Diogo Jota

For the Spanish footballer, see Jota (Spanish footballer). For other footballers known as Jota, see Jota.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Teixeira and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Diogo Jota
Jota with Portugal in 2024
Personal information
Full name Diogo José Teixeira da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 20
Youth career
2005–2013 Gondomar
2013–2015 Paços de Ferreira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Paços de Ferreira 41 (14)
2016–2018 Atlético Madrid 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Porto (loan) 27 (8)
2017–2018 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 44 (17)
2018–2020 Wolverhampton Wanderers 67 (16)
2020– Liverpool 104 (43)
International career‡
2014–2015 Portugal U19 9 (5)
2015–2018 Portugal U21 20 (8)
2016 Portugal U23 1 (1)
2019– Portugal 46 (14)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA Nations League
Winner 2019 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:34, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:46, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Diogo José Teixeira da Silva (born 4 December 1996), known as Diogo Jota,[note 1] is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Premier League club Liverpool and the Portugal national team. Jota is known for his clinical finishing, explosive pace, and dribbling ability.[5][6]

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 FC 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 went on to make 131 appearances for them, scoring 44 goals. In 2020, he signed for Liverpool for a fee reported to be £41 million.

Jota is a former Portugal youth international, representing his country at under-19, under-21 and under-23 levels.[7][8] He was included in the squad for the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, which Portugal won on home soil, and made his senior international debut in November 2019, playing at UEFA Euro 2020 and Euro 2024.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Soccerway was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Diogo Jota: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. ^ Paulos, Paulo (3 October 2016). "A ascensão de Jota até virar o avançado de que o dragão precisava" [Jota's ascension until he turned into the striker the dragon needed]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. ^ Gomes, Lídia Paralta (1 October 2016). "A noite foi de Jota Jota Jota" [The night was Jota Jota Jota]. Tribuna Expresso (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Euro 2020: Diogo Jota's Portugal eliminated at last-16 stage". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  6. ^ Segar, David; Sisneros, Matt; Whitmore, Jonny (24 January 2024). "Is Ruthless Diogo Jota Liverpool's Clinical Forward?". OptaAnalyst. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Portugal (sub-20): André Horta e Diogo Jota convocados para estágio" [Portugal (under-20): André Horta and Diogo Jota called for training camp]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 22 January 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Portugal-México, 4–0" [Portugal-Mexico, 4–0]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.


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