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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.
Apr 9, 2022 · 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...
- 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...
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...
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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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...
Dec 28, 2023 · When Jota first joined Wolves on loan from Atletico Madrid in 2017, he wore the name 'Silva' on the back of his shirt instead of his customary 'Diogo J'.
Jota, whose true surname is "Silva", chose to use the name "Jota" to distinguish himself from other players named Diogo and Silva in the youth academy. "Jota" is the Portuguese pronunciation of the letter "J", making this equivalent to calling himself "Diogo J".
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Nov 18, 2020 · To distinguish himself from other Diogos as a child he would have “Diogo J” on his shirt, as he does now at Liverpool, because his full name is Diogo Jose Teixeira da Silva. The letter...
