Player Fact File

Name: Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (Kaka)

Position: Midfielder
Caps: 75

Goals: 26
Team: Real Madrid
Date of brith: 22 April 1982
Height: 186cm/6ft 1 in
Previous clubs: Sao Paulo, AC Mian
International debut: 31 January 2002 v Bolivia
Previous World Cups: 2002, 2006
STYLE GUIDE
Kaka glides past defenders, making them appears as if they have stepped aside to let him through. He looks relaxed playing anywhere in midfield, from where he strikes the ball in ways that are unimaginable until he has kicked it. Goalkeepers know the feeling especially well. Now that Kaka is in the full pomp of his skills, managers are asking him press forward and display his astonishing yet economical footwork in conjuring closer-range goal-scoring opportunities.