Liverpool pays poignant tribute to Diogo Jota on 29th birthday

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All of our love, thoughts and prayers continue to be with his wife Rute, his children, parents and all of his family and friends, as well as those of his brother, Andre. Yet Jota remained with his hometown team in Gondomar until he turned 17 and only had a brief year-long loan stint at Porto before making his switch to England.

He marked his career in football in a special way because he didn't follow everyone. He got out - he was the one who got out and he was an example for everyone.

He played in our fields and he won in life." Jota's journey from his modest beginnings to Premier League stardom remains something the community will forever cherish. Residents also appreciate how he never stopped representing his community during his rise to the summit, as Celia Almeida remarked: "He was always the boy from Gondomar."Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.