Diogo Jota Rose To Football Stardom Before His Death At 28

As a child Diogo Jota idolized Cristiano Ronaldo. In a career that took him to the heights of soccer stardom, he would go on to call the Portugal great a teammate and win some of the sport's biggest trophies.

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Jota, the Liverpool forward who in May celebrated winning the Premier League title, has died. He was 28.

Police said Jota died along with his brother Andre Silva, also a soccer player, in a car accident near the northwestern city of Zamora, Spain.

He had just completed the most successful season of his career — helping Liverpool to a record-equaling 20th English league title and then winning the UEFA Nations League with Portugal alongside his childhood hero Ronaldo.

"Doesn't make any sense. Just now we were together in the National Team," Ronaldo posted on social media. Diogo Jose Teixeira Da Silva was born Dec. 4, 1996 in Porto, Portugal.

A clinical goalscorer, his talent took him from humble beginnings with his local team Gondomar to soccer's biggest stages with Liverpool and Portugal.