Still only 27-years-old, Diogo Jota has enjoyed quite the rise to prominence and remains a staple of the starting XI for his club, Liverpool.
Having helped Wolverhampton Wanderers achieve promotion to the Premier League in 2017/18, he continued to demonstrate his skill for the Midlands club, eventually earning a £45 million move to the red half of Merseyside.
| Per year | €7,280,000 | £6,139,340 |
| Per month | €606,666 | £511,611 |
| Per week | €140,000 | £118,064 |
| Per day | €19,945 | £16,819 |
| Per hour | €831 | £700 |
| Per minute | €13 | £10 |
Since, he’s gone on to win the League Cup twice, the FA Cup, and feature in over 30 Champions League games. This season, he and Liverpool are seen as near locks in the online betting to finish in the top four.
Being such a highly-rated forward and having been a part of the Portugal team that won the 2019 UEFA Nations League, you can bet that Jota boasts quite the net worth estimate – especially as he earns £140,000 per week.
Career Earnings
Having played for professional football clubs for a decade now, Diogo Jota has collected over £32 million in career earnings.
He began on understandably meek earnings as a teenager playing for Paços Ferreira, getting around £500 per week. That got a huge bump after his move to Atlético Madrid in 2016, where he was paid close to £28,000 per week.
With the Spanish giants, he began out on loan to FC Porto, later being loaned to and then bought outright by Wolves. From 2018 onwards as a Wolves player, Jota was earning an average of £50,000 per week.
Moving to Liverpool, one of the Premier League clubs with the largest wage bills, the Portuguese forward got another pay rise.
Initially, he was on £90,000 per week, but in 2022/23, a new five-year deal set him on £140,000 per week. For the last two seasons, Jota has seen £7.28 million go into his bank account.
How Much Is Diogo Jota Worth?
Diogo Jota’s net worth can only be estimated, but those who have given a stab at estimating his worth have landed on a figure in the region of £13 to £14 million.
Without a list of his assets, full earnings from pursuits beyond pulling on a Liverpool shirt, investments, and expenditures, Jota’s net worth can only ever be a guess.
If he sees out the next three years of his contract with Liverpool, he’ll earn close to £22 million. So, assuming that all of that doesn’t become outgoings, Jota could see his actual net worth figure nearly double by 2027.
Performing well for Liverpool and cementing his place as the club’s go-to number nine would also enhance this, especially as the Reds are at 3.10 to score at least one goal in each league game this season, per the football betting outrights, and Jota should be the primary beneficiary of that.
If he does capitalise on this, he could earn himself another big-money deal or extension sooner rather than later – or perhaps a move to another elite club that’s willing to pay even higher wages.
Transfer Value
A footballer’s net worth value is very different from their transfer value, but just as much up for speculation. In the end, transfer fees come down to team leverage, player desire, and Financial Fair Play requirements.
Still, one of the more trusted sources is Transfermarkt. The German platform currently holds Jota to a value of £42 million, which is just under the total transfer fee paid by Liverpool in the initial deal to sign the forward.
It does mark a dip in his overall value, which hit its peak in the middle of the 2021/22 campaign, climbing to £50.5 million. With good odds of finishing in the top four, though, Jota’s value will likely hold or grow this season.
Statistics
Across his time in Portugal and England, Jota has collected over 400 career appearances for club and country, with him earning the most games, goals, and assists while in a Liverpool shirt.
For Wolves, Jota scored 44 goals and 19 assists in 131 games, improving on his returns with Liverpool by scoring 57 goals and 20 assists in 148 games to date.
Now playing in the middle, flanked by very talented wingers who can take on just about any full-back in the league, Jota stands to see his scoring rate improve if he makes good on this opportunity.
As a member of the Portugal national team, Jota’s usually deployed as a substitute or a 60-minute forward, but even with this being the case, he’s amassed 14 goals and 11 assists in 42 games so far.
*Credit for the photos in this article belongs to Alamy*
