Diogo Jota's Biography

 Diogo José Teixeira da Silva (born 4 December 1996), known as Diogo Jota,^{[note 1]} is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Premier League club Liverpool and the Portugal national team.

Diogo Jota

Jota playing for Liverpool in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Diogo José Teixeira da Silva[1]
Date of birth	4 December 1996 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Porto, Portugal
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward, left winger
Team 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	95	(40)
International career‡
2014–2015	Portugal U19	9	(5)
2015–2018	Portugal U21	20	(8)
2016	Portugal U23	1	(1)
2019–	Portugal	36	(12)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA Nations League Winner 2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:50, 17 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:30, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Jota started his career with Paços de Ferreira, before signing for La Liga club Atlético Madrid in 2016. After two seasons in the Primeira Liga, he was consecutively loaned to Primeira Liga club FC Porto in 2016 and EFL Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2017. Having helped them gain promotion to the Premier League, he joined the club in 2018 for a reported €14 million and went on to make 131 appearances for them, scoring 44 goals. In 2020, he signed for Liverpool for a fee reported to be £41 million.

Jota is a former Portugal youth international, representing his country at under-19, under-21 and under-23 levels.^[5][6] He was included in the squad for the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, which Portugal won on home soil, and made his senior international debut in November 2019, playing at UEFA Euro 2020.^[7]