Leo Higuita
Futsal player
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Leonardo de Melo Vieira Leite (born 6 June 1986), commonly known as Leo Higuita, is a Brazilian born Kazakh futsal player who plays as a goalkeeper for AFC Kairat[2] and the Kazakhstan national futsal team.[3]
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Semey | ||
| 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 | |||
His goalscoring ability led to his nickname of "Higuita".
Honours
- UEFA Futsal Champions League: 2012/13, 2014/15
