From supermarket and bricklayer to Premier League star – the story of Brentford’s Igor Thiago

The story of the second-highest scorer in the Premier League will surprise you: that’s who Igor Thiago, the Brentford striker, is.

11 goals in 13 matches: a former supermarket delivery worker who also worked as a bricklayer in construction, today he ranks among the most fearsome finishers in the English football elite.

This is the journey of Igor Thiago, a center forward born in 2001, a true story of comeback, sacrifice, and hardship, which has led him to surprise the football world at the highest level.

It may sound unbelievable, but until the age of 18 he had never set foot in a professional academy.

He played for his local team while working in a supermarket to help support his family. The loss of his father, when Igor was only 14, forced him to make many sacrifices and take on responsibility at an early age.

Then came the turning point: Cruzeiro noticed him in 2019, just when Igor was one step away from giving up and abandoning his dream. There he stood out for his physical strength, his goal instinct and his natural skills as a finisher.

In 2022, he headed to Europe: first to Ludogorets, then to Club Brugge, and finally to Brentford, where he completely exploded.

Today, in the Premier League’s top scorers’ standings, he is second – surpassed only by Erling Haaland.

His comeback has just begun. And Igor Thiago’s story is living proof that dreams never fade, if you have the strength to follow them to the end. /Telegraph/