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Daily Mirror
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Tom Blow

Diogo Jota's reason for name he uses on Liverpool shirt having already changed once

Liverpool fans will be forgiven for wondering why Diogo Jota had the name "Silva" on the back of his shirt during his first season at Wolves.

The Portuguese ace, 25, donned the name during Wolves Championship-winning campaign in 2017-18, when he scored 17 league goals to fire the West Midlands club to the Premier League. Jota's full name is actually "Diogo Jose Teixeira da Silva".

Jota has used "Diogo J" on his shirt for most of his career, including now at Liverpool. "Jota" - which is actually just a nickname - originates from the Portuguese pronunciation of the letter "J". As such, "Diogo J" is pronounced "Diogo Jota" in Portuguese.

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