Grafite

Grafite
Grafite training with VfL Wolfsburg in 2009
Personal information
Full name Edinaldo Batista Libânio
Date of birth (1979-04-02) 2 April 1979 (age 45)
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.

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Santa Cruz anuncia retorno do atacante Grafite após 13 anos". ESPN Brasil. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.