Diogo Jota was 182 in club 182 appearances for Liverpool. Marc Atkins/Getty Images
The striker Diogo Jota von Liverpool and Portugal, together with his brother André Silva, died in a car accident near Zamora, Spain, in the early morning of Thursday morning, the civil guard of the Associated Press said. He was 28 years old.
Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro and Portuguese FA also awarded the news.
The Spanish civil guard confirmed to the Associated Press that Jota and his brother were found dead after their car had gone from a street near the West Panian city.
The police said they examined the cause of the incident. They said no other vehicles were involved.
The news comes just a few weeks after Jota married his long -term partner Rut Cardoso with whom he had three children.
Jota made 182 appearances for Liverpool since he came out of wolves in 2020. He picked up the Premier League title in May after winning the FA Cup and two Carabao trophies in his five years in the club.
He started his career in Paços de Ferreira in Portuguese and also enjoyed spells in Atlético Madrid and FC Porto.
Jota also won 49 international upper limits for Portugal, in which he won the UEFA Nations League in 2019 and last month and scored 14 goals.
His brother, the 25-year-old André Silva, was also a professional footballer and played with the Portuguese club Penafiel of the Lower Divison.
