Diogo Jota

At a glance

Born 1996-12-04; died 2025-07-03.

Known as: association football player. Citizenship: Portugal.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Personal life Jota, whose actual surname was Silva, chose to use the name "Jota" to distinguish himself from other players named Diogo and Silva in the youth academy. "Jota" is the Portuguese pronunciation of the letter "J", making this equivalent to calling himself "Diogo J". [ 1 ] Jota's brother, André Silva , was also a professional footballer. Like his brother, André started playing football at Gondomar and played for Paços de Ferreira at youth level. [ 2 ]

Diogo José Teixeira da Silva, commonly known as Diogo Jota, was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a forward and winger. He was known for his finishing, pace, dribbling ability, and work rate.

Path and career

Death 110km 68miles 5 4 3 2 1     Approximate key locations of Jota's fatal trip: [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] 1 Jota leaves the University Hospital of São João in Porto at c. 20:30 WEST 2 Jota crosses the Portugal–Spain border on the A-75 3 Crash site on the A-52 near Cernadilla at c. 00:30 4 Benavente , intended overnight stop 5 Port of Santander , intended destination On 3 July 2025, Jota and his brother, André Silva , died in a car crash in the province of Zamora in Spain,

Why this date

Diogo Jota appears on our July 3 calendar for 2025 as a death entry.