FACTBOX-Soccer-New Real Madrid signing Kaka

(Reuters) - Factbox on Brazil playmaker Kaka, who will join Real Madrid from AC Milan:

Born: April 22, 1982 in Brasilia, Brazil

EARLY CAREER

* Makes an immediate impact for Sao Paulo scoring 12 goals in 27 appearances in the 2001 season.

* Plays just 18 minutes in the 2002 World Cup which Brazil win.

ITALIAN MOVE

* Moves to AC Milan in 2003 and makes his debut on September 1 in a 2-0 win over Ancona. He goes on to score 10 league goals and four Champions League goals in his first season and then spurs Milan to the Italian title in 2004.

* Helps Brazil to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in 2006.

* Real Madrid make their interest well-known following the tournament and Kaka firmly establishes himself as one of the best in the world as he inspires Milan to their seventh European Cup title in 2007.