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  1. talksport.com › football › 1082132The real story behind Diogo Jota’s name change and ...

    Apr 8, 2022 · Why is he called Jota? He was actually born Diogo Jose Teixeira da Silva but supposedly chose to go by 'Diogo J' as a youngster to differentiate himself from other Diogo's and Silva's in his...

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  2. www.thisisanfield.com › 2022 › 03The story behind Diogo Jota's name change - and why he was ...

    • When Did He Change It?
    • So Why Do We Know Him as Jota?
    • And Why Did He Wear ‘Silva’ on His Shirt at Wolves?

    It is claimed that a young Diogo would request ‘Diogo J.’ on the back of his shirt from a young age, supposedly to differentiate himself from the other Silvas. He was effectively known, then, by his first and second names, Diogo Jose. His brother, Gondomar midfielder Andre, kept the family name – which could see him easily confused with the RB Leip...

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    Put simply, the Portuguese pronunciation of the letter J is ‘jota’. It is pronounced with a hard J, unlike former Brentford, Birmingham and Aston Villamidfielder Jota, whose name is pronounced ‘hota’ due to the differences in the Spanish language. “It didn’t take long for colleagues to start calling for a certain ‘Diogo Jota‘,” Portuguese publicati...

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    While he now wears ‘Diogo J.’ on the back of his shirt with both Liverpool and Portugal, he initially wore his surname ‘Silva’ with Wolves. The Midlands club confirmedin 2017 that their new loan signing from Atletico Madrid would be required to ditch his nickname due to EFL regulations stipulating that only surnames must be worn. Upon Wolves‘ promo...

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  3. www.sportbible.com › football › football-the-storyDiogo Jota Doesn't Use His Real Name, The Reason Why Has Been ...

    Apr 9, 2022 · Fans are only just realising Liverpool forward Diogo Jota is using a different name to his real one; The reason why some Brazilian footballers only go by one name has been revealed

  4. www.sportbible.com › football › football-newsFans are only just realising Liverpool forward Diogo Jota is ...

    Dec 28, 2023 · It may surprise some fans to learn that Diogo Jota is not the real name of their beloved Portuguese striker. Jota, who has scored 50 goals in 131 games for Liverpool since joining from fellow...

  5. www.empireofthekop.com › 2022/03/29 › diogo-jotaWhy Diogo Jota isn't called 'Jota' - empireofthekop.com

    Mar 29, 2022 · ‘Jota’ is just the way that the letter ‘J’ is pronounced in the Portuguese language and isn’t actually his name at all.

  6. www.mirror.co.uk › sport › footballDiogo Jota's reason for name he uses on Liverpool shirt ...

    Apr 13, 2022 · The reason why Jota has referred to himself as "Diogo J" for most of his career is because "Silva" is one of the most common names in Portugal. Current Portugal internationals Bernardo Silva,...

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  8. www.sportingnews.com › ca › diogo-jotaExplained: What does Liverpool star Diogo Jota's 'alphabet ...

    Nov 23, 2020 · While Jota spelling out the name of his hometown in Portugal seems the most likely explanation, fans on Twitter have done their own sleuthing about what he could possibly be spelling.