Cup\n
26	4\u20133\n
27	7 June 2010	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	$\"\"$ Tanzania	4\u20130	5\u20131	Friendly\n
28	11 October 2012	Malm\u00f6, Sweden	$\"\"$ Iraq	3\u20130	6\u20130	Friendly\n
29	16 October 2012	Wroc\u0142aw, Poland	$\"\"$ Japan	4\u20130	4\u20130	Friendly\n

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Early life

Club career

S\u00e3o Paulo

AC Milan

Real Madrid

Return to AC Milan

Orlando City

Loan to S\u00e3o Paulo

Return to Orlando City

Retirement

International career

Youth career and early senior career

First Confederations Cup title and 2006 World Cup

Second Confederations Cup title and 2010 World Cup

Later career

Style of play and reception

Personal life

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

References

External links

Kaká

Talks

1 February, 2001