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]

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Leo Higuita
Personal information
Full name Leonardo de Melo Vieira Leite
Date of birth (1986-06-06) 6 June 1986 (age 38)
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
Close

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

Honours

References

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