OFFICIAL: Liverpool Immortalised Jota No20 Jersey Number To Honour His Tragic Passing

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July 4, 2025

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OFFICIAL: Liverpool Immortalised Jota No20 Jersey Number To Honour His Tragic Passing—-Tributes from all around the football community and otherwise have poured in for the Jota, 28, and his brother Andre Silva, 26, who also passed away in the accident.

Diogo Jota’s No. 20 jersey at Liverpool will be “immortalised” by the club in memory of the Portuguese forward who tragically passed away in a car accident in Spain on Thursday, Liverpool said in a statement.

“The No. 20 will be rightly immortalised for his contributions as part of Liverpool’s 2024-25 title-winners – the club’s 20th – with his trademark shimmy and strike in front of the Kop to seal victory in April’s Merseyside derby a poignant last goal of his life,” the club announced in a tribute to its former player.

Tributes from all around the football community and otherwise have poured in for the Jota, 28, and his brother Andre Silva, 26, who also passed away in the accident.

Born in Porto, Jota started his playing career through Paços de Ferreira’s youth setup before moving to Atlético Madrid in 2016, followed by a loan spell at Porto and a transfer to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.

But it was at Liverpool that he had his best professional stint, winning the FA Cup and League Cup under manager Jurgen Klopp before being victorious in the Premier League under Arne Slot in the 2024/25 season.

He was also part of the Portugal squad that won the UEFA Nations League in 2019 and 2025.

Liverpool has never retired a jersey number in tribute to a player before. Details of the tribute to Jota too are unclear but fans have called for the club to make an exception for the gifted late forward.

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