Diogo Jota crashed by car
Liverpool star dies at the age of 28
Updated on July 3rd, 2025 – 1:13 p.m.Reading time: 3 min.
Diogo Jota has played 182 games for FC Liverpool. Now the striker died in a car accident. He was only 28 years old.
It’s sad news: Liverpool’s striker Diogo Jota died in a car accident at the age of 28. This initially reported various media such as the Spanish “Marca” and the Spanish news agency “EFE”. FC Liverpool has now confirmed death.
The Premier League Association wrote on the website: “The Liverpool Football Club was destroyed by the tragic death of Diogo Jota. The club was informed that the 28-year-old and his brother André died in Spain after a traffic accident.”
The “Reds” also wrote: “At that time, FC Liverpool will not make any further comments and ask that the privacy of Diogo and André’s family, friends, teammates and club employees will be respected while trying to process an unimaginable loss.” The Portuguese Football Association also commented.
He wrote on the X platform: “The Portuguese football association and the entire Portuguese football are deeply shaken about the death of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva in Spain this morning.”
He was not only a fantastic player, “but also an extraordinary person who was respected by all his players and opposites who radiated an infectious joy and was a reference point in his community.” For the national team of Portugal, Jota completed 49 games.
According to the “Efe” agency, the accident happened on Thursday at around 0.30 a.m. on the A52 in Cernadilla (Zamora) in Spain. As the “Marca” reports with reference to the Zamora Provincial Council, the Jota car is said to have strayed from the street and caught fire. As the police report, a burst tire may have been the cause. The accident car is said to be a Lamborghini.
According to “Zamora News”, not only the car is said to have caught fire, but also the surrounding vegetation. A firefighting team from the Rionegro del Puente fire station extinguished the fire after the emergency call had been received at 0.40 a.m. According to the newspaper, the medical staff who had previously arrived could only determine the death of the brothers.
According to the “Zamora News” newspaper, both men are said to have been burned until they recognize. The remains were brought to a forensic institute. Jota’s brother played for FC Penafiel in the second Portuguese league.
Diogo Jota only married on June 22nd. The player’s Instagram profile can be found with his wife. A snapshot with the three children of the couple can also be seen on Instagram in the series of pictures of the wedding. Now the family has lost their father and husband and FC Liverpool has one of his top performers.
For the “Reds”, the offensive player has played 182 games so far since 2020 and scored 65 goals. With the former Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp, he won the English trophy and was twice a league champion winner. With Klopp successor Arne Slot, Diogo Jota became English champion last season. Previously, he played on Wolverhampton, Atlético Madrid and FC Porto.