Grafite

Edinaldo Batista Libânio (born 2 April 1979) known by the name Grafite, is a Brazilian football player. He plays for Wolfsburg and Brazil national team.

Grafite
Grafite beim Training.jpg
Personal information
Full nameEdinaldo Batista Libânio
Date of birth (1979-04-02) 2 April 1979 (age 45)
Place of birthCampo Limpo Paulista, Brazil
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Wolfsburg
Number23
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001
2002
2003
2003
2004–2005
2006–2007
2007–
Santa Cruz
Grêmio
Anyang LG Cheetahs
Goiás
São Paulo
Le Mans
Wolfsburg
National team
2005–Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

On 24 August 2009, before the Wolfsburg game against Hamburg he received the very important and highly regarded "Prêmio Futebol no Mundo" ("Worldwide Football award"), as the promising newcomer ("revelação") of the 2008/09 season. He also got the top goalscorer award of the same season. The prize is from ESPN Brasil, the Brazilian division of ESPN.

Club career statistics

[1]

Club performance League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
BrazilLeague
2001 Santa Cruz Série A 22 5
2002 Grêmio Série A 6 0
Korea RepublicLeague
2003 Anyang LG Cheetahs K-League 9 0
BrazilLeague
2003 Goiás Série A 20 12
2004 São Paulo Série A 38 17
2005 6 0
FranceLeague
2005/06 Le Mans Ligue 1 11 3
2006/07 34 12
2007/08 6 2
GermanyLeague
2007/08 Wolfsburg Bundesliga 24 11
2008/09 25 28
2009/10
Country Brazil 92 34
Korea Republic 9 0
France 51 17
Germany 49 39
Total 201 90

International career statistics

Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
2005 1 1
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 0
2009 0 0
2010
Total 1 1

References

  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Grafite". www.national-football-teams.com.