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Diogo Jota

This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Teixeira and the second is da Silva.

Diogo José Teixeira da Silva (4 December 1996 – 3 July 2025), commonly known as Diogo Jota, was a Portuguese footballer. He played as a winger for Premier League team Liverpool.

Diogo Jota
Diogo Jota 2025.jpg
Jota with Liverpool in April 2025
Personal information
Full nameDiogo José Teixeira da Silva[1]
Date of birth(1996-12-04)4 December 1996[2]
Place of birthPorto, Portugal
Date of death3 July 2025(2025-07-03) (aged 28)
Place of deathCernadilla, Spain
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing positionForward, left winger
Youth career
2005–2013Gondomar
2013–2015Paços de Ferreira
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016Paços de Ferreira41(14)
2016–2018Atlético Madrid0(0)
2016–2017→ Porto (loan)27(8)
2017–2018→ Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)44(17)
2018–2020Wolverhampton Wanderers67(16)
2020–2025Liverpool123(47)
Total302(102)
National team
2014–2015Portugal U199(5)
2015–2018Portugal U2120(8)
2016Portugal U231(1)
2019–2025Portugal49(14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jota was 28 years old when he and his brother, André Silva, were killed in a car crash in Cernadilla, Spain, on 3 July 2025.[3][4] Their funeral took place in Gondomar on 5 July 2025. Many people from the world of football attended, including Andrew Robertson and Virgil van Dijk, who carried floral tributes into the church.[5] A book of condolences was opened for others to write private messages which would go to the family.[source?]

Career statistics

Club

Jota played for F.C. Paços de Ferreira from 2014 until 2016, when he joined Atlético Madrid. He went on loan to FC Porto for the 2016–17 season, and to Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wolves) for 2017–18. He signed a contract with Wolves after the loan ended, and played for them until 2020. Liverpool signed him before the 2020–21 season, and he was part of their team which won the FA Premier League title in 2024–25.[source?]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paços de Ferreira 2014–15[6] Primeira Liga 10 2 1 1 0 0 — 11 3
2015–16[7] Primeira Liga 31 12 1 0 2 0 — 34 12
Total 41 14 2 1 2 0 — 45 15
Atlético Madrid 2016–17[8] La Liga 0 0 — — — 0 0
Porto (loan) 2016–17[8] Primeira Liga 27 8 1 0 1 0 8[c] 1 37 9
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2017–18[9] Championship 44 17 1 1 1 0 — 46 18
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2018–19[10] Premier League 33 9 3 1 1 0 — 37 10
2019–20[11] Premier League 34 7 0 0 0 0 14[d] 9 48 16
Total 111 33 4 2 2 0 14 9 131 44
Liverpool 2020–21[12] Premier League 19 9 0 0 2 0 9[c] 4 30 13
2021–22[13] Premier League 35 15 5 2 4 3 11[c] 1 55 21
2022–23[14] Premier League 22 7 0 0 0 0 6[c] 0 28 7
2023–24[15] Premier League 21 10 2 1 4 1 5[d] 3 32 15
2024–25[16] Premier League 26 6 2 1 5 2 4[c] 0 37 9
Total 123 47 9 4 15 6 35 8 182 65
Career total 302 102 16 7 20 6 57 18 395 133
  1. ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga, EFL Cup
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[17]
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2019 2 0
2020 8 3
2021 12 5
2022 7 2
2023 7 2
2024 10 2
2025 3 0
Total 49 14
Scores and results list Portugal's number of goals first, score column shows score after each Jota goal.[17]
List of international goals scored by Diogo Jota
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 5 September 2020 Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal 3  Croatia 2–0 4–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A [18]
2 14 October 2020 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal 7  Sweden 2–0 3–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A [19]
3 3–0
4 27 March 2021 Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia 11  Serbia 1–0 2–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [20]
5 2–0
6 30 March 2021 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 12  Luxembourg 1–1 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [21]
7 19 June 2021 Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany 16  Germany 2–4 2–4 UEFA Euro 2020 [22]
8 7 September 2021 Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan 21  Azerbaijan 3–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [23]
9 24 March 2022 Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal 23  Turkey 2–0 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [24]
10 24 September 2022 Fortuna Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 28  Czech Republic 4–0 4–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A [25]
11 11 September 2023 Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal 33  Luxembourg 5–0 9–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying [26]
12 7–0
13 4 June 2024 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal 37  Finland 2–0 4–2 Friendly [27]
14 8 June 2024 Estádio Nacional, Oeiras, Portugal 38  Croatia 1–1 1–2 Friendly [28]

Honours

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Liverpool

Portugal

Individual

Diogo Jota Media

  • Jota playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2018

  • Manchester United v Liverpool (0-5), Premier League, Old Trafford, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, 24 October 2021

  • Jota at the EFL and FA Cup trophies parade on the streets of Liverpool on 29 May 2022, the day after the end of the 2021–22 season

  • Oasis' tribute to Jota at their Live '25 tour at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.

References

International appearances

  • "Jogador: Diogo Jota" [Player: Diogo Jota] (in português). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

General

  1. ↑ "Diogo Jota: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Diogo Jota: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Hunter, Andy; Burgen, Stephen (2025-07-03). "Diogo Jota, Liverpool and Portugal footballer, dies aged 28 in car crash" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jul/03/diogo-jota-liverpool-portugal-footballer-dies-aged-28-car-crash. Retrieved 2025-07-03. 
  4. ↑ Torcaz, Lidia. "Muere el futbolista del Liverpool Diogo Jota en un accidente de tráfico en la provincia de Zamora" [Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota dies in a traffic accident in the province of Zamora]. Marca (in español).
  5. ↑ Ferreira Santos, Sofia (5 July 2025). Diogo Jota and André Silva's funeral held in Portugal. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98jdq57dedo. Retrieved 5 July 2025. 
  6. ↑ "Games played by Diogo Jota in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Diogo Jota in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Games played by Diogo Jota in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Diogo Jota in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Diogo Jota in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Diogo Jota in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Diogo Jota in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Diogo Jota in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Diogo Jota in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Diogo Jota in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Diogo Jota in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Diogo Jota: Internationals". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  18. ↑ "Portugal vs. Croatia 4–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  19. ↑ "Portugal vs. Sweden 3–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  20. ↑ "Serbia vs. Portugal 2–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  21. ↑ "Luxembourg vs. Portugal 1–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  22. ↑ "Portugal vs. Germany 2–4: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  23. ↑ "Azerbaijan vs. Portugal 0–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  24. ↑ "Portugal vs. Turkey 3–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  25. ↑ "Czech Republic vs. Portugal 0–4: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  26. ↑ "Portugal vs. Luxembourg 9–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  27. ↑ "Portugal vs. Finland 4–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  28. ↑ "Portugal vs. Croatia 1–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  29. ↑ Anderson, John, ed. (2018). Football Yearbook 2018–2019. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 386–387. ISBN 978-1-4722-6106-9.
  30. ↑ McNulty, Phil (27 April 2025). A moment 35 years in the making. BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c7vn92498zyo. Retrieved 5 July 2025. 
  31. ↑ McNulty, Phil (14 May 2022). Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61429640. Retrieved 14 May 2022. 
  32. ↑ McNulty, Phil (27 February 2022). Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60450274. Retrieved 27 February 2022. 
  33. ↑ McNulty, Phil (28 May 2022). Liverpool 0–1 Real Madrid. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61609200. Retrieved 29 December 2022. 
  34. ↑ "Portugal regressa ao topo da Europa. Liga das Nações fica em casa" [Portugal returns to the top of Europe. Nations League stays home]. SAPO. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  35. ↑ "SJPF entrega prémio a Diogo Jota" [SJPF gives award to Diogo Jota] (in português). SJPF. 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  36. ↑ (in pt) Jonas eleito o melhor jogador de fevereiro. 16 March 2016. http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=602705. Retrieved 20 March 2016. 
  37. ↑ "Champions League breakthrough team of 2020". UEFA. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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