Liverpool star Diogo Jota dead at 28: What you need to know about the footballer

Sign up now: Get STs newsletters delivered to your inbox

Diogo Jota died on July 3 in a car crash near Zamora, in north-western Spain.

PHOTO: REUTERS

Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota

died on July 3 in a car crash in Spain

The father of three young children was also a Portugal international, earning his first senior cap in 2019 and making 49 appearances for the team.

His brother, 26-year-old Andre, who played for Penafiel in the Portuguese second division and travelling with him, was also killed when the car came off a road in the province of Zamora, near the border with Portugal.

Here are some key facts about Jota.

Born: Dec 4, 1996

Turned professional: 2013, under Pacos de Ferreira’s youth setup

Joined Portuguese under-19 national team: 2014

Goals scored for Portugal: 14

Joined Liverpool: Sept 19, 2020

Goals scored for Liverpool: 65 in 182 appearances, according to ESPN

Jota joined Liverpool from Wolverhampton Wanderers. He

won the Premier League title

Portugal Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, writing on Facebook, said: “The news of the death of Diogo Jota, an athlete who greatly honoured the name of Portugal, and of his brother is unexpected and tragic.

“I leave my deepest condolences