Shock at Anfield: Liverpool Hero’s Untimely End at 28 – Who Was With Him in His Final Moments?

The Portugal international was in an accident in the Zamora province in the north west of the country overnight.

He was reportedly travelling with his brother Andre Silva, a 26-year-old Penafiel player who was also killed, when the car came off the road and was engulfed in flames.

A post on X from the Zamora Provincial Council read:  “Two young people have died in an accident on the A-52 (Palacios de Sanabria).

“The Rionegro del Puente Fire Station responded.

“The vehicle caught fire and the flames spread to the vegetation.

“They were 28 and 26 years old. RIP.”

Zamora News adds that the emergency services were called at 1240am local time after being alerted to a traffic accident on the motorway heading in the direction of Benavente.

The fire service extinguished the fire but the medical crew were unable to save the two occupants of the car.

Jota was recently married

Jota got married two weeks ago to long-term partner Rute Cardoso. They have three children.

In a joint post on Instagram, they wrote: “June 22, 2025. Yes to forever.”

Liverpool signed Jota from Wolves in 2020 and he immediately became a key member of the squad, helping the Merseysiders to the FA Cup title in 2022. They also finished runners-up in the EFL Cup and Champions League that season.

Following the departure of Jurgen Klopp and arrival of Arne Slot as manager, Liverpool won the Premier League title last season with Jota contributing nine goals in 37 appearances.

He started out at Pacos de Ferreira where his form earned him a move to Atletico Madrid. He struggled to make an impression in the Spanish capital and was loaned back to Porto in his homeland, and then on to Wolves in 2017.

His move to Molineux was made permanent in January 2018, midway through a season in which he scored 17 league goals to help Wolves to promotion to the Premier League.