Liverpool fans have seen their fair share of seriously good players lose valuable time in their careers due to injuries down the years, with Daniel Sturridge perhaps the most notable example of a truly elite talent not reaching his full potential due to time spent in the treatment room.
Winning the Premier League marked the perfect start to life at Anfield for manager Arne Slot, but someone could have played a larger part in the campaign was attacker Diogo Jota, who has suffered several injuries during his time at on Merseyside.
On the pitch, the Portugal international has been sensational, but Slot will be hoping to get more out of the forward, who has missed 99 games for club and country since joining from Wolves in the summer of 2020 for £41m, according to injury data gathered by Transfermarkt.
Here is every Liverpool game missed by Jota, showcasing just how troublesome his fitness has been.
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ByLewis Thompson Knee bruise, 18 games missed December 7th, 2020 to March 1st, 2021
After a superb start to his debut campaign which yielded five goals in his first nine league matches for his new club as well as a stunning hat trick away at Atalanta in the Champions League, Jota was reported to have a knee problem two days before a 1-1 draw against FC Midtjylland. Despite playing 87 minutes in that clash, he was then absent until March with a somewhat mysterious injury.
Fulham 1-1 Liverpool
13 December, 2020
Premier League
Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham
16 December, 2020
Premier League
Crystal Palace 0-7 Liverpool
19 December, 2020
Premier League
Liverpool 1-1 West Brom
27 December, 2020
Premier League
Newcastle 0-0 Liverpool
30 December, 2020
Premier League
Southampton 1-0 Liverpool
4 January, 2021
Premier League
Aston Villa 1-4 Liverpool
8 January, 2021
FA Cup
Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
17 January, 2021
Premier League
Liverpool 0-1 Burnley
21 January, 2021
Premier League
Manchester United 3-2 Liverpool
24 January, 2021
FA Cup
Tottenham 1-3 Liverpool
28 January, 2021
Premier League
West Ham 1-3 Liverpool
31 January, 2021
Premier League
Liverpool 0-1 Brighton
3 February, 2021
Premier League
Liverpool 1-4 Manchester City
7 February, 2021
Premier League
Leicester 3-1 Liverpool
13 February, 2021
Premier League
RB Leipzig 0-2 Liverpool
16 February, 2021
Champions League
Liverpool 0-2 Everton
20 February, 2021
Premier League
Sheffield United 0-2 Liverpool
28 February, 2021
Premier League
Foot injury, 2 games missed May 13th, 2021 to May 24th, 2021
Jota’s return in March coincided with an upturn in form for the Reds, who won eight of their final ten league games, drawing the other two, but he missed two of the final three matches with a foot problem picked up during a 4-2 win at Manchester United, in which he scored.
West Brom 1-2 Liverpool
16 May, 2021
Premier League
Burnley 0-3 Liverpool
19 May, 2021
Premier League
Ankle injury, 2 games missed February 14th, 2022 to February 28th, 2022
His fitness for Liverpool was very good in the 2021/22 season, missing just two games on his way to racking up 21 goals and six assists in all competitions.
Liverpool 3-1 Norwich
19 February, 2022
Premier League
Liverpool 6-0 Leeds
23 February, 2022
Premier League
Hamstring injury, 6 games missed August 1st, 2022 to September 1st, 2022
After picking up a hamstring problem in the final Portugal game before the summer, the Liverpool star returned to pre-season training in July only to suffer a further setback, causing him to miss the Community Shield win against Manchester City as well as the opening five league fixtures, during which the Reds struggled until a 9-0 hammering of Bournemouth at Anfield.
Liverpool 3-1 Manchester City
30 July, 2022
Community Shield
Fulham 2-2 Liverpool
6 August, 2022
Premier League
Liverpool 1-1 Crystal Palace
15 August, 2022
Premier League
Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool
22 August, 2022
Premier League
Liverpool 9-0 Bournemouth
27 August, 2022
Premier League
Liverpool 2-1 Newcastle
31 August, 2022
Premier League
Calf injury, 18 games missed October 17th, 2022 to February 10th, 2023
After returning to form with a stunning five-minute hat-trick of assists in the 7-1 win against Rangers – setting up all three of Mohamed Salah’s goals – Jota put in a superb display in a 1-0 win against Manchester City at Anfield, a game remembered for Salah’s stunning finish on the break after a long ball from Alisson.
Unfortunately, that win came at a cost as the Portugal star was withdrawn late in stoppage time after feeling something in his calf. He missed the entirety of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as his nation were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Morocco.
Liverpool 1-0 West Ham
19 October, 2022
Premier League
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool
22 October, 2022
Premier League
Ajax 0-3 Liverpool
26 October, 2022
Champions League
Liverpool 1-2 Leeds
29 October, 2022
Premier League
Liverpool 2-0 Napoli
1 November, 2022
Champions League
Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool
6 November, 2022
Premier League
Liverpool 3-2 Derby (on pens)
9 November, 2022
Carabao Cup
Liverpool 3-1 Southampton
12 November, 2022
Premier League
Manchester City 3-2 Liverpool
22 December, 2022
Carabao Cup
Aston Villa 1-3 Liverpool
26 December, 2022
Premier League
Liverpool 2-1 Leicester
30 December, 2022
Premier League
Brentford 3-1 Liverpool
2 January, 2023
Premier League
Liverpool 2-2 Wolves
7 January, 2023
FA Cup
Brighton 3-0 Liverpool
14 January, 2023
Premier League
Wolves 0-1 Liverpool (replay)
17 January, 2023
FA Cup
Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea
21 January, 2023
Premier League
Brighton 2-1 Liverpool
29 January, 2023
FA Cup
Wolves 3-0 Liverpool
4 February, 2023
Premier League
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ByBarney Lane Muscle injury, 8 games missed November 26th, 2023 to December 24th, 2023
The beginning of the 2023/24 campaign brought with it an extended run in the team for the versatile forward, though he did miss one match through suspension after what Liverpool fans may refer to as that Simon Hooper game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. However, he was soon struck down by a vague “muscle injury” which ruled him out of eight games across three competitions.
Liverpool 4-0 LASK
30 November, 2023
Europa League
Liverpool 4-3 Fulham
3 December, 2023
Premier League
Sheffield United 0-2 Liverpool
6 December, 2023
Premier League
Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool
9 December, 2023
Premier League
Union SG 2-1 Liverpool
14 December, 2023
Europa League
Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
17 December, 2023
Premier League
Liverpool 5-1 West Ham
20 December, 2023
Carabao Cup
Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal
23 December, 2023
Premier League
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1 ByLewis Thompson Knee collateral ligament tear, 11 games missed February 18th, 2024 to April 9th, 2024
Jota returned in truly stunning form after the prior injury, smashing in five goals and three assists in seven league fixtures over the Christmas and New Year’s period as Liverpool won six of those games. Once again, however, it didn’t last long, with a serious knee injury nearly ending his season.
Liverpool 4-1 Luton
21 February, 2024
Premier League
Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool (AET)
25 February, 2024
Carabao Cup
Liverpool 3-0 Southampton
28 February, 2024
FA Cup
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool
2 March, 2024
Premier League
Sparta Prague 1-5 Liverpool
7 March, 2024
Europa League
Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City
10 March, 2024
Premier League
Liverpool 6-1 Sparta Prague
14 March, 2024
Europa League
Manchester United 4-3 Liverpool (AET)
17 March, 2024
FA Cup
Liverpool 2-1 Brighton
31 March, 2024
Premier League
Liverpool 3-1 Sheffield United
4 April, 2024
Premier League
Manchester United 2-2 Liverpool
7 April, 2024
Premier League
Hip injury, 4 games missed April 22nd, 2024 to May 14th, 2024
Less than two weeks after returning from his knee ligament injury, Jota suffered a hip problem and would miss the remaining five games of the top-flight season, albeit he did make the bench for the final-day win against Wolves, meaning only four count as missed games through injury.
Everton 2-0 Liverpool
24 April, 2024
Premier League
West Ham 2-2 Liverpool
27 April, 2024
Premier League
Liverpool 4-2 Tottenham
5 May, 2024
Premier League
Aston Villa 3-3 Liverpool
13 May, 2024
Premier League
Torso injury, 11 games missed October 21st, 2024 to December 14th, 2024
After a foul by Tosin Adarabioyo during the clash at Anfield, Slot’s first “big six” clash, Jota had been ruled out with a suspected rib injury until at least the end of the November international break.
Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to make a comeback until mid-December, when he came off the bench to score against Fulham in their 2-2 draw at Anfield, missing 11 games in total.
RB Leipzig 0-1 Liverpool
23 October, 2024
Champions League
Arsenal 2-2 Liverpool
27 October, 2024
Premier League
Brighton 2-3 Liverpool
30 October, 2024
Carabao Cup
Liverpool 2-1 Brighton
2 November, 2024
Premier League
Liverpool 4-0 Bayer Leverkusen
5 November, 2024
Champions League
Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa
9 November, 2024
Premier League
Southampton 2-3 Liverpool
24 November, 2024
Premier League
Liverpool 2-0 Real Madrid
27 November, 2024
Champions League
Liverpool 2-0 Man City
1 December, 2024
Premier League
Newcastle 3-3 Liverpool
4 December, 2024
Premier League
Girona 0-1 Liverpool
10 December, 2024
Champions League
Muscular problems, 4 games missed 18th January, 2025 to 1st February, 2025
More muscle issues befell Jota in 2025, with the forward missing another four games, three of which were won by Liverpool in his absence.
The game they lost was a virtual dead rubber in the league phase of the Champions League, with Liverpool finishing top despite a 3-2 defeat to PSV.
Jota eventually made his comeback to the matchday squad a few days later against Bournemouth, before marking his comeback in the dying moments of their Merseyside derby draw with Everton.
Brentford 0-2 Liverpool
18 January, 2025
Premier League
Liverpool 2-1 Lille
21 January, 2025
Champions League
Liverpool 4-1 Ipswich
25 January, 2025
Premier League
PSV 3-2 Liverpool
28 January, 2025
Champions League