Diogo Jota

This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Teixeira and the second is da Silva.
Diogo Jota
Jota with Liverpool in April 2025
Personal information
Full name Diogo José Teixeira da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-04)4 December 1996[2]
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Date of death 3 July 2025(2025-07-03) (aged 28)
Place of death Cernadilla, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward, left winger
Youth career
2005–2013 Gondomar
2013–2015 Paços de Ferreira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Paços de Ferreira 41 (14)
2016–2018 Atlético Madrid 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Porto (loan) 27 (8)
2017–2018 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 44 (17)
2018–2020 Wolverhampton Wanderers 67 (16)
2020–2025 Liverpool 123 (47)
Total 302 (102)
International career
2014–2015 Portugal U19 9 (5)
2015–2018 Portugal U21 20 (8)
2016 Portugal U23 1 (1)
2019–2025 Portugal 49 (14)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA Nations League
Winner 2019 Portugal
Winner 2025 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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] After he died, a book of condolences was open so others could write a private message which would go to the family.

Career statistics

Club

Diogo Jota previously played for Liverpool, before passing away. From 2014-2016, He played for Paços de Ferreira, 2016-2018 was Atlético Madrid. He then went on loan to Porto in 2016-2017, and then went on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers. He then signed a contract to Wolverhampton for 2018-2020. Then joined Liverpool in 2020, which is now where he remains.

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

  • Premier League Player of the Month: January 2024[2]
  • SJPF Young Player of the Month: October/November 2015[35]
  • Primeira Liga Goal of the Month: February 2016[36]
  • UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI: 2020[37]

References

International appearances

  • "Jogador: Diogo Jota" [Player: Diogo Jota] (in Portuguese). 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". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. 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 Spanish).
  5. ↑ Ferreira Santos, Sofia (5 July 2025). "Diogo Jota and André Silva's funeral held in Portugal". BBC News. 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. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  31. ↑ McNulty, Phil (14 May 2022). "Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  32. ↑ McNulty, Phil (27 February 2022). "Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  33. ↑ McNulty, Phil (28 May 2022). "Liverpool 0–1 Real Madrid". BBC Sport. 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 Portuguese). SJPF. 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  36. ↑ "Jonas eleito o melhor jogador de fevereiro" [Jonas voted the best player of February]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 16 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  37. ↑ "Champions League breakthrough team of 2020". UEFA. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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