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Germany’s highest level of football league system, Bundesliga top scorer Grafite has been nominated Germany’s footballer of the year by sports journalists. Brazilian footballer Grafite plays as a striker for German Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg. 30-year-old the striker was born on 2, April, 1979. His birth name is Edinaldo Batista Líbano.

The conventional vote was organized by Kicker magazine and 1,042 journalists participated in voting. Grafite got 331 votes and his rival Mario Gomez received 171. Striker Gomez moved from VfB Stuttgart to Bayern Munich. On the other hand, Grafite’s strike partner Edin Dzeko bagged third in the list with 169 votes.

Grafite netted impressive 28 goals in only 25 appearances last season and rewarded with a contract extension till 2012. He said ‘I want to do even better (this season) and score more goals,’ he added ‘If I manage to play more games than last year then it’s possible.’ His team-mate Bosnia-Herzegovina striker Dzeko also negotiated a new contract that appears Dzeko staying at Wolfsburg till 2013.