Club Brugge was crowned Belgian champions this season, the team drew 0-0 with Cercle Brugge and secured the 19th league title, a feat they had not achieved since 2022. It is impossible to mention Brugge’s triumph without talking about the Brazilian Igor Thiago, the club’s top scorer of the year with 29 goals this season. In the Pro League, the striker found the net 18 times in 34 games. He celebrated the national conquest and the excellent phase he was going through.
“It was a very important year for me, individually speaking. I managed to score a lot of goals, which is essential for a striker. But, above all, these statistics helped my team to be champions, which was the main objective of the season. When I arrived at Brugge, I was hoping to bring the league title back to the club, and I’m very happy that we were able to achieve this,” said Thiago.
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The match was not only full of joys, as it also marked the departure of the Brazilian striker from the Belgian club. In February, he was announced as the new signing of Brentford for the next season. The Brazilian has signed a five-year contract with the English club. He leaves Brugge with a tally of 29 goals in 55 games, as well as five assists, the best numbers of the 22-year-old player’s career.
“It’s a very big professional evolution, I arrived at Brugge at the beginning of the season and my story here was more beautiful than I could have imagined. I’m leaving through the front door and keeping in my heart all the moments we lived through this year. I have only to thank the club and the fans for everything they did for me, it was a very beautiful and special story. Thank you for everything! Now it’s time to continue writing my history with another club,” concluded the player.
Remembering Zagallo
Sambafoot Series launched a new documentary about the football legend Zagallo. Known as ‘Velho Lobo‘ and as superstitious as it gets, Zagallo helped shape what Brazilian football is nowadays — as a player and as a coach.
Watch the full series, available on Sambafoot’s Youtube channel.
