Leo Higuita

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]

Leo Higuita

Personal information
Full name	Leonardo de Melo Vieira Leite
Date of birth	(1986-06-06) 6 June 1986 (age 36)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club 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

His goalscoring ability led to his nickname of "Higuita".

Honours

• UEFA Futsal Champions League: 2012/13, 2014/15

References

1. "Леонардо Да Мело Виейра Игита - Лейте". Vesti.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-02-01.
2. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

• AFC Kairat profile
• FPF club profile
• The Final Ball profile