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Diogo Jota made 395 elder nine appearances and was capped 49 times by Portugal
Ciaran Varley
BBC Sport Journalist
Diogo Jota, who died astatine the property of 28 connected Thursday, volition beryllium remembered arsenic a objective finisher who scored goals successful important moments for Liverpool and Wolves.
In 5 seasons astatine Anfield, the Portuguese guardant delivered 65 goals successful 182 appearances, collecting each of English football's large trophies, including 1 FA Cup and 2 League Cups, arsenic good arsenic Liverpool's 20th league rubric past season.
He signed for Liverpool for £41m from Wolves successful 2020, having scored 44 goals successful 131 appearances crossed 3 seasons aft moving from Atletico Madrid.
At planetary level, helium was a subordinate of Portugal squads that won the Nations League doubly - successful 2019 and 2025.
We person chosen a enactment of his finest moments connected the pitch, including an 11-minute hat-trick against Besiktas successful 2019, the extremity that sent Wolves to Wembley successful that aforesaid year, a stunning solo effort against Arsenal successful 2021, and an important last derby winner.
First Champions League extremity for Porto
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In December 2016, portion connected indebtedness from Atletico Madrid and conscionable days aft his 20th birthday, Jota scored his archetypal extremity successful the Champions League for Porto. He slotted location the team's 5th extremity to circular disconnected a 5-0 win against the erstwhile season's astonishment Premier League champions Leicester.
Wolves hat-trick successful seven-goal Leicester thriller
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Having joined Wolves connected indebtedness initially, Jota agreed a imperishable determination successful January 2018 and helped the squad gain promotion to the Premier League. He scored a superb hat-trick successful January 2019 to gain a thrilling 4-3 triumph implicit Leicester, with his 3rd extremity coming successful stoppage time.
Jota sends Wolves to Wembley
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In March 2019, Wolves reached their archetypal FA Cup semi-final for 21 years arsenic a second-half onslaught from Jota saw disconnected Manchester United and sent Nuno Espirito Santo's broadside to Wembley.
Hat-trick heroics against Besiktas
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With Wolves having qualified for the Europa League, Jota came connected arsenic a substitute and claimed a hat-trick wrong conscionable 11 minutes successful a December 2019 4-0 triumph implicit Besiktas.
Replacing Ronaldo for Portugal debut
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Jota made his planetary debut aged 22 erstwhile helium replaced Cristiano Ronaldo arsenic a precocious substitute successful a 6-0 Euro 2020 qualifier triumph implicit Lithuania. He had been portion of the squad that won the 2019 Nations League, but did not marque an appearance. Jota was capped 49 times by his country.
Goal joyousness connected Liverpool league debut
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Liverpool paid Wolves £41m to motion the Portuguese and helium opened his relationship for the Reds successful September 2020 erstwhile helium came connected arsenic a substitute to people with a debased onslaught and wrapper up a 3-1 win against Arsenal.
Italian occupation arsenic hat-trick sinks Atalanta
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Jota claimed different hat-trick successful European contention arsenic Liverpool thrashed Atalanta 5-0 successful November 2020.
Stunning extremity rocks Arsenal
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Jota near Arsenal's defence connected the level arsenic helium scored Liverpool's 2nd successful a 4-0 win astatine Anfield that ended a 10-game unbeaten tally for the Gunners successful November 2021. The striker called this dribble and decorativeness his favourite extremity for Liverpool.
Sealing an emphatic derby triumph astatine Everton
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Jota fired past Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to circular disconnected a connection 4-1 derby win astatine Goodison successful December 2021.
Priceless punishment against Leicester
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Jota drilled location the decisive spot-kick arsenic Liverpool came backmost from 2 goals down against Leicester to advancement to the Carabao Cup semi-finals via a punishment shootout successful December 2021.
Double sends Liverpool to Wembley final
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First silverware with Liverpool
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Jota converted his punishment arsenic the Reds beat Chelsea connected penalties successful the 2022 FA Cup last to wrapper up a home cupful treble for the Reds.
Cool victor against Tottenham
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Jota was the coolest antheral successful the stadium arsenic helium pounced connected a antiaircraft mix-up successful wounded clip to assistance Liverpool borderline a 4-3 thriller successful April 2023 successful which the Reds had initially led 3-0 aft 15 minutes.
Derby victor moves Reds person to title
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Jota's last extremity for Liverpool was an important 1 - earning a derby win successful April 2025. The infinitesimal of people from the striker sank an Everton broadside who had frustrated Liverpool, securing a invaluable 3 points en way to the Premier League title, to the evident delight of Reds supporters.
Lifting fig 20
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Liverpool's fig 20 hoisted the trophy aft the club's 20th league rubric triumph successful May. The Kop serenaded him, singing their "He volition instrumentality america to victory" song. Jota missed a chunk of of the 2024-25 play done injury, scoring six goals and adding 3 assists successful 26 Premier League appearances.
Second Nations League trophy
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The 28-year-old lifted the Nations League trophy with Portugal successful June 2025 arsenic they beat neighbours Spain connected penalties successful the final.
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