Diogo Jota had an accident with his brother
On the morning of July 3 (local time), striker Diogo Jota passed away in a serious car accident at km 65 of the A-52 road, near the Zamora area of Sanabria (Spain).
The car carrying Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva (a 25-year-old player from Penafiel) lost control and caught fire. The Liverpool striker was confirmed dead in the traffic accident. Andre Silva, Diogo Jota's younger brother, also died.
While Diogo Jota has made a name for himself with his performances for Liverpool and Portugal, his younger brother Andre Silva is also a potential prospect.
The world mourns Andre Silva, a potential player playing for Penafiel
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Andre Silva was born on April 28, 2000 in Gondomar, Portugal. He plays as a striker and left winger, similar to his brother Diogo Jota's position at Liverpool.
At the age of 25, Andre Silva is already a mainstay of Penafiel in the Portuguese second division. He played 32 matches in the 2024-2025 season, scoring 2 goals and providing 2 assists.
Trained at the youth academy of local team Gondomar, then playing for U.23 Boavista and U.23 Famalicão, Andre Silva's career continued to progress and reached its peak in 2025.
Diogo Jota passed away 10 days after his wedding, the football world mourns
Andre Silva is very close to his brother Diogo Jota. The two often train, play football and vacation together. Just 10 days before the accident, Andre Silva attended Diogo Jota's brother's wedding.
The tragedy of the Jota brothers
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Unfortunately, the terrible traffic accident took both of them away forever.
The tragedy of Diogo Jota
Diogo Jota passed away just 10 days after announcing his engagement and wedding to girlfriend Rute Cardoso.
The couple has welcomed three children together: Denis (2021), Duarte (2023) and a baby girl whose name has not been revealed yet, born in 2024. On social media platforms, he often shares pictures of his happy family life.
Those successes are now memories and Diogo Jota has passed away at the age of 28, at the peak of his career.
Diogo Jota joined Liverpool in 2020 from Wolverhampton Wanderers for €44.7 million. After 5 seasons, Diego Jota has made 182 appearances for the Merseyside team, with 65 goals and 26 assists.
Diogo Jota has won the Premier League (2024 - 2025), the League Cup and the FA Cup (2021 - 2022) with Liverpool. Diogo Jota is loved for his professionalism, dedication and intelligent playing style. Despite his modest physique, the Portuguese star still scores regularly for Liverpool as a striker thanks to his clever running ability.
"Liverpool Football Club is deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota. The club has been informed that the 28-year-old has died following a car crash in Spain along with his brother Andre.
Liverpool FC will not be making any further comment at this time and would like to respect the privacy of Diogo and Andre, their families, friends, team-mates and staff, who are still coming to terms with their unimaginable loss. We will continue to offer our full support to them," Liverpool FC said in a statement.
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