Diogo Jota, Liverpool and Portugal player, dies in car accident in Spain at age 28

Liverpool and Portugal striker Diogo Jota died on Thursday at a car accident in Spain, The Portuguese football federation has announced. He was 28 years old.

The Reds have released the following statement:

“Liverpool Football Club was destroyed by the tragic death of Diogo Jota.

The club has been informed that the 28-year-old died after a traffic accident in Spain together with his brother, Andre.

Liverpool FC will currently not comment any further and the privacy of Diogo and Andre’s family, friends, teammates and club staff are respected if they try to deal with an unimaginable loss.

We will continue to offer them our full support. “

The Portuguese player and his brother Andre, according to the Spanish agency Ephes, were killed on the Rias Bajas Highway near Palacios de Sanabria in Zamora, Northwest -Spain. Jota was just less than two weeks ago married.

“The Portuguese Futebol -Federation and all Portuguese Futebol have been completely destroyed with the death of Diogo Jota and André Silva this morning in Spain,” ” Portugal FA President, Dr. Pedro Proenca, said in a statement.

In September 2020, Jota signed Liverpool from Wolverhampton for around $ 40 million. Since then he scored a total of 65 goals in 182 games in all competitions with the Reds, and won trophies, among other things, the 2024-25 Premier League and two UEFA Nations League trophies with Portugal.

“The news of the death of Diogo Jota, an athlete who honored the name of Portugal enormously, and his brother is unexpected and tragic. I extend my deepest participation in their families. It is a sad day for football and for national and international sports,” said Portugal -Prime Minister Luis Montenegro posted in a statement in a statement.

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