The accident occurred on the A-52, near the Palacios de Sanabria area, in the early morning of July 3, 2025. Jota, 28, was reportedly travelling with his brother André, 26, also a professional footballer, when their car lost control, went off the road and burst into flames. Local newspaper Enfoque reported that both brothers died.

Diogo Jota joined Liverpool from Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2020 for a fee of £41m and quickly became one of the club’s key players in attack, playing as a left winger. He has made 182 appearances for Liverpool, scoring 65 goals and providing 26 assists.

Information from Marca about Jota’s death

Just 10 days ago, on June 22, 2025, Jota married his long-time girlfriend Rute Cardoso in a ceremony in Porto. The couple shared a happy picture of themselves at the altar with their three children on Instagram, captioning it: “June 22, 2025. Yes forever.” The post received more than 190,000 likes and over 1,000 comments, including heart emojis from teammate Darwin Nunez and Natalia Becker, the goalkeeper’s wife.

Jota with his family not long ago

Currently, Liverpool FC and other official sources have not issued a confirmation announcement about the incident.