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Diogo Jota

1996 - 2025

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Diogo José Teixeira da Silva (4 December 1996 – 3 July 2025), commonly known as Diogo Jota, was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a forward or winger. He was known for his finishing, pace, dribbling ability and work rate. Jota started his career with Paços de Ferreira, before signing for La Liga club Atlético Madrid in 2016. After two seasons in the Primeira Liga, he was consecutively loaned to Primeira Liga club FC Porto in 2016 and EFL Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diogo Jota is the 1,719th most popular soccer player (up from 6,418th in 2019), the 284th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 444th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Diogo Jota ranks 1,719 out of 21,273. Before him are Renato Cesarini, Yozhef Sabo, Mladen Mladenović, Milorad Pavić, Oliver Neuville, and Masae Suzuki. After him are Imre Kovács, Leroy Sané, Carlos Riolfo, Mariano García Remón, Rudolf Noack, and Denílson de Oliveira Araújo.

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Among people born in 1996, Diogo Jota ranks 13. Before him are Dove Cameron, André Onana, Lorde, Lana Rhoades, Zendaya, and Alexander Albon. After him are Leroy Sané, Playboi Carti, 6ix9ine, Adama Traoré, Aurora, and Lewis Capaldi. Among people deceased in 2025, Diogo Jota ranks 169. Before him are Braulio Musso, Peter Jason, Richard Norton, Susan Brownmiller, Bernard Lacombe, and Al Foster. After him are L. J. Smith, Manolo el del bombo, Manoj Kumar, Sırrı Süreyya Önder, Calistrat Cuțov, and Joan Harrison.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Diogo Jota ranks 284 out of 633. Before him are Bruno Alves (1981), João César Monteiro (1939), Tiago Mendes (1981), Antero de Quental (1842), Pedro da Fonseca (1528), and João Fernandes Lavrador (1453). After him are Francisco Pinto Balsemão (1937), Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza (1510), Rosa Mota (1958), Gonçalo Velho Cabral (1400), Hilário (1975), and Maniche (1977).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Diogo Jota ranks 35. Before him are Fábio Coentrão (1988), Ricardo (1976), António Simões (1943), José Augusto (1937), Bruno Alves (1981), and Tiago Mendes (1981). After him are Hilário (1975), Maniche (1977), José Peseiro (1960), Alberto Festa (1939), Ricardo Costa (1981), and Nené (1949).

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