The 28-year-old died in a automobile accident close to Zamora, in northwestern Spain, two weeks after his wedding ceremony day.
Liverpool ahead Diogo Jota has died following a automobile crash in Spain, in line with a Spanish police report.
The incident occurred on the A-52 freeway within the province of Zamora.
The regional hearth division of Castile and Leon, the place Zamora is situated, mentioned on its web site {that a} automobile crashed shortly after midnight on Thursday and burst into flames, with two males, aged 28 and 26, discovered lifeless.
Jota, 28, had been travelling within the automobile along with his brother Andre, 26, and in addition a footballer, when the car went off the highway, in line with the reporting by Portugal’s public broadcaster, TVE.
The tragedy comes simply two weeks after Jota married his long-term girlfriend Rute Cardoso in his native Portugal.
Jota signed for Liverpool in September 2020 from Wolverhampton Wanderers for a price of 45 million British kilos ($61.5m).
He appeared in 182 matches for Liverpool throughout all competitions, scoring 65 targets and meting out 22 assists.
Jota additionally made 49 appearances for Portugal, twice profitable the UEFA Nations League.
Portugal’s Prime Minister Luis Montenegro confirmed the information of Jota’s demise on Thursday in a publish launched on the social media platform X.
“The information of the demise of Diogo Jota, an athlete who vastly honoured Portugal’s title, and his brother is surprising and tragic. I lengthen my deepest condolences to their household. It’s a unhappy day for soccer and for nationwide and worldwide sports activities”, mentioned Montenegro.
A notícia da morte de Diogo Jota, um atleta que muito honrou o nome de Portugal, e do seu irmão é inesperada e trágica. Deixo aos familiares as mais sentidas condolências. É um dia triste para o futebol e para o desporto nacional e internacional.
— Luís Montenegro (@LMontenegro_PT) July 3, 2025