Kaká Net Worth: How Rich is the legendary Brazilian playmaker in 2023?

During his prime, Ricardo Kaká was unarguably one of the best players in world football.

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, known as Kaká or Ricardo Kaká, is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. 

During his prime as a playmaker at AC Milan, Kaka was famous for his creative passing, goal scoring and dribbling ability from midfield.

Kaká is widely considered one of the best players of his generation.

He is one of nine players to have won the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the Ballon d'Or.

After leading Milan to the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League title and being the tournament's top goal scorer, he won the FIFA World Player of the Year, the 2007 Ballon d'Or and the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year. 

In addition to his individual awards, between 2006 and 2009 he was named in both the FIFA World XI and the UEFA Team of the Year three times.

 In 2010, he was named in the AC Milan Hall of Fame.

Kaka is one of the world's most famous athletes during his playing career and was the first sportsperson to amass 10 million followers on Twitter.

Off the field, Kaká is known for his humanitarian work, where he became the youngest ambassador of the UN World Food Programme in 2004.

And for his contributions on and off the pitch, Kaká was listed by Time as one of the world's 100 most influential people in 2008 and 2009.

Kaká Profile

Birth date: 22 April 1982 

Nationality: Brazilian

Place of birth: Gama, Federal District, Brazil

Age: 40 years old (as of April 2023)

Current club: Retired 

Height: 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Marital status: Married

Position: Attacking midfielder.

Salary: Self-employed

Net worth: $90 million

Instagram: @kaka

How old Kaka? (Kaka Age)

Kaka is 40 years old as of April 2023.

Kaka Career

Kaká made his professional club debut at age 18 at São Paulo in Brazil in 2001, and his performances with  the club led to him joining Serie A club AC Milan in 2003. 

In Italy, Kaká helped Milan win the Serie A title in his first season. 

Milan finished runners-up in the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League with Kaká the top assist provider of the tournament, and he was named the UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year. 

He later led Milan to win the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League and was the tournament's top goal scorer. 

His performances saw him win the FIFA World Player of the Year, the 2007 Ballon d'Or and the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year.

 After six years with Milan, Kaká joined Real Madrid in 2009 for a transfer fee of €67 million which was the second-highest transfer fee at the time. 

However, after four injury-troubled seasons in Spain, which saw his physical mobility rapidly decline, he returned to AC Milan for a single season in 2013.

Before he joined MLS expansion club Orlando City, he initially returned to his former club São Paulo on loan, before returning to Orlando in 2015 and officially retiring in 2017.

Kaká made his debut for the Brazil national team in 2002, and was selected for their victorious FIFA World Cup squad that year. 

Kaka was an established member of the team for the 2006 World Cup, he was part of a superstar quartet that included Ronaldo, Adriano and Ronaldinho.

However, the Selecao ultimately underperformed at the tournament before he made his final appearance in a World Cup in 2010.

He was also a member of Brazil's 2005 and 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup-winning squads, winning the Golden Ball Award in 2009 as the tournament's best player.

Regarded as one of the best players of his generation, Kaká has been described on the FIFA website as having the "capacity to glide almost effortlessly past opponents, provide defence-splitting passes and score consistently from distance."

During his prime at Milan in the mid to late 2000s, and prior to the injuries he suffered at Real Madrid which affected his mobility, Kaká was a quick, agile, hard-working, highly skilful and creative team player with great pace, ball control, technique, movement, and balance, capable of dribbling past defenders in one on one situations as well as during counterattacks.

Beyond his dribbling from midfield, Kaká was also renowned for his vision and passing ability, enabling him to create chances for teammates.

Having performed predominantly as a playmaking attacking midfielder throughout his career, he was known for being capable of scoring goals as well as creating and assisting them.

Kaka’s versatility saw him also deployed in several other attacking positions throughout his career, performing as a winger on either flank, as a supporting forward, sometimes as an outright striker, or even in a deeper role as a midfield playmaker.

In addition to these characteristics, Kaká also possessed a powerful and accurate shot from both inside and outside the penalty area, with either foot, although he was naturally right-footed.

Kaka preferred to strike the ball with finesse rather than power, and he had a penchant for scoring from distance with bending shots.

He was also an accurate penalty taker.

Some of the best highlights of Kaka’s Career includes:

- FIFA World Player of the Year (2007)

- Maracanã Hall of Fame (2008) 

- UEFA Team of the Year (2006, 2007, 2009)

- A.C. Milan Hall of Fame (2010) 

Kaka Ballon d’Or

Kaka won the 2007 edition of the prestigious Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in the world as judged by an international panel of sports journalists.

 2007 was the first year in which players from clubs outside the UEFA federation were eligible for nomination; this change also led to an increase in the voting pool to include journalists from outside UEFA countries.

Kaká was the fourth Brazilian national to win the award after Ronaldo (1997, 2002), Rivaldo (1999), and Ronaldinho (2005). 

He was the sixth Milan player to win the trophy after Gianni Rivera (1969), Ruud Gullit (1987), Marco van Basten (1988, 1989, 1992), George Weah (1995), and Andriy Shevchenko (2004).

 Kaká was the last player to win the Ballon D'or before Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominated the winners' list for over a decade.

When did Kaka leave Real Madrid?

On 29 August 2013, Kaká expressed his desire to leave Real Madrid, having scored 29 goals and provided 32 assists in 120 appearances in all competitions over four seasons at the club.

He said his goodbye to Merenegues in an open letter on Twitter.

Kaka Net Worth

As of April 2023, Kaka has an estimated net worth of $90 million as per Wealthy Gorilla, making him one of the richest Brazilian footballers of all time.

How did Kaka make his money?

Kaka made his money mainly by playing football, but also from endorsement deals.

Kaka’s incredible talent and skill saw him command a staggering amount of paychecks during his playing days.

Kaka features prominently in Adidas advertising and also has a modelling contract with Italian luxury designer Armani.

Armani prevented Kaka from appearing in a photo collection alongside his Milan teammates that was published by Dolce & Gabbana in early 2007.

Kaká also appeared on the cover of the Italian edition of EA Sports' FIFA video game FIFA 07, alongside compatriot and global cover star Ronaldinho.

 He was also featured on the cover of some regional editions of FIFA 11,FIFA 12, and FIFA 16.

 He is featured in FIFA 20 as one of the new Ultimate Team Icons.

How does Kaka spend his money?

Kaka is considered to be one of the greatest football players of all time. 

He likes to spend his money on real estate and cars.

Kaka is a proud owner of a mansion in the affluent Isleworth neighborhood of Orlando. 

He purchased the home in 2015 for $3.4 million. 

The home comes with six bedrooms and provides access to the private Lake Brenda. 

Kaka also owns an expensive collection of cars including an Audi Q5, and Audi Q7, a Bentley Continental, a BMW M6, and a Range Rover Evoque. 

Kaka Retirement Age

Kaka retired in 2017 aged 35 years.

Kaká announced his retirement on 17 December 2017, after turning down offers from his former clubs São Paulo and AC Milan.

 He also expressed interest in working as a director, confirming that Milan had offered him a role.

 Kaka Wife

As of 2023, Kaka is married to Carolina Batista Leite.

The couple has two children Esther and Sarah.

Carolina was born on August 11, 1995, in Goiania Brazil. 

She is famously known for dating Kaka the former professional football player.

Carolina works as a model for a living.

According to reports, A big portion of her income came from shooting with local photographers once she decided to pursue a career in modelling.

She became well-liked among established photographers thanks to her stunning appearance.

Ricardo Kaka confirmed that he was dating Carolina the Brazilian model after divorcing his childhood girlfriend in 2015 after 10 years of marriage.

Prior to his relationship with Carolina, Kaká married his childhood sweetheart Caroline Celico on 23 December 2005 at a Rebirth in Christ church in São Paulo.

The former couple has two children: a son, Luca (born 10 June 2008) and a daughter, Isabella (born 23 April 2011).

However, in 2015, Kaká and Celico announced their divorce via social media.

And on 5 January 2019, he announced his engagement to Brazilian model Carolina Batista Leite on Instagram.

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