.jpg) Grafite training with VfL Wolfsburg in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edinaldo Batista Libânio | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998 | Campo Limpo Paulista | ||
| 1999–2000 | Matonense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Ferroviária | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Santa Cruz | 22 | (5) |
| 2002–2003 | Grêmio | 6 | (0) |
| 2003 | Anyang LG Cheetahs | 9 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Goiás | 20 | (12) |
| 2004–2006 | São Paulo | 44 | (17) |
| 2006–2007 | Le Mans | 51 | (17) |
| 2007–2011 | VfL Wolfsburg | 107 | (59) |
| 2011–2015 | Al-Ahli | 79 | (63) |
| 2015 | Al Sadd | 9 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Santa Cruz | 46 | (20) |
| 2017 | Atlético Paranaense | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Santa Cruz | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 411 | (197) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Brazil | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edinaldo Batista Libânio (born 2 April 1979), commonly known as Grafite (pronounced [ɡɾaˈfitʃ]), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.[2] He currently works as a pundit for TV Globo and SporTV.
In 2005, Grafite won the Copa Libertadores and the Club World Championship with São Paulo FC. With German club VfL Wolfsburg he won the 2008–09 Bundesliga, and was the league's top scorer as well as Germany's Player of the Year.
- ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
- ^ "Santa Cruz anuncia retorno do atacante Grafite após 13 anos". ESPN Brasil. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.