Diogo Jota
1996 – 2025 · aged 29
Portuguese footballer (1996-2025)
- Born
- 4 Dec 1996 · Freguesia de Massarelos
- Died
- 3 Jul 2025 · Zamora Province
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 4 Dec 1996BornBorn in Freguesia de Massarelos
- 2014 – 2016TeamF.C. Paços de Ferreira
- 2014 – 2015TeamPortugal national under-19 football team
- 2015 – 2018TeamPortugal national under-21 football team
- 2016 – 2018TeamAtlético Madrid
- 2016 – 2017TeamFC Porto
- 2016TeamPortugal Olympic football team
- 2018 – 2020TeamWolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- 2019 – 2025TeamPortugal men's national football team
- 2020 – 2025TeamLiverpool F.C.
- 3 Jul 2025DiedDied in Zamora Province
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1996 – 2025).
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
- 20142014 FIFA World Cup
- 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2015Paris Agreement
- 20182018 FIFA World Cup
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic
- 20212020 Summer Olympics
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2023Gaza war
- 20242024 Summer Olympics
Biography
Diogo José Teixeira da Silva (4 December 1996 – 3 July 2025), commonly known as Diogo Jota, was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a forward and winger. He was known for his finishing, pace, dribbling ability, and work rate.
Jota started his career with Paços de Ferreira, before signing for La Liga club Atlético Madrid in 2016. After two seasons in the Primeira Liga, he was consecutively loaned to Primeira Liga club Porto in 2016 and EFL Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2017. Having helped them gain promotion to the Premier League, he joined the club in 2018 for a reported €14 million and made 131 appearances for them, scoring 44 goals. In 2020, he signed for Liverpool for a fee reported to be £41 million. He played 182 games and scored 65 goals over five seasons for Liverpool, winning the Premier League in 2025, as well as one FA Cup and two EFL Cup titles.
As a Portugal youth international, Jota represented his country at under-19, under-21, and under-23 levels. He made his senior international debut in November 2019 and was chosen in the squads for two UEFA European Championships (2020 and 2024), but missed the 2022 FIFA World Cup due to injury. He also won the UEFA Nations League in 2019 and 2025.
On 3 July 2025, Jota and his brother André Silva died in a car accident in Cernadilla, Spain. The death was followed by Liverpool retiring his number 20.
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