Liverpool's Portuguese striker #20 Diogo Jota runs with the ball during the English League Cup final football match between Liverpool and Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium, north-west London on March 16, 2025.placeholder image
Liverpool's Portuguese striker #20 Diogo Jota runs with the ball during the English League Cup final football match between Liverpool and Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium, north-west London on March 16, 2025. | AFP via Getty Images
Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has died after being involved in a car accident with his brother
Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has died in a traffic collision in Spain at the age of 28.
The Portugal international, according to local reports, was travelling with his brother Andre who is a professional footballer from Penafiel. The vehicle went off the road and caught fire, with witnesses calling emergency services.
Jota married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso last week and the couple had three children together. Their first child was born in 2021 as they welcomed their third baby in November.
The forward first arrived at Liverpool in 2020 from Wolverhampton Wanderers. He played 182 times for the Reds, scoring 65 goals and providing 26 assists. He helped the club lift the Premier League title last season and was also part of the side that won the FA Cup and Carabao Cup in 2022.
With his country he has won the Nations League twice, with 14 goals in 49 appearances.
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