Eight games, no goals. Then 22 in a season.

Igor Thiago was 13 when his father died. He laid bricks, carried shopping in a wheelbarrow and handed out supermarket flyers to help his mother, a street cleaner in Gama, keep the house standing. Brentford paid a club-record £30m for him in 2024 — he tore his meniscus on debut, in a friendly, and ended that season with eight appearances and no goals. Last season: 22. No Brazilian has ever scored more in a Premier League season.