Diogo Jota dead – died in a traffic accident
Liverpool star Diogo Jota, 28, is dead.
He died in a traffic accident shortly after midnight on Thursday night.
Jota and his brother drove off the road before their car caught fire.
The Spanish news agency EFE was the first to report that the Portuguese national team player, Diogo Jota, 28 – who belongs to Liverpool FC – has died in a traffic accident.
The accident reportedly occurred early Thursday morning in Zamora, Spain. Jota and his brother André drove off the road before their car caught fire.
Jota’s brother André Silva, 25, also died in the accident. André Silva played football for Portuguese club Penafiel until 2024.
“The emergency services of Rionegro del Puente (northern district of the Zamora provincial union) participated in the operation. The vehicle caught fire and the flames spread to the vegetation,” the Provincial Government of Zamora writes in a post on X.
“The emergency services of Rionegro del Puente (northern district of the Zamora provincial union) participated in the operation. The vehicle caught fire and the flames spread to the vegetation”,
New tasks: Where to go to the ferry
The circumstances surrounding the accident are being investigated. According to information from Spanish authorities, the car’s tires exploded during an overtaking manoeuvre, causing the driver to lose control. The car, a Lamborghini, then went off the road and caught fire.
According to reports, the brothers were on their way to the ferry to Great Britain, where Liverpool’s pre-season starts on Monday.
Doctors have reportedly advised the Liverpool star against flying after a recent operation.
– The operation he underwent was a lung operation and he had been advised against flying after this, says CNN’s sports editor Rui Loura in the channel’s live broadcast, according to the Daily Mail.
The pictures above of the car come from El Mundo de e Castilla y León.
The pictures above of the car come from El Mundo de e Castilla y León.
“The entire Portuguese football world is completely devastated”
The Portuguese Football Federation has confirmed the death. Pedro Proenca, the federation’s president, wrote in a statement:
“The Portuguese Football Federation and the entire Portuguese football world are completely devastated by the death of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva, which occurred at dawn in Spain”
“The Portuguese Football Federation and the entire Portuguese football world are completely devastated by the death of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva, which occurred at dawn in Spain”
“On my behalf, and on behalf of the Portuguese Football Federation, I would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Diogo and André Silva, as well as to Liverpool FC and FC Penafiel – the clubs they represented,” Proenca wrote in a post on Facebook.
“On my behalf, and on behalf of the Portuguese Football Federation, I would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Diogo and André Silva, as well as to Liverpool FC and FC Penafiel – the clubs they represented,”
Diogo Jota scored 14 goals in 49 appearances for Portugal’s senior national team. He was part of the team that won the UEFA Nations League in 2019 and 2025.
Liverpool: “An unthinkable loss”
Diogo Jota joined Liverpool from Wolves in 2020.
“Liverpool Football Club is devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota.
“Liverpool Football Club is devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota.
The club has been informed that the 28-year-old player has died in a traffic accident in Spain along with his brother, André.
The club has been informed that the 28-year-old player has died in a traffic accident in Spain along with his brother, André.“Liverpool FC will not be making any further comment at this time and ask that Diogo and André’s family, friends, teammates and club staff are given the privacy they need to process this unthinkable loss.”
“Liverpool FC will not be making any further comment at this time, and ask that Diogo and André’s family, friends, teammates and club staff are given the privacy they need to process this unthinkable loss.”
We will continue to give them our full support,” the club writes in a statement.
“We will continue to give them our full support,”
Jota scored a total of 65 goals and 26 assists in 182 competitive matches for the club. He was part of Liverpool’s Premier League title win earlier this spring.
Minute of silence at the Women’s European Football Championship
UEFA confirms that a minute’s silence will be held during all matches today and tomorrow in the Women’s European Championship in honour of Dioga Jota and André Silva. This also applies to Sweden’s European Championship opener against Denmark on Friday.
Tonight at 9:00 PM, Spain will face Portugal in the championship.
Jota married his partner Rute Cardoso two weeks ago, together the couple have three children.
