Diogo Jota
- This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Teixeira and the second is da Silva.
Diogo José Teixeira da Silva (born 4 December 1996), commonly known as Diogo Jota, is a Portuguese footballer. He plays as a winger for Premier League team Liverpool.
.jpg) Diogo Jota in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diogo José Teixeira da Silva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2013 | Gondomar | ||
| 2013–2015 | Paços de Ferreira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Paços de Ferreira | 41 | (14) |
| 2016–2018 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Porto (loan) | 27 | (8) |
| 2017–2018 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 44 | (17) |
| 2018–2020 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 67 | (16) |
| 2020– | Liverpool | 58 | (24) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U19 | 9 | (5) |
| 2015–2018 | Portugal U21 | 20 | (8) |
| 2016 | Portugal U23 | 1 | (1) |
| 2019– | Portugal | 29 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:23, 16 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:50, 27 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career statistics
Club
Wolverhampton Wanderers
International
Portugal
International goals
- As of 14 October 2020. Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jota goal.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 September 2020 | Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal |  Croatia |
2–0 | 4–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A |
| 2 | 14 October 2020 | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal |  Sweden |
2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | 3–0 |
Honours
Individual
- Liverpool Player of the Month: October 2020, November 2020
- PFA Fan’s Player of the Month: November 2020[5]
Diogo Jota Media
Jota playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2018
Manchester United v Liverpool (0-5), Premier League, Old Trafford, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, 24 October 2021
Jota at the EFL and FA Cup trophies parade on the streets of Liverpool on 29 May 2022, the day after the end of the 2021–22 season.
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References
Notes
International appearances
- "Jogador: Diogo Jota" [Player: Diogo Jota] (in português). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
General
- ↑ "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ↑ UEFA.com. "Diogo Jota - Portugal - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- ↑ Anderson, John, ed. (2018). Football Yearbook 2018–2019. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 386–387. ISBN 978-1-4722-6106-9.
- ↑ "Portugal regressa ao topo da Europa. Liga das Nações fica em casa" [Portugal returns to the top of Europe. Nations League stays home]. Sapo. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ↑ "Diogo Jota wins PFA Fans' Player of the Month award". 11 December 2020.
Other websites
- Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)