Diogo José Teixeira da Silva (4 December 1996 - 3 July 2025), known as Diogo Jota (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɔtɐ]), was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a forward for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Portugal national team.
He started playing with Paços de Ferreira, signing with Atlético Madrid after two seasons in the Primeira Liga and being consecutively loaned to Porto and Wolverhampton Wanderers. In 2018, he moved to the latter club, before moving to Liverpool in 2020.
Death[]
In July 3rd, 2025, he died tragically on a car accident with his brother. That year he won the Nations League with his county Portugal and the Premier League with Liverpool.
Jota played for Portugal at under-19, under-21 and under-23 levels.[2][3] He made his senior debut in 2019.