Leo Higuita
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonardo de Melo Vieira Leite | ||
Date of birth | 6 June 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Kairat | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
Social Ramos | |||
CSSE | |||
River FC | |||
Flamengo | |||
Fluminense | |||
Vasco da Gama | |||
Cabo Frio | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Cabo Frio | ||
2009 | Vasco da Gama | ||
2009–2010 | MFC Tulpar | ||
2010 | Belenenses | ||
2011– | AFC Kairat | ||
International career | |||
2013– | Kazakhstan | 30 | (27) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leonardo de Melo Vieira Leite (born 6 June 1986), commonly known as Leo Higuita, is a Brazilian born Kazakhstani futsal player who plays as a goalkeeper for AFC Kairat[2] and the Kazakhstan national futsal team.[3]
His goalscoring ability led to his nickname of "Higuita".
Honours
[edit]- UEFA Futsal Champions League: 2012/13, 2014/15
References
[edit]- ^ "Леонардо Да Мело Виейра Игита - Лейте". Vesti.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "Higuita, estrela do Kairat: "Queremos fazer história"" [Higuita, the star of Kairat: "We want to make history"]. UEFA (in Portuguese). 26 April 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Eleito melhor goleiro de futsal do mundo, Léo Higuita é homenageado pelo Fla" [Elected the best futsal goalkeeper in the world, Léo Higuita is honored by Fla]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 19 May 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
External links
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Categories:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Futsal goalkeepers
- Brazilian men's futsal players
- Kazakhstani men's futsal players
- C.F. Os Belenenses futsal players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
- Brazilian emigrants to Kazakhstan
- Naturalized citizens of Kazakhstan
- Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Kazakhstani football biography stubs