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Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite was born in Brasília, Brazil on April 22, 1982.
In 2001, Ricky Kaká started his senior career with São Paulo FC for 2 years and then A.C. Milan. till now signing
for a fee of $8.5 million.
He began his international career for the national team in 2002 and he was part of the 2002 FIFA World Cup-winning squad.
Kaká finished as the top scorer in the 2006 - 2007 Champions League campaign as well as winning the title. He helped his
club for winning their 7th Champions League trophy which was the favourite to be named FIFA World Player of the Year.
Honours with São Paulo FC:
- 2000: Copa São Paulo de Juniores
- 2001: Torneio Rio-São Paulo
- 2002: Campeonato Paulista
A.C. Milan:
- 2003: UEFA Super Cup
- 2004: Italian Super Cup & Serie A
- 2007: FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Champions League & UEFA Super Cup
Brazil:
- 2002: FIFA World Cup
- 2005: FIFA Confederations Cup
Individual Honours:
- Ballon d'Or
- Campeonato Brasileiro Bola de Prata (best player by position)
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI
- FIFA: Club World Cup Golden Ball, Team of the Year & World Player of the Year
- FIFPro: World Player of the Year & Three Times World XI
- IAAF Latin Sportsman of the Year
- IFFHS World's Best Playmaker
- Maracanã Hall Of Fame
- Onze d'Or
- Revista Placar Bola de Ouro
- Samba d'Or
- Serie A: Two Times Footballer of the Year, Three Times Foreign Footballer of the Year & Young Footballer of the Year
- Time 100
- Toyota Award
- UEFA: Champions League Best Forward, Champions League Best Midfielder, Champions League Bronze Top Scorer, Champions League Top Scorer, Club Footballer of the Year & Two Times Team of the Year
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