Portuguese international football player Diogo Jota (28), who played for Liverpool, died in a traffic accident, reports the Spanish daily Marca on Thursday.
Jota, who got married just 10 days ago, died in a crash in the Spanish city of Zamora, according to Marca. His 26-year-old brother André Silva, also a professional footballer, died in the accident as well.
The Zamora Provincial Council shared details of the incident on X, without revealing the names of the two victims, on Thursday morning.
"Two young people died in an accident on the A-52. The Rionegro del Puente firefighters responded. The vehicle caught fire, and the flames spread to the vegetation. They were 28 and 26 years old. May they rest in peace."
On 22 June, Diogo Jota married his partner, Rute Cardoso. The couple have three children. Trained in Gondomar, his native Portugal, Diogo Jota emerged at Paços Ferreira before emigrating to Spain, joining Atlético Madrid, in 2016.
Immediately loaned to Porto (2016-2017), he was loaned out again the following season to Wolverhampton, where he was permanently transferred a year later without ever having played for Atlético. The striker spent three seasons with Wolves, captivating the English public with 44 goals and 19 assists in 131 matches.
These performances earned the Portuguese a move to giants Liverpool in September 2020. With the Reds, he won the league last season, followed by the FA Cup in 2022 and two League Cups (2022 and 2024). Jota played 182 matches on the banks of the River Mersey, scoring 65 goals and providing 26 assists.
For the national team, he accumulated 49 caps (14 goals) and won the Nations League twice.
