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'{{otheruse|this=the Brazilian footballer|page1=Kaka}} {{Infobox Football biography 2 | playername = SNNNNNAAAAAAAAARRRRRRREEEEEDDDDDDDD | image = [[Image:Kaka06052007.jpg|200px]] | fullname = Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite | height = {{height|m=1.87}} | dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1982|4|22}} | cityofbirth = [[Brasília]] | countryofbirth = [[Brazil]] | currentclub = [[Fantastic]] | clubnumber = 5 | position = [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|Attacking midfielder]] / [[Forward]] | youthyears1 = 1990-2000 | youthclubs1 = [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]] | years1 = 2001&ndash;2003 | years2 = 2003&ndash;2009 | years3 = 2009&ndash; | clubs1 = [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]] | clubs2 = [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]] | caps(goals)1 = {{0}}59 (23) | caps(goals)2 = 193 (70)<!--LEAGUE APPS & GOALS ONLY --> | nationalyears1 = 2002&ndash; | nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] | nationalcaps(goals)1 = {{0}}63 (23) | pcupdate = 13:41, 31 May 2009 (UTC) | ntupdate = April 8, 2009 }} {{Portuguese name|dos Santos|Leite}} <!--DO not post any rumors, as Wikipedia is not a sports daily. Such content will be removed.--> '''Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite''' born April 22, 1982), known as '''Kaká''', is a [[Brazil]]ian [[association football|footballer]] who plays as [[forward (association football)|forward]] and [[midfielder]] for [[A.C Milan]] and the [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian national team]]. He was the recipient of both the [[Ballon d'Or]] and [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] awards in 2007, and was named in the 2008 [[Time 100]].<ref>{{Citation |last=|first= |title=Kaka - Times 100|url=http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=66070 |publisher=[[A.C. Milan|Associazione Calcio Milan]] |date=2008-05-02 |accessdate=2008-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=|first= |title = Kaká - The 2008 TIME 100| url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1733748_1733756_1735884,00.html |publisher=[[Time Magazine]]| date = 2008-04-29 |accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref> As of February 2009, Kaká along with [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]'s [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]] are the highest salaried football players in the world.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.futebolfinance.com/en/os-50-maiores-salarios-de-jogadores-de-futebol-20082009/| title=The 50 highest salaries of football players 2008/2009| publisher=www.futebolfinance.com| accessdate=2009-02-11}}</ref> KAKA SRAKAAAAAA ==Club career== ===São Paulo=== Kaká began his club career with [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]] at the age of eight. He signed a contract at fifteen and led the São Paulo youth squad to ''Copa de Juvenil'' glory. Kaká made his senior side debut in January 2001 and scored twelve goals in 27 appearances, in addition to leading São Paulo to its first and only [[Torneio Rio-São Paulo]] championship. He scored ten in 22 matches the following season, and by this time his performance was soon attracting attention from European clubs. Kaká made a total of 58 appearances for São Paulo, scoring 23 times.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://worldsoccer.about.com/od/soccerprofiles/p/kaka.htm| title=Kaká - Career History and Profile | date=January 19, 2009 | publisher=''[[About.com]]''}}</ref> ===Milan=== [[Image:Kaka and Lula.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Kaká and Brazilian President [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva|Lula]]]] The steady European interest in Kaká culminated in his signing with Italian club [[AC MILAN]] in 2009 for a fee of €8.5 million euros, described in retrospect as ''"peanuts"'' by club owner [[Silvio Berlusconi]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/football/kaka-heaven-sent-with-the-tshirt-to-prove-it/2009/01/15/1231608888625.html| title=Heaven sent, with the T-shirt to prove it | date=January 16, 2009 | publisher=''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''}}</ref> Within a month, he cracked the starting lineup, and his [[Serie A]] debut was in a 2–0 win over [[A.C. Ancona|Ancona]]. He scored ten goals in thirty appearances that season, as Milan won the ''[[Serie A|Scudetto]]'' and the [[UEFA Super Cup]]. ---Acrrington Stanley--- it was announced on the 2 july 2009 that kaka would be joining accrington stanley for a club record fee of £500. Kaká was a part of the five-man midfield in the [[Serie A 2004-05|2004–05]] season, usually playing in a withdrawn role behind striker [[Andriy Shevchenko]]. He scored seven goals in 36 domestic appearances as Milan finished runner-up in the ''Scudetto'' race. Despite Milan losing the [[UEFA Champions League 2004-05|2004–05 Champions League]] final to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] on penalties, he was nonetheless voted the best midfielder of the tournament. [[Serie A 2005-06|2005–06]] saw Kaká score his first hat-tricks in domestic competition. On April 9, 2006, he scored his first ''Rossoneri'' hat-trick against [[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]]; all three goals were scored in the second half. The following season, he scored his first Champions League hat-trick in a 4–1 group stage win over the Belgian side [[RSC Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]. Shevchenko's departure to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] for the [[Serie A 2006-07|2006–07]] season allowed Kaká to become the focal point of Milan's offense as he alternated between the midfield and striker positions. He finished as the top scorer in the [[UEFA Champions League 2006-07|2006–07 Champions League]] campaign with ten goals. One of them helped the ''Rossoneri'' eliminate [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] in the quarterfinals on a 1–0 aggregate, and three others proved fatal for [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in the semifinals despite Milan losing the first leg. Following the convincing 3–0 second-leg defeat at the [[San Siro]] on May 2 that knocked out the English champions, Manchester United manager [[Sir Alex Ferguson]] declared that Kaká was one of the two best players in the world, alongside his charge [[Cristiano Ronaldo]].{{Fact|May 2009|date=May 2009}} Kaká added the Champions League title to his trophy case for the first time when Milan defeated [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] on May 23, 2007. Though he went scoreless, he won a free kick that led to the first of [[Filippo Inzaghi]]'s two goals, and provided the assist for the second. For his stellar play throughout the competition, he was voted the [[Vodafone]] Fans' Player of the Season in a poll of over 100,000 UEFA.com visitors. On August 30, Kaká was named by UEFA as both the top forward of the 2006–07 CL season and Club Footballer of the Year.<ref>[http://africa.reuters.com/sport/news/usnBAN126130.html Kaka named UEFA's European club player of the year] - Reuters Africa, 8/31/07</ref> He played his 200th career match with Milan in a 1–1 home draw with [[Calcio Catania|Catania]] on September 30, and on October 5, he was named the 2006–07 [[FIFPro]] World Player of the Year. On 2 December 2007, Kaká became the eighth Milan player to win the [[Ballon d'Or]], as he finished with a decisive 444 votes, long ahead of runner-up Cristiano Ronaldo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/dec2g.html | title=Ballon d'Or: Kaka crowned | accessdate=2007-12-02 | publisher=Football Italia}}</ref> He signed a contract extension through 2013 with Milan on February 29, 2008.<ref>{{Citation |last=Burton |first=Chris |title=Kaka will not leave Milan |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11854_3216237,00.html |publisher=''[[Sky Sports]]'' |date=2008-02-29 |accessdate=2008-03-01}}</ref> Due to his contributions on and off the pitch, ''[[Time magazine|Time]]'' magazine named Kaká in the [[Time 100]], a list of the world's 100 most influential people, on May 2.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1733748_1733756_1735884,00.html|title=Kaká - The 2008 Time 100|authorlink=Kasey Keller|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> On October 14, he cast his footprints into the [[Estádio do Maracanã]]'s sidewalk of fame, in a section dedicated to the memory of the country's top players.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=73994|title=Kaká - Maracanã Hall of Fame|work=ACMilan.com}}</ref> <!-- You may comment on the media reaction in general, but do not add specific pieces of speculation, as per WP:CRYSTAL --> On 13 January 2009, it was reported by the [[BBC]] that [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] made a bid for Kaká for over £100 million. Milan director Umberto Gandini replied in an emailed comment, "The only thing I can say is that the offer is huge and the club is pondering it carefully," and added that Milan would only discuss the matter if Kaká and Manchester City agreed to personal terms.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=aHW0EfCtD08I|title=AC Milan’s Gandini Says Kaka Will Talk With Manchester City |date=16 January 2009|publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]|first=Tariq|last=Panja|coauthors = Alessandro Poggi}}</ref> Kaká initially responded by telling reporters he wanted to "grow old" at Milan and dreamed of captaining the club one day, but later said, “If Milan want to sell me, I’ll sit down and talk. I can say that as long as the club don’t want to sell me, I’ll definitely stay.”<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_city/article5527883.ece|title= Kaka and Manchester City: three days that shook the football world|date=16 January 2009|publisher=''[[The Times]]''|first=Gabriele|last=Marcotti|authorlink = Gabriele Marcotti}}</ref> On January 19, Berlusconi announced that Manchester City had officially ended their bid after a discussion between the clubs, and that Kaká would remain with Milan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/01/19/england.manchester/ |title=Kaka deal dead but Bellamy signs for £12M |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=January 19 2009 }}</ref> Milan supporters had protested outside the club headquarters earlier that evening, and later chanted outside Kaká's home, where he saluted them by flashing his jersey outside a window.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jV0MVJBywDb6-1DDf1iePoDFRQVA |title=Kaka salutes fans pleading with him to stay |publisher=[[Agence France-Presse]]|date=2009-01-19 |accessdate=2009-01-20 }}</ref> Recently the English national team and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] midfielder [[Frank Lampard]] told the British press that the only footballer he would pay to watch was Kaká. Considering Lampard's status as a fellow professional footballer the statement was truly a high recognition.<ref>[http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/216469/FRANK-LAMPARD-LOVES-KAKA-Brazil-ace-is-only-player-Id-pay-to-watch-says-Chelsea-ace.html]</ref> On May 2009, Kaká was named as the only footballer in the peoples list of Time 100, which covers the most influential people of the world.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1883644_1886141,00.html]</ref> On May 22, 2009, [[Paolo Maldini]], the then captain of Milan announced his retirement from football, adding that he had already decided that his succesor as the captain of Milan would be Kaká.<ref>[http://esporteinterativo.uol.com.br/Noticia.aspx?idNoticia=7262]</ref>. Barney dobbin for Ross Mckee ==International career== [[Image:Kaká (Peru vs Peru).jpg|400px|thumb|upright|Kaká against [[Peru national football team|Peru]] in [[Lima]]]] Kaká was called up for the [[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship]] but the Brazilians crashed out to Ghana at the quarterfinals. Few months later, he made his debut for [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] in a friendly match against [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia]] on January 31, 2002. He was part of the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]-winning squad, but played only 25 minutes<ref>[http://www.kakafans.net/kakablog.php KAKAFANS.NET // Kaka's World Cup Blog - IN ENGLISH!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, all of which were in the first round match against [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]. During the final against [[Germany national football team|Germany]], coach [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]] was reportedly about to send Kaká on as a substitute, but he never made it into the game as the referee did not notice him waving on the sidelines to enter the pitch.{{Fact|date=May 2009}} In 2003, Kaká was the captain for the [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] tournament, where Brazil, competing as with their [[Brazil Olympic football team|Under-23 team]], finished as runner-up to [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]. He scored three goals during the tournament. He was included in Brazil's squad for [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup]] in [[Germany]] He appeared in all five matches and scored one goal in a 4–1 win over [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in the final. Kaká started in his first [[FIFA World Cup]] finals in [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]], scoring his first and only goal in a 1–0 victory over [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] in Brazil's opening match. He was unable to keep up the momentum for the remainder of the tournament, as Brazil was eliminated by [[France national football team|France]] in the quarterfinals. On September 3, 2006, he received the ball off a deflection from an Argentina corner kick and outran [[Lionel Messi]] while taking the ball down three quarters of the field to score.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=105920.html|title=New-look Brazil sink Argentina|date=2006-09-04|accessdate=2009-05-22}}</ref> On May 12, 2007, citing an exhaustive schedule of Serie A, Champions League and national team play, Kaká openly bowed out of the [[Copa América 2007]], which Brazil won.<ref>[http://www.wldcup.com/news/2007/05/20070512_42374_soccer_news.html Tired Kaká to skip Copa America] - World Soccer News, 5/12/07</ref> After missing out on the Copa América, he returned to play in Brazil's friendly match against [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] on August 22, 2007. ==Personal life and religion== [[Image:Kaka caroline.jpg|thumb|Kaká with his wife Caroline]] A devout [[evangelicalism|evangelical]] [[Christianity|Christian]], Kaká became engrossed in religion at twelve: ''"I learnt that it is faith that decides whether something will happen or not."'' He removed his jersey to reveal an "I Belong to [[Jesus]]" T-shirt and openly engaged in prayer moments after the final whistle of Brazil's 2002 World Cup, and Milan's 2004 Scudetto and 2007 Champions League triumphs. He also had the same phrase, along with "God Is Faithful," stitched onto the tongues of his boots.<ref name="Mitten">{{cite web|last=Mitten|first=Andy|url=http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/internationals/article624605.ece | title=The golden boy of a golden team | accessdate=2006-09-28 | publisher=The Independent | language=English }}</ref> During the postmatch celebration following Brazil's 4–1 win over [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in the [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup]] final, he and several of his teammates wore T-shirts that read "Jesus Loves You" in various languages. Kaká is a member of the organization ''Atletas de Cristo'' ("Athletes of Christ").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atletasdecristo.org/eng/kaka.htm | title=Interview| accessdate=2006-12-26 | publisher=Atletas de Cristo | language=English }}</ref> His goal celebration consists of him pointing to the sky as a gesture of thanks to God. Kaká's favourite music is [[gospel music|gospel]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rickykaka.com/en/index.php?function=show_all&no=120 | title=Public Chat Session| accessdate=2006-12-26 | publisher=RickyKaka.com | language=English }}</ref> and his favourite book is the [[Bible]].<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/05/02/sfnkak02.xml Milan put their faith in Kaka] - The Telegraph, 5/2/07</ref> Since November 2004, he has served as an Ambassador Against Hunger for the [[United Nations]]' [[World Food Programme]], the youngest to do so at the time of his appointment. Kaká was sworn in as an Italian citizen on 12 February 2007.<ref>[http://english.people.com.cn/200702/13/eng20070213_349678.html Brazilian Kaká gets Italian citizenship] - People's Daily Online, 2/13/07</ref> He features prominently in [[Adidas]] advertising and also has a modeling contract with [[Giorgio Armani|Armani]], the latter preventing him from appearing in a photo collection alongside his Milan teammates that was published by [[Dolce & Gabbana]] in early 2007. He married his childhood sweetheart Caroline Celico on 23 December 2005 at the evangelical [[Igreja Renascer em Cristo|Reborn in Christ Church]] in [[São Paulo]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/4286613/Seven-dead-and-dozens-injured-after-Kakas-church-collapses-during-service.html |title=Seven dead and dozens injured after 'Kaka's church' collapses during service |date=2009-01-19 |accessdate=2009-01-09 |publisher=''The Daily Telegraph'' |first=Andrew |last=Downie}}</ref> Their first child, Luca Celico Leite, was born in São Paulo on June 10, 2008.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail_popup.aspx?idNews=67849&progr=5 | title=RICKY AND CAROLINE, CONGRATULATIONS! |date=2008-06-10 | accessdate=2008-06-10 | publisher=Associazione Calcio Milan | language=English}}</ref> ==Nickname== His nickname is pronounced as it is spelled, with stress on the second syllable, and is a common [[term of endearment]] of "Ricardo" in Brazil. In Kaká's case, it was born from younger brother [[Digão|Rodrigo]] calling him ''"Caca"'' due to his inability to pronounce "Ricardo" when they were young; it eventually evolved into ''Kaká.''<ref name="Mitten" /> ==Career statistics== ===Club=== ''Updated to games played [[May 31]], [[2009]]''<ref>http://www.acmilan.com/LM_Actor.aspx?idSquadra=3&idStagione=14&idPersona=53&name=Kaká</ref> {| class="wikitable" style=font-size:90%; text-align: center; width=75% !rowspan="2" valign=bottom width=10%|Club !rowspan="2" valign=bottom width=7%|Season !colspan="2" width=10%|Domestic<BR>League !colspan="2" width=10%|Domestic<BR>Cups !colspan="2" width=10%|Continental<br>Competitions¹ !colspan="2" width=10%|Other<br>Tournaments² !colspan="2" width=10%|Total |- !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- align=center |rowspan="4" align=center valign=center|'''[[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]''' |[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2001]] || 27 || 12 || 1 || 2 || 5 || 0 || - || - ! 33 ! 14 |- align=center |[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2002]] || 22 || 9 || - || - || - || - || - || - ! 22 ! 9 |- align=center |[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2003|2003]] || 10 || 2 || 10 || 5 || - || - || - || - ! 20 ! 7 |- ! Total !! 59 !! 23 !! 11 !! 7 !! 5 !! 0 !! - !! - !! 75 !! 30 |- align=center |rowspan="7" align=center valign=center|'''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]''' |[[Serie A 2003-04|2003-04]] || 30 || 10 || 4 || 0 || 10 || 4 || 1 || 0 ! 45 ! 14 |- align=center |[[Serie A 2004-05|2004-05]] || 36 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 13 || 2 || 1 || 0 ! 51 ! 9 |- align=center |[[Serie A 2005-06|2005-06]] || 35 || 14 || 2 || 0 || 12 || 5 || - || - ! 49 ! 19 |- align=center |[[Serie A 2006-07|2006-07]] || 31 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 15 || 10 || - || - !48 !18 |- align=center |[[Serie A 2007-08|2007-08]] || 30 || 15 || - || - || 9 || 3 || 2 || 1 !41 !19 |- |align=center|[[Serie A 2008-09|2008-09]] |align=center|31 |align=center|16 |align=center|1 |align=center|0 |align=center|4 |align=center|0 |align=center|- |align=center|- !align=center|36 !align=center|16 |- ! Total !! 193 !! 70 !! 10 !! 0 !! 63 !! 24 !! 4 !! 1 !! 270 !! 95 |- !style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="2"| Career Totals !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 252 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 93 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 21 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 7 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 68 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 24 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 4 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 1 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 345 !style="background: #DCDCDC"| 125 |} ¹<small>Continental competitions include the [[Copa Libertadores]], [[UEFA Champions League]], [[UEFA Super Cup]] and [[UEFA Cup]]</small><br> ²<small>Other tournaments include the [[Supercoppa Italiana]], [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]] and [[FIFA Club World Cup]]</small> ===International goals=== {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || [[March 7]], [[2002]] || [[Cuiabá, Brazil]] || {{fb|ISL}} || 6&ndash;1 || Win || [[Friendly]] |- | 2. || [[July 19]], [[2003]] || [[Miami, FL|Miami, USA]] || {{fb|COL}} || 2&ndash;0 || Win || [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup|CONCACAF Gold Cup 2003]] |- | 3. || [[July 19]], [[2003]] || [[Miami, FL|Miami, USA]] || {{fb|COL}} || 2&ndash;0 || Win || [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup|CONCACAF Gold Cup 2003]] |- | 4. || [[July 23]], [[2003]] || [[Miami, FL|Miami, USA]] || {{fb|USA}} || 2&ndash;1 || Win || [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup|CONCACAF Gold Cup 2003]] |- | 5. || [[September 7]], [[2003]] || [[Barranquilla|Barranquilla, Colombia]] || {{fb|COL}} || 1&ndash;2 || Win || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|FIFA World Cup Qualification 2006]] |- | 6. || [[October 11]], [[2003]] || [[Curitiba, Brazil]] || {{fb|URU}} || 3&ndash;3 || Draw || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|FIFA World Cup Qualification 2006]] |- | 7. || [[April 28]], [[2004]] || [[Budapest, Hungary]] || {{fb|HUN}} || 1&ndash;4 || Win || [[Friendly]] |- | 8. || [[October 10]], [[2004]] || [[Maracaibo, Venezuela]] || {{fb|VEN}} || 2&ndash;5 || Win || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|FIFA World Cup Qualification 2006]] |- | 9. || [[October 10]], [[2004]] || [[Maracaibo, Venezuela]] || {{fb|VEN}} || 2&ndash;5 || Win || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|FIFA World Cup Qualification 2006]] |- | 10. || [[March 27]], [[2005]] || [[Goiânia|Goiânia, Brazil]] || {{fb|PER}} || 1&ndash;0 || Win || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|FIFA World Cup Qualification 2006]] |- | 11. || [[June 29]], [[2005]] || [[Frankfurt, Germany]] || {{fb|ARG}} || 4&ndash;1 || Win || [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|FIFA Confederations Cup 2005]] |- | 12. || [[November 10]], [[2005]] || [[Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates]] || {{fb|UAE}} || 0&ndash;8 || Win || [[Friendly]] |- | 13. || [[June 4]], [[2006]] || [[Geneva, Switzerland]] || {{fb|NZL}} || 4&ndash;0 || Win || [[Friendly]] |- | 14. || [[June 13]], [[2006]] || [[Berlin, Germany]] || {{fb|CRO}} || 1&ndash;0 || Win || [[FIFA World Cup 2006]] |- | 15. || [[September 3]], [[2006]] || [[London, England]] || {{fb|ARG}} || 3&ndash;0 || Win || [[Friendly]] |- | 16. || [[October 10]], [[2006]] || [[Stockholm, Sweden]] || {{fb|ECU}} || 2&ndash;1 || Win || [[Friendly]] |- | 17. || [[November 15]], [[2006]] || [[Basel, Switzerland]] || {{fb|SUI}} || 1&ndash;2 || Win || [[Friendly]] |- | 18. || [[March 24]], [[2007]] || [[Göteborg, Sweden]] || {{fb|CHI}} || 4&ndash;0 || Win || [[Friendly]] |- | 19. || [[September 12]], [[2007]] || [[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough, USA]] || {{fb|MEX}} || 3&ndash;1 || Win || [[Friendly]] |- | 20. || [[October 17]], [[2007]] || [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]] || {{fb|ECU}} || 5&ndash;0 || Win || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|FIFA World Cup Qualification 2010]] |- | 21. || [[October 17]], [[2007]] || [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]] || {{fb|ECU}} || 5&ndash;0 || Win || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|FIFA World Cup Qualification 2010]] |- | 22. || [[November 18]], [[2007]] || [[Lima, Peru]] || {{fb|PER}} || 1&ndash;1 || Draw || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|FIFA World Cup Qualification 2010]] |- | 23. || [[October 11]], [[2008]] || [[San Cristobal, Venezuela]] || {{fb|VEN}} || 4&ndash;0 || Win || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|FIFA World Cup Qualification 2010]] |} ==Honours== ====São Paulo==== * [[Copa São Paulo de Juniores]]: 2000 * [[Torneio Rio-São Paulo]]: 2001 * [[Campeonato Paulista|Super Campeonato Paulista]]: 2002 ====Milan==== * [[Serie A]]: 2004 * [[Italian Super Cup]]: [[2004 Supercoppa Italiana|2004]] * [[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2007 UEFA Champions League Final|2007]] * [[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[2007 UEFA Super Cup|2007]] * [[FIFA Club World Cup]]: [[2007 FIFA Club World Cup|2007]] ====International==== * [[FIFA World Cup]]: [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] * [[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005]] ====Individual==== <!--LEAGUE AND FEDERATION-SANCTIONED AWARDS ONLY. No fan or magazine-voted awards. Listed in chronological order from last time won.--> * ''[[Placar|Revista Placar]] [[Bola de Ouro]]'': 2002 * ''[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Campeonato Brasileiro]] Bola de Prata'' (best player by position): 2002 * [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup|CONCACAF Gold Cup]] Best XI: 2003 * [[Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year]]: 2004, 2006, 2007 * [[Oscar del Calcio#Serie A Footballer of the year|Serie A Footballer of the Year]]: 2004, 2007 * [[UEFA Club Football Awards|UEFA Champions League Bronze Top scorer]]: 2005/2006 * [[UEFA Club Football Awards#Best Midfielder|UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder]]: 2005 * [[UEFA Team of the Year#Team of the Year 2006|UEFA Team of the Year]]: 2006, 2007 * [[FIFPro#World XI|FIFPro World XI]]: 2006, 2007, 2008 * [[UEFA Club Football Awards|UEFA Champions League Top Scorer]]: 2006–07 * [[UEFA Club Football Awards|UEFA Champions League Best Forward]]: 2006–07 * [[UEFA Club Footballer of the Year]]: 2007 * [[FIFPro#World Player of the Year|FIFPro World Player of the Year]]: 2007 * [[Ballon d'Or]]: [[Ballon d'Or 2007|2007]] * [[FIFA Club World Cup|FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball]]: 2007 * [[FIFA Club World Cup|Toyota Award]]: 2007 * [[FIFA World Player of the Year]]: 2007 * [[Onze Mondial|Onze d'Or]]: 2007 * [[IFFHS|IFFHS World‘s Best Playmaker]]: 2007 * [[IAAF|IAAF Latin Sportsman of the Year]]: 2007 * [[Time 100]]: 2008 * Your [[Time 100]]: 2009 * [[Estádio do Maracanã|Maracanã Hall Of Fame]]: 2008 * [[Samba d`or]]: 2008 * FIFA Team of the year: 2008 ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== {{commonscat|Kaká}} *[http://www.acmilan.com/LM_Actor.aspx?idSquadra=3&idStagione=11&idPersona=53&name=Kak%C3%A1%20%C2%A0 Profile] - acmilan.com *[http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=1042&b=true Career timeline, photo gallery and detailed statistics] - Football Database *[http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=42753.html Official IAAF Site] {{Navboxes |title= Kaká - Navigation boxes and awards |list1= {{Brazil Squad 2002 World Cup}} {{Brazil Squad 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup}} {{Brazil Squad Confederations Cup 2005}} {{Brazil Squad 2006 World Cup}} {{Brazil squad 2009 Confederations Cup}} {{Ballon d'Or recipients}} {{Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year}} {{Serie A Footballer of the Year}} {{FIFA World Player of the Year winners}} <!-- LEAGUE AND FEDERATION-SANCTIONED AWARDS ONLY --> <span/> {{start box}} {{s-ach}} {{succession box|title=[[UEFA Club Footballer of the Year]]|before=''[[Ronaldinho]]''|after=Incumbent|years=2006/2007}} {{succession box|title=[[UEFA Club Football Awards#Best Forward|UEFA Club Football Award Best Forward]]|before=''[[Samuel Eto'o]]''|after=Incumbent|years=2006/2007}}Kaka was voted best player of the season in 2006 and 2007 {{succession box|title=[[FIFPro|FIFPro World Player of the Year]]|before=''[[Ronaldinho]]''|after=[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]|years=2007}} {{end box}} }} {{AC Milan squad}} <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{Persondata |NAME = Leite, Ricardo Izecson dos Santos |ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Kaká |SHORT DESCRIPTION = Brazilian footballer |DATE OF BIRTH = [[April 22]], [[1982]] |PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Brasília]], [[Brazil]] |DATE OF DEATH = present |PLACE OF DEATH = tba }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaka}} [[Category:Brazilian footballers]] [[Category:Brazilian expatriate footballers]] [[Category:Brazil international footballers]] [[Category:Football (soccer) midfielders]] [[Category:A.C. 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