Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (Portuguese: Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, pronounced IPA: /xi'ka?du ?iz?'ks? dus? tus l?it?i/, April 22, 1982 -), nicknamed Kaká (Portuguese: Kaká), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for La Liga team Real Madrid and serves as an attacking midfielder ). Kaka holds dual nationality of Brazil and Italy. He is the winner of the 2007 European Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year. He is considered one of the most outstanding offensive players in today's world football. He was also selected as the 2008 Player of the Year by Time Magazine. One of the 100 most influential people of the year.