Diogo Jota dead: Liverpool footballer dies in car accident in Spain – more details | Football News
Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota, 28, and his brother Andre Felipe, 26 and who plays for Penafiel football club in Portugal, died early Thursday morning in a traffic accident in Zamora, Spain. The information was confirmed by the Spanish Civil Guard.Jota was traveling with his brother on the A52 highway through the municipality of Cernadilla overnight. As per local media, at around 12:30am on Wednesday, after an initial investigation, it is believed that the Lamborghini they were traveling in may have suffered a tire burst while trying to overtake. This caused the car to go off road, which proved fatal. The car ended up in flames, and the fire proved fatal for both the Portuguese footballers.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The Spanish Civil Guard, the Zamora Provincial Council Fire Department, and an Emergency Medical Unit reported to the scene, along with medical personnel, but they were unable to bring them to life.The Liverpool player was traveling with his brother just days after getting married to his partner, Rute Cardoso, on June 22. Jota and Cardoso had been together since 2012. The footballer leaves behind three children.Jota joined Liverpool in 2020 from Wolverhampton for €44.7 million. Since then, he has played 182 games for the Merseyside club, scoring 65 goals and providing 26 assists. During that time, he won three titles with the Reds: a Premier League title (2024-25), an FA Cup title (2021-22), and a League Cup title (2021-22).He also had a brief spell in Spain with Atletico Madrid. The Rojiblancos had signed him from Paços Ferreira in 2016 for €7 million. He scored during a friendly game but was not picked up for the senior team. That summer, he went on loan to Porto. He then left, also on loan, to Wolverhampton before making that move permanent in 2018 for 14 million.
