Diogo José Teixeira da Silva, known as Diogo Jota, is a Portuguese professional footballer. He plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool and the Portugal national team. He is the son of former Porto and Porto player Joao Moutinho. Jota started playing with Paços de Ferreira, before signing for La Liga club Atlético Madrid in 2016.
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Diogo José Teixeira da Silva, known as Diogo Jota, is a Portuguese professional footballer. He plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool and the Portugal national team. Jota started playing with Paços de Ferreira, before signing for La Liga club Atlético Madrid in 2016. He would be consecutively loaned to Primeira Liga club FC Porto in 2016 and English EFL Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2017. He subsequently joined the club in July 2018 on a permanent deal for a reported €14 million and went on to make over 100 appearances for them. In September 2020, Jota signed for Liverpool for a fee reported to be €50 million. Jota is a former Portugal youth international, representing his country at under-19, under-21 and under-23 levels. He made the squad for the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, which Portugal won, and made his senior international debut in November 2019.
He is the son of former Porto and Porto player Joao Moutinho. He was born in Massarelos, Porto, and moved to the city at the age of three. He has a brother, Luiz, who also plays for Porto. He also has a sister, Luisa, who plays for Portuguese club Porto’s second division side Porto FC. He played in the UEFA Champions League with Porto between 2013 and 2014. He scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 away victory against C. D. Nacional on 1 October 2014. On 25 July 2017, he moved to English Championship club Wolves on a season-long loan. In the process, he became only the second Portuguese player to achieve the feat in the Premier League after Cristiano Ronaldo.
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