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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edinaldo Batista Libânio | ||
Date of birth | 2 April 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Campo Limpo Paulista, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 | 1⁄2 in)||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Wolfsburg | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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
Club performance | League | |||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
Brazil | League | |||
2001 | Santa Cruz | Série A | 22 | 5 |
2002 | Grêmio | Série A | 6 | 0 |
Korea Republic | League | |||
2003 | Anyang LG Cheetahs | K-League | 9 | 0 |
Brazil | League | |||
2003 | Goiás | Série A | 20 | 12 |
2004 | São Paulo | Série A | 38 | 17 |
2005 | 6 | 0 | ||
France | League | |||
2005/06 | Le Mans | Ligue 1 | 11 | 3 |
2006/07 | 34 | 12 | ||
2007/08 | 6 | 2 | ||
Germany | League | |||
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 | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2005 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | ||
Total | 1 | 1 |