Igor Jesus

Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz (born 25 February 2001), commonly known as Igor Jesus (Brazilian Portuguese: ), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Nottingham Forest and the Brazil national team.

Club career Igor Jesus came through the youth ranks at Coritiba, having been at the clubs since he was 13 years old. He was given a place in the senior side in 2019, and made his debut as a substitute on 23 January 2019, in the Campeonato Paranaense game against Maringá. He scored his first senior goal on his first start for the team, in the same competition on 30 January 2019 against Athletico Paranaense. On 18 March 2019 he signed a new contract, keeping his rights with Coritiba until the end of 2022. He made his national league debut in the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B match against CRB on 20 May 2019.

Igor Jesus with Shabab Al Ahli in 2022. On 7 July 2024, following a spell abroad with Shabab Al Ahli, Igor Jesus returned home and signed a permanent deal with Botafogo. He scored two goals for Botafogo during the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, one against Seattle Sounders and the decisive winner against Paris Saint-Germain, helping his team advance to the knockout stage.

Before officially leaving Glorioso, Igor Jesus lamented his departure from the club with which he won the Libertadores and the 2024 Brazilian Championship. "I'm happy to be starting this great championship on the right foot, starting with a victory I'm really happy with the result. Thank God we got three good points, and it was very important. Now it's time to keep going; we have a very difficult game against PSG. We'll keep working hard this week so we can put in a great performance too," he told SporTV.