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 nameDiogo José Teixeira da Silva[1]
Date of birth4 December 1996 (age 27)[2]
Place of birthPorto, Portugal
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)Forward, left winger
Team information
Current team
Liverpool
Number20
Youth career
2005–2013Gondomar
2013–2015Paços de Ferreira
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016Paços de Ferreira41(14)
2016–2018Atlético Madrid0(0)
2016–2017→ Porto (loan)27(8)
2017–2018→ Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)44(17)
2018–2020Wolverhampton Wanderers67(16)
2020–Liverpool95(40)
International career‡
2014–2015Portugal U199(5)
2015–2018Portugal U2120(8)
2016Portugal U231(1)
2019–Portugal36(12)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA Nations League
Winner2019
*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]