Kaka started his footballing career at the age of eight, when he began playing for a local club. At the time, 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 fifteen that he chose to focus on football.
In 2003 he joined A.C. Milan for a fee of €8.5 million. While at Milan, Kaká won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards in 2007. After his success with Milan, Kaká joined Real Madrid for a world record fee of £56 million, smashing the previous record of Zidane, £49 million Kaká's record was later broken by Cristiano Ronaldo when he joined Real Madrid for a fee of £80 million. In addition to his contributions on the pitch, Kaká is known for his humanitarian work. In 2004, by the time of his appointment, he became the youngest ambassador of the United Nations' World Food Programme
* 1 Early life
* 2 Club career
o 2.1 São Paulo
o 2.2 Milan
o 2.3 Real Madrid
* 3 International career
* 4 Personal life
* 5 Nickname
* 6 Career statistics
o 6.1 Club
o 6.2 International goals
* 7 Honours
o 7.1 Club
o 7.2 Country
o 7.3 Individual
* 8 References
* 9 External links
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite was born in Brasília to Bosco Izecson Pereira Leite (a civil engineer) and Simone dos Santos (an elementary school teacher He had a financially secure upbringing that allowed him to focus on both school and football at the same time.His younger brother Rodrigo (best known as Digão) and cousin Eduardo Delani are also professional footballers.When he was seven, Kaká's family moved to São Paulo. His school had arranged him in a local youth club called "Alphaville," who qualified to the final in a local tournamen There he was discovered by hometown club São Paulo FC, who offered an assignmentAt the age of 18, Kaká suffered a career-threatening and possibly paralysis-inducing spinal fracture as a result of a swimming pool accident but remarkably made a full recovery. He attributes his recovery to God and has since tithed his income to his church
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