Edinaldo Batista Libânio (born 2 April 1979), commonly known as Grafite (pronounced [ɡɾaˈfitʃ]), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
His talent as football player however earned him his first professional contract in 1999 with the Matão based club SE Matonense with which he played in the first division of the State Championship.
In the middle of the year, he signed on with the first division club Santa Cruz FC of the north-eastern Brazilian city Recife.
Right at the beginning of 2003, Grafite was transferred to FC Seoul, then known as Anyang LG Cheetahs, in the South Korean K League.
In the Libertadores group match against the Argentine club Quilmes AC in the Morumbi Stadium he had a hefty encounter with defender Leandro Desábato whom he accused of racial slurs.
[8] Another exciting event for Grafite in this month was an invitation by the coach of the Brazil national team, Carlos Alberto Parreira to join the Seleção for the first time when it lined up for a friendly against Guatemala on 27 April in São Paulo's Pacaembu Stadium.
2006–07 he was in the league line-up of MUC in 34 of 38 matches and scored 12 goals, which made him the top goal-getter of the club – which finished the season 12th – and third in France over all.
At the end of the following season the Felix Magath-managed Wolves were champions of Germany for the first time, and Grafite contributed with 28 goals in 25 matches, making him the league's top striker.
[10][11] One of the goals of Wolfsburg's 5–1 against Bayern Munich, when he dribbled past several defenders and then finished with a slow shot with his heel,[12] even brought him international attention.
[21] Grafite was honored as the International Player of the Year for the 2012–13 UAE Pro-League on 26 May 2013, edging out top goalscorer Asamoah Gyan.
[24][25] He arrived in the middle of the competition and scored 7 times in 15 matches, which helped promote Santa Cruz to the first division after 10 years without playing in it.
[28][29] On 2 March 2010, after almost five years since his debut for the national team, he made his second appearance, coming on as a substitution for Adriano in the game against Republic of Ireland at the Emirates Stadium in London.
[30][31][32] Grafite made one appearance at the tournament, replacing Luís Fabiano for the last five minutes of the 0–0 draw with Portugal in the last Group match.