'Legacy': Liverpool To Immortalise Diogo Jota With Touching Tribute

Last Updated:July 04, 2025, 07:20 IST

Jota passed away on July 3, 2025, after a tragic car accident in Zamora, Spain, that also claimed the life of his brother Andre.

Diogo Jota. (X)

Premier League club Liverpool announced that they would immortalise the legacy of Diogo Jota after the Portuguese forward’s tragic passing following a car crash on Thursday.

Jota passed away on July 3, 2025, after a tragic car accident in Zamora, Spain, that also claimed the life of his brother Andre.

The Premier League and UEFA Nations League winner was only 28 years old at the time of his death. He had recently married his partner, Rute Cardoso, on June 22, just weeks before his untimely passing. The couple had three children together.

“What cruelly has proved to be his final flourish in football saw Jota become a Premier League champion and a UEFA Nations League winner," Liverpool said in a statement.

“The No.20 will be rightly immortalised for his contributions as part of Liverpool’s 2024-25 title-winners – the club’s 20th – with his trademark shimmy and strike in front of the Kop to seal victory in April’s Merseyside derby a poignant last goal of his life," the club added.

Jota started his youth career at Gondomar in 2005 before moving to Paços de Ferreira, where he made his senior debut in 2014. In 2016, he transferred to Atletico Madrid but was immediately loaned to Porto for a season and then to Wolves in 2017. His impressive performances for Wolves led to a permanent move to Molineux.

Jota’s remarkable feats at Wolves, including helping the team win the EFL Championship title, earned him a transfer to Premier League giants Liverpool in 2020.

With Liverpool, Jota won the Premier League, the FA Cup in the 2021-22 season, and the EFL League Cup. He was also part of the Portuguese team that won the UEFA Nations League in both the 2018/19 and 2024/25 seasons.

Born Diogo Jose Teixeira da Silva, he adopted the surname ‘Jota’ to distinguish himself from teammates with similar names in the youth academy. An avid gamer, Jota formed his own eSports team, Diogo Jota eSports, later renamed Luna Galaxy, and topped the FIFA 21 Championship table in February of that year.

A versatile player capable of playing various roles along the front line, Jota clinched the Premier League title with Liverpool a month ago and followed it up with his second UEFA Nations League title. Last week, he married his childhood sweetheart, Cardoso.

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