Liverpool forward Diogo Jota dies at 28 in a car accident in Spain, just two weeks after marrying his childhood sweetheart
Zamora's Provincial Council also issued a statement that read, "Two young people die in an accident on the A-52 (Palacios de Sanabria). The Rionegro del Puente Fire Station (Northern Zone of the @DiputacionZA Consortium) responds."
'The vehicle caught fire, and the flames spread to the vegetation. They were 28 and 26 years old. RIP.'
Diogo Jota joined team Liverpool in 2020 | Credit: X | @rhellewell1
Diogo Jota dies two weeks after his marriage
Just two weeks ago, Jota married Rute Cardoso, who is the mother of three children and his childhood girlfriend. In a recent interview released yesterday, Jota described himself as the luckiest man in the world.
According to the Daily Mail, Portugal is believed to have been travelling in a car with his fellow footballer brother Andre. The car was said to have come off the road, crashed, and then burst into flames.
The incident happened on A-52 in the province of Zamora, which is one of the key routes in Spain for drivers leaving northern Portugal. As per the report, "Several emergency calls were received by the 1-1-2 Castilla y León operations centre, reporting a car accident at kilometre 65 on the A-52, near the town of Cernadilla in Zamora.
According to the reports, a vehicle had crashed and caught fire," the statement said.
• 22 de Junho de 2025 •
Sim, para sempre ♾️ pic.twitter.com/pZvQwKADgd — Diogo Jota (@DiogoJota18) June 28, 2025
Who was Diogo Jota? (Early life and career)
Diogo Jota was a 28-year-old footballer who joined Liverpool in 2020 from Wolverhampton for 44.7 million euros. Since then, he has played about 182 games for the Reds, scoring 65 goals and providing 26 assists.
During his time with the Reds, he has secured three trophies: the Premier League title in 2024–25, the FA Cup in 2021–22, and the League Cup in 2021–22.
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