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Igor Jesus joined Nottingham Forest in the summer from Botafogo for a reported £10m Igor Jesus' anime-inspired celebration is becoming a familiar sight in Europe. A fan of Dragon Ball Z since childhood, Nottingham Forest's Brazilian forward celebrates his goals by mimicking the powerful energy blast used by the character Goku in the Japanese adventure series. He got to show it off after just 82 seconds on the pitch in Forest's Europa League game at Utrecht on Thursday, as the substitute's late goal sealed a 2-1 win. That was his fourth goal in Europe for Forest and seventh in all competitions, and the 24-year-old is determined to keep his impressive run going. "It was very nice to score after one minute in the game, " Igor Jesus told BBC Radio Nottingham afterwards. "When I was [on the bench] I was just thinking of the game and when the coach puts me in the game I give my best. "I want to continue like this. " Igor Jesus joined Forest in the summer from Brazilian side Botafogo. His career started five years ago at Coritiba, a then Serie-B side based in Brazil's eighth largest city. As an 18-year-old he scored three goals in 24 appearances to help them secure promotion. But, after initially struggling at a higher level, he left midway through the following campaign to join Emirati side Shabab Al-Ahli. He spent four seasons in the Middle East, scoring 46 goals in 92 games, before returning to Brazil and Botafogo in July 2024. There he has excelled. He led the line as his side lifted the Serie A and Copa Libertadores titles last season. Unsurprisingly, the scouting departments at numerous club around the world were on high alert. Igor Jesus made his Brazil debut in October last year, scoring in a 2-1 World Cup qualifying win in difficult conditions in Chile. South American football expert Tim Vickery called him "the modern-day Drogba" after he scored the winner against European champions Paris St-Germain in the Club World Cup group stage during the summer. Igor Jesus' goal had another significance in that it finally ended a long wait for many Forest fans. When their supporters celebrated a win at Auxerre in the Uefa Cup back in 1995, many perhaps will not have expected it to take three decades before they would have similar scenes away from home in Europe. The victory means they are firmly in contention for a top-eight finish in the league phase of the Europa League, which would secure automatic qualification for the knockouts. "I am delighted for the fans. Fantastic, " Forest boss Sean Dyche said. "Very pleased with the players so far, because we are mixing and very pleased with the results. "Long may it continue. " Follow your club with BBC Sport Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast Get football news sent straight to your phone Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Wolves got summer transfers 'wrong' - club execs Littler through to round two at World Championship Rangers 'as bad as I've seen' as Keane revels in Ferencvaros win How Skype lost its connection to the world Coming soon: Lord Sugar takes twelve celebrities to Lapland Who wouldn't trust a message from an old friend? Dustin Hoffman stars in this classic romantic-comedy Wolves got summer transfers 'wrong' - club execs 'Monumental betrayal' - cheapest World Cup final ticket to cost £3, 119 Barcelona 'not a pressure' for on-loan Rashford BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 contenders. Video BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 contenders Is Salah right to feel 'thrown under the bus'? World Cup ticket ballot opens - here's all you need to know 'Mine was for social change, this is not' - King on Battle of the Sexes What must Allen and Bills do to end Patriots' 10-game win streak? What next after Hamilton's 'nightmare' year? The man behind the headlines - Salah, by Klopp, Diaz and more BBC or ITV? Inside how World Cup broadcast picks are made All you need to know as World Darts Championship begins 'A sense of panic' - what's going on in Turkish football? 'I hated rugby' - how Heyes turned around England career Biggest rule change ever and Brit teen - what's new in F1 in 2026? 'I was poisoning myself before endurance events' England need to win next Test or Ashes will get embarrassing - Mc Grath Norris keen to 'live a normal few days' and 'forget I drive in F1' Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.