Diogo Jota – Career and Personal Life
Diogo Jota – Career and Personal Life: The rising Portuguese football player who currently plays for Liverpool in the English premier league and the National Portuguese team as a forward. Jota is popularly known for his speed, versatility, and finishing.
Everyone knows his goals, but only a few know his interesting biography. The 25-year-old Portuguese player started his career with Club Gondomar and is currently signed with Reds in Summer 2020.
Career
He started playing at age of 9 when he joined the local club Gondomar in 2013. He was promoted to 1st team at Pacos De Ferreira and made his debut for the club in 2014. Later, he earned a 5-year contract with Pacos De Ferreira which was til 2020.
However, his impressive performance didn’t go unnoticed, and Atletico Madrid soon reached out. In 2016, when he joined Madrid he was loaned out to FC Porto. During the season in 2016-17, he scored 27 goals. In 2018, Wolverhampton Wanderers signed Jota where he caught the eye of Liverpool with 7 goals in the premiere season.
Liverpool signed him in 2020 at $40 Million which reached $45 million with add-ons. He is also part of the Portuguese national team in the 2020-21 UEFA nations league. He was also part of the U-19, U-21, and U-23 Portuguese teams.
He scored his first goal for Liverpool FC in the 2021-22 premier league season with a 3-0 victory against Norwich City. He scored his international goal for his national team in 2019, when he came in as a late substitute with a 3-0 victory.
Personal Life
Diogo Jota was born in Portugal in 1996 and has played forward since his younger days. He is currently in a long-term relationship with Rute Cardoso. They both welcomed their first child, a baby boy in 2021.
When he decided to join Wolves, his family was approached by super-agent Jorge Mendes who told them to join Wolves. However, the risk wasn’t accepted well by his fans, but his family supported him.