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<\/p>\nDouble vs Sunderland\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\n \u00a9IMAGO\n <\/p>\n
Brazilian, Igor Thiago<\/a> is one of the big sensations in English football in the 2025\/2026 season. With16 goals, the Brentford striker is now level with Manchester City’s Erling Haaland<\/a> in the Premier League scoring charts. The Norwegian has scored 19 goals. But after a double for Brentford against Sunderland, Thiago has broken the record for most goals from a Brazilian in a single Premier League season. Thiago is now on 16 goals, which surpasses the previous record holder, \u00a0Matheus Cunha<\/a>, with 15 goals in 33 games last season.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Two knee injuries hampered Thiago’s first year at Brentford and he played only eight games. But now free from physical problems, and thriving under Keith Andrews, he is making a real difference on the pitch. Valued at \u20ac35m, he is the star at Brentford right now, who are riding high in seventh in the Premier League.<\/p>\n A striker who intimidates his opponents<\/strong><\/p>\n Ben Littlemore, Content Manager for Transfermarkt in the United Kingdom points to Thiago’s physical strength and good relationship with coach Andrews as key factors to the Brazilian’s success: “Thiago is a crucial player for Brentford because of his physical strength and dedication. He is a very difficult opponent to stop, as well as being a great finisher. Injuries ruined his first season, but the confidence of coach Andrews was fundamental for him to show what he can do and enjoy this great run of form.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With the 2026 World Cup just months away, Thiago emerges as a possible surprise in coach Carlo Ancelotti’s<\/a> squad for March’s friendlies. Unable to find a No.9, the coach has been relying on Richarlison<\/a>, Igor Jesus<\/a> and Jo\u00e3o Pedro<\/a>, but without huge success. That is why Littlemore believes that the Brazilian from Brentford could be a solution for Brazil. “Thiago has a physical presence that intimidates defenders,” he said. “In addition to his physical strength, he has a wide repertoire of finishing skills. He is a focal point for the team and can hold off defenders. This can be very useful for Brazil, who have very talented wingers and attacking midfielders.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Double vs Sunderland\u00a0 \u00a9IMAGO Brazilian, Igor Thiago is one of the big sensations in English football in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":681557,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[2106,64922,94,66428,190624,11450,235,23785,101,22789,79,201,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-681556","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-brazil","9":"tag-brentford-fc","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-igor-jesus","12":"tag-igor-thiago","13":"tag-joao-pedro","14":"tag-matheus-cunha","15":"tag-pedro","16":"tag-premier-league","17":"tag-richarlison","18":"tag-sports","19":"tag-tottenham-hotspur","20":"tag-uk","21":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115857893903588677","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=681556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/681557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=681556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=681556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/samba-superstars-1767829357-186655.png\")
Born in Gama, Federal District, Thiago came up through the youth ranks at Cruzeiro<\/a> and was promoted to the first-team in 2020. Two years later, he was sold to Ludogorets<\/a> in Bulgaria, for \u20ac1.3 million. His rise in European football was rapid. With 21 goals and 11 assists in 55 games, he was sold to Club Brugge<\/a> in Belgium for \u20ac11m. In Belgian football, he shone again, with 29 goals in 55 games. He was sold at the end of his first season with the club for \u20ac33m.<\/p>\n