Why 'Little Frog' leapt at chance to play up front

This is all a lot different from his first steps in football as a kid, when he was playing at the other end of the pitch as he grew up in Cuiaba.

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"The truth is I started out as a goalkeeper but I stopped wanting to be a goalkeeper after I broke my arm in a scooter accident," said the 5ft 11in forward in Portuguese in an interview for the Forest website.

"I never wanted to ride a scooter. The first time I rode one, I hit a stone, went flying and landed on my arm. My arm swelled up when I fell. Even though I didn't break it while playing in goal, just the thought that I could end up in that situation again was enough for me not to want to risk it.

"My nickname was 'Little frog.' I could jump very high and had an unusual jumping style when it came to making saves.

"It was my uncle who gave me the nickname. He also played as a goalkeeper and he saw me making saves and that I jumped like a frog."

Jesus evolved into a midfielder post-scooter accident and then he was moved up front as he came through the ranks at Coritiba.