Liverpool FC’s Portuguese star Diogo Jota died in a car crash along with his brother, André Silva, on 3 July in Zamora, Spain. Hungarian midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, who played two seasons alongside Jota, was devastated upon receiving the news.
‘Words cannot describe how heartbroken and devastated we are…Your smile, your love for the game will never be forgotten,’ Szoboszlai wrote in an Instagram post. ‘We will miss you so much, but you will stay with us forever, on and off the pitch,’ he added.
According to media reports, Jota and Silva were travelling back to Liverpool for pre-season training scheduled for Monday when their Lamborghini suffered a tyre blowout while overtaking. Emergency services attended the scene, but there was nothing that could be done, and the two brothers were pronounced dead.
Jota’s death has shaken the footballing world, prompting tributes from figures such as Cristiano Ronaldo, former manager Jürgen Klopp, and close friend Andrew Robertson. ‘It doesn’t make sense. Just now we were together in the National Team, just now you had gotten married,’ Ronaldo wrote in a post on social media. ‘To your family, your wife, and your children, I send my condolences and wish them all the strength in the world. I know you will always be with them,’ he added. Portugal had just won the Nations League in June for the second time after 2019, with Jota and Ronaldo in the squad on both occasions.
Jota began his professional career at Paços de Ferreira before signing for Atlético Madrid in 2016—though he never made a first-team appearance and was immediately loaned back to Porto. A loan move to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2017 proved transformative: his 17 Championship goals helped secure promotion, leading to a permanent transfer in 2018. His Premier League success at Wolves resulted in a £41 million move to Liverpool in 2020. At Anfield, Jota became a dynamic forward—renowned for his pace, pressing, versatility, and clinical finishing—playing a crucial role in Liverpool’s 2021–22 FA Cup and League Cup triumphs and their 2024–25 Premier League title, amassing 65 goals in 182 appearances. Internationally, he earned 49 caps for Portugal, scoring 14 goals.
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