Diogo Jota Doesn't Use His Real Name, The Reason Why Has Been Revealed

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Diogo Jota is fast turning into one of Liverpool fan's favourite players, but he hasn't always had this name... 🤯 It's been revealed he had it changed and the reason why is fascinating. You learn something new every day! 👀

It may surprise some Liverpool supporters to learn that Diogo Jota is not the real name of their beloved Portuguese striker.

The 25-year-old, who was born in the Massarelos area of Porto in 1995, was named Diogo Jose Teixeira da Silva by his parents.When he began his football career, he would request the name 'Diogo J' on the back of his shirt to differentiate himself from other players in the squad with the name Silva, which is the most common surname in Portugal.

 

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• Real name - Diogo Jose Teixeira da Silva. • Used ‘Diogo J.’ on his shirt to differentiate with other players named Silva (most common surname in Portugal). • Jota nickname came from using ‘Diogo J’

Wow riveting. Yous don't even try to hide your Liverpool dickriding these days do ya

I don't really think it's about Jota but more about the manager & his world class ability to get the best out any player he signs..none of Klopp's major transfer signings have failed which is unrealistic because mistakes are supposed to be an inevitable part of making transfers

His name was Diogo Rat

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