Jota (Spanish footballer)

Jota finished his development with Galician club Celta de Vigo, after joining the club's youth system at the age of 13.{{cite news |url=http://www.farodevigo.es/deportes/2011/01/21/zurdo-descaro-playas-aguino/510961.html |title=Un zurdo con descaro de las playas de Aguiño |language=es |trans-title=A cheeky left-footer from the beaches of Aguiño |newspaper=Faro de Vigo |date=21 January 2011 |access-date=12 September 2017}} He made his first-team debut on 29 January 2011, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Enrique de Lucas in a 1–1 draw with Barcelona B in the Segunda División.{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/player/155771/jota?season=2010 |title=Jota Player Profile 2010/2011 |publisher=ESPN FC |access-date=12 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822052617/http://www.espnfc.co.uk/player/155771/jota?season=2010 |archive-date=22 August 2017}} Jota played twice in April 2011, making his first start in a 1–0 win away to Albacete on 17 April{{snd}}he lasted 73 minutes before being replaced by Mateo{{snd}}and finished the 2010–11 season with four appearances. His only first-team appearance of the 2011–12 season came as a 73rd-minute substitute for Joan Tomàs in a 3–1 Copa del Rey third round win over Real Valladolid on 12 October 2011. He did however captain and top-score for Celta's B-team as they finished bottom of the 2011–12 Segunda División B.{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/spain/segunda-b/2011-2012/group-1/r15560/tables/ |title=Segunda B Tables 2011/12 Group 1 |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=12 September 2017}} With Celta's first team back in La Liga for the 2012–13 season, Jota was not in the manager's plans, and he spent the next season out on loan.

Although he said he only wanted to leave on a permanent transfer, Jota was loaned to Real Madrid Castilla, newly promoted to the Segunda División for the 2012–13 season. The deal included an option to purchase for a fee of around €1 million.{{cite news |url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/gradario/2012/08/31/jota-quedarse-real-madrid-millon-euros/0003_201208V31P35991.htm |title=Jota podría quedarse en el Real Madrid por un millón de euros |language=es |trans-title=Jota could stay at Real Madrid for a million euros |newspaper=La Voz de Galicia |first=X.R. |last=Castro |date=31 August 2012 |access-date=12 September 2017}} Mostly confined to the bench, he made just three appearances.

On Jota's return to Celta, he found new manager Luis Enrique equally willing to dispense with his services,{{cite news |url=http://www.marca.com/2013/07/02/futbol/equipos/celta/1372784040.html |title=Bustos, Toni y Jota, descartados por Luis Enrique |language=es |trans-title=Bustos, Toni and Jota, discarded by Luis Enrique |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |agency=EFE |date=2 July 2013 |access-date=12 September 2017}} so he again went out on loan, joining Eibar for the 2013–14 Segunda División season.{{cite news |url=http://www.marca.com/2013/07/31/futbol/equipos/eibar/1375302404.html |title=El Eibar obtiene la cesión de Jota |language=es |trans-title=Eibar get Jota loan |newspaper=Marca|location=Madrid |agency=EFE |date=31 July 2013 |access-date=12 September 2017}} He instantly broke into the team and made 37 appearances during the season. On 25 May 2014, Jota scored the only goal of the game at home to Deportivo Alavés that confirmed Eibar's promotion to La Liga for the first time in the club's history.{{cite news |url=http://www.marca.com/2014/05/25/futbol/2adivision/1401048890.html |title=Un golazo de Jota Peleteiro lleva al Eibar a Primera división |language=es |trans-title=A wonder goal from Jota Peleteiro lifts Eibar to Primera división |newspaper=Marca|location=Madrid |date=25 May 2014 |access-date=12 September 2017}} Jota finished the season with 11 goals and collected a Segunda División winners' medal after Eibar were promoted as champions. In recognition of his performances, Jota was one of three nominees for the Best Attacking Midfielder award at the 2014 LFP Awards{{snd}}he lost out to Ayoze Pérez{{cite web |url=http://www.laliga.es/noticias/ayoze-perez-mejor-centrocampista-de-ataque-de-la-liga-adelante-2013-14 |title=Ayoze Pérez, 'Mejor Centrocampista de Ataque de la Liga Adelante 2013–14' |language=es |trans-title=Ayoze Pérez, 'Best Attacking Midfielder in the Liga Adelante (second tier) 2013–14' |publisher=Liga de Fútbol Profesional |date=27 October 2014 |access-date=12 September 2017}}{{snd}}and was named in the division's Team of the Year.{{cite web |url=https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/news/the-liga-adelante-team-of-the-season |title=The Liga Adelante team of the season |publisher=Liga de Fútbol Profesional |date=9 June 2014 |access-date=5 October 2021}}

Eduardo Berizzo{{snd}}Luis Enrique's successor{{snd}}saw Jota as part of his vision for Celta. The club opened talks with Jota's father, who acted as his representative, over a contract extension, but no agreement could be reached. Injury kept the player out of pre-season, and his omission from the team at the beginning of the season was attributed to concerns he might suffer a relapse, and had no connection to his contractual situation.{{cite news |url=http://www.farodevigo.es/deportes/2014/08/14/celta-vende-jota-1-millones/1075322.html |title=El Celta vende a Jota por 1,5 millones al Brentford inglés |language=es |trans-title=Celta sell Jota for 1.5m to English club Brentford |first=Jaime |last=Conde |newspaper=Faro de Vigo |date=14 August 2014 |access-date=12 September 2017}} Jota left Celta in August 2014, having made just five senior appearances.

On 15 August 2014, Jota signed a three-year deal with English club Brentford, newly promoted to the Championship, for an undisclosed fee,{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28804313 |title=Brentford sign Jota from Celta Vigo and Jon Toral of Arsenal |work=BBC Sport |date=15 August 2014 |access-date=12 September 2017}} reported in Spain as €1.5 million. He made his debut as a 64th-minute substitute for Moses Odubajo in a 2–1 victory over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road four days later.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28750016 |title=Blackpool 1–2 Brentford |work=BBC Sport |date=19 August 2014 |access-date=12 October 2014}} He made his first start for the Bees in the following game, against Birmingham City, but lasted only 17 minutes before being sacrificed for Harlee Dean after Tony Craig received a straight red card.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28815291 |title=Brentford 1–1 Birmingham City |work=BBC Sport |date=23 August 2014 |access-date=12 October 2014}} On his seventh appearance, Jota scored his first goal for the club{{snd}}firing the ball into the top corner during first-half stoppage-time{{snd}}in a 2–0 win over Leeds United at Griffin Park on 27 September.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29289510 |title=Brentford 2–0 Leeds United |work=BBC Sport |date=27 September 2014 |access-date=12 October 2014}} He scored again the following Saturday, converting Alan McCormack's cross for the opening goal in a 3–1 victory over Reading.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29388656 |title=Brentford 3–1 Reading |work=BBC Sport |date=4 October 2014 |access-date=12 October 2014}}

In mid-November and after two goals in 15 games, Jota revealed that the intensity of the English game meant that he was playing at only 60–70% of his capabilities.{{cite news |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jota-makes-brentford-vow-8087114 |title=Jota makes Brentford vow |first=Jacob |last=Murtagh |website=Get West London |date=14 November 2014 |access-date=12 September 2017}} He rediscovered his form in late November, scoring four goals in his next four matches{{snd}}one of which, the very late (91st minute) winner against West London rivals Fulham, was chosen as the Bees Player Outstanding Moment of the Season{{cite web |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2015/may/prizes-handed-out-at-player-of-the-season-awards-dinner/ |title=Prizes handed out at Player of the Season Awards Dinner |first=Chris |last=Wickham |publisher=Brentford F.C. |date=3 May 2015 |access-date=12 September 2017 |archive-date=4 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604182117/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2015/may/prizes-handed-out-at-player-of-the-season-awards-dinner/ |url-status=dead }}{{snd}}and earning a place in the Football League Team of the Week for his performance and goal in a 3–2 victory over Cardiff City on 20 December.{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2014/december/sky-bet-football-league-team-of-the-week4/ |title=Sky Bet Football League Team of the Week |first1=Ryan |last1=Percival |first2=Alex |last2=Butcher |publisher=EFL |date=22 December 2014 |access-date=12 September 2017}} His Cardiff strike, in which he "curled a stunning shot into the top corner from outside the corner of the penalty area",{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30459342 |title=Cardiff City 2–3 Brentford |first=Rob |last=Westall |work=BBC Sport |date=20 December 2014 |access-date=12 September 2017}} was nominated as Brentford's entry for the 2014 Mitre Goal of the Year award.{{cite web |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2015/february/jotas-cardiff-strike-wins-brentford-goal-of-2014/ |title=Jota's Cardiff strike wins Brentford Goal of 2014 |first=Chris |last=Wickham |publisher=Brentford F.C. |date=2 February 2015 |access-date=12 September 2017 |archive-date=22 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822013610/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2015/february/jotas-cardiff-strike-wins-brentford-goal-of-2014/ |url-status=dead }}

In late March and early April 2015, Jota scored three goals in four matches to help maintain the Bees' playoff push. He was named as one of FourFourTwo magazine's top 40 Football League players of the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2015/april/two-bees-in-fourfourtwo-top-50/ |title=Two Bees in FourFourTwo top 50 |first=Chris |last=Wickham |publisher=Brentford F.C. |date=21 April 2015 |access-date=12 September 2017 |archive-date=22 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822015351/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2015/april/two-bees-in-fourfourtwo-top-50/ |url-status=dead }} In the final game of the season on 2 May, Jota scored and assisted Andre Gray in a 3–0 home win over Wigan Athletic, winning a place in the Football League Team of the Week.{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2015/may/sky-bet-football-league-team-of-the-week/ |title=Sky Bet Football League Team of the Week |last=Butcher |first=Alex |publisher=EFL |date=5 May 2015 |access-date=12 September 2017}} The win confirmed Brentford in a fifth-place finish, which meant they would face Middlesbrough in the playoff semi-finals,{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32460049 |title=Brentford 3–0 Wigan Athletic |work=BBC Sport |date=2 May 2015 |access-date=12 September 2017}} but Jota's first season in English football ended in a 5–1 aggregate defeat.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32636569 |title=Middlesbrough 3–0 Brentford |first=Matt |last=Newsum |work=BBC Sport |date=15 May 2015 |access-date=12 September 2017}} He made 46 appearances and scored 11 goals.

Jota's 2015–16 season was halted on the opening day versus Ipswich Town when he damaged ankle ligaments in a tackle by former Brentford teammate Jonathan Douglas. He underwent surgery ten days later,{{cite news |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brentford-star-undergoes-surgery-bees-9885493 |title=Brentford star undergoes surgery as Bees issue injury update |first=Dimitri |last=Kondonis |website=Get West London |date=19 August 2015 |access-date=12 September 2017}} and returned to action on 5 December, as a late substitute for Ryan Woods in a 2–0 victory over Milton Keynes Dons. After three further substitute appearances, Jota agreed to Brentford including an option to extend his contract to June 2018, as a precursor to his leaving the club on loan for personal reasons.{{cite web |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2016/january/jota-joins-sociedad-deportivo-eibar-on-loan/ |title=Jota joins Sociedad Deportivo Eibar on loan |publisher=Brentford F.C. |date=16 January 2016 |access-date=12 September 2017 |archive-date=24 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824223039/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2016/january/jota-joins-sociedad-deportivo-eibar-on-loan/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=https://elpais.com/deportes/2016/01/31/actualidad/1454260881_361057.html |title=Jota Peleteiro: 'Cuando alguien me pone trabas, más me pico' |language=es |trans-title=Jota Peleteiro: 'When someone makes things difficult for me, it just makes me more determined' |first=Eduardo |last=Rodrigálvarez |newspaper=El País |location=Madrid |date=1 February 2016 |access-date=12 September 2017}}

On 16 January 2016, Jota returned to Eibar, now playing in La Liga, on an 18-month loan. Eight days later, he made his first appearance in Spain's top division, replacing Saúl Berjón after 57 minutes of a 5–2 loss at Athletic Bilbao. He made 20 appearances without scoring over the second half of the 2015–16 season and the first half of 2016–17 before being recalled by Brentford.

Jota was recalled from loan by Brentford during the January 2017 transfer window,{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38478316 |title=Jota: Brentford midfielder to return early from loan spell with La Liga club Eibar |work=BBC Sport |date=31 December 2016 |access-date=12 September 2017}} and made his first appearance on 7 January 2017 as a 61st-minute substitute for Nico Yennaris during a 5–1 FA Cup third round victory over Eastleigh. He scored the first goal since his return with a late consolation in a 2–1 defeat by Wigan Athletic two weeks later. A run of five goals in five games in February, which included his first hat-trick for the club, won Jota a nomination for the Championship Player of the Month award.{{cite web |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2017/march/jota-nominated-for-sky-bet-championship-player-of-the-month/ |title=Jota nominated for Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month |first=Ciaran |last=Brett |publisher=Brentford F.C. |date=9 March 2017 |access-date=12 September 2017 |archive-date=1 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201084500/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2017/march/jota-nominated-for-sky-bet-championship-player-of-the-month/ |url-status=dead }} He finished the season as Brentford's third-leading scorer behind Lasse Vibe and the departed Scott Hogan,{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=378&teamTabs=stats&season_id=149 |title=Brentford squad details 2015/16 |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=12 September 2017}} with 12 goals from 23 appearances, and the club triggered the one-year option on his contract.{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11748/10869787/brentford-activate-one-year-contract-extension-for-jota |title=Brentford activate one-year contract extension for Jota |first=James |last=Dale |publisher=Sky Sports |date=9 May 2017 |access-date=12 September 2017}}

Jota joined Championship club Birmingham City on 31 August 2017 on a four-year contract. The fee was undisclosed, but was confirmed by the club to be a new record, in excess of the £6 million they paid for Nikola Žigić in 2010.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41108631 |title=Birmingham City: Jota, Maxime Colin and Jason Lowe join Championship club |work=BBC Sport |date=1 September 2017 |access-date=6 June 2019}} He was one of six debutants in the starting eleven for Birmingham's next fixture, away to Norwich City; he played the whole match as his team lost 1–0.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41132799 |title=Norwich City 1–0 Birmingham City |work= BBC Sport |date=9 September 2017 |access-date= 10 September 2017}}{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-player-ratings-how-13596902 |title=Birmingham City player ratings: How we rated the new look Blues against Norwich City |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=9 September 2017 |access-date=10 September 2017}} Jota was substituted after 79 minutes of his second appearance with what appeared to be a hamstring strain.{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-analysis-ndoye-improvement-13612114 |title=Birmingham City analysis: Ndoye improvement, best full back in the league, excitement Nsue-s, hamstrung, points needed |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=13 September 2017 |access-date=13 September 2017}} He returned to the starting eleven, but gradually lost the confidence of manager Steve Cotterill and played little after December. When Garry Monk took over as manager in March 2018, Jota returned to the team and started all the remaining matches as Birmingham avoided relegation.{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-jota-garry-monk-14967120 |title=How Garry Monk has transformed Jota – and why it will only get better |first=Alex |last=Dicken |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=30 July 2018 |access-date=6 June 2019}}
{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/i-confidence-story-jotas-birmingham-15134145 |title='I have the confidence' The story of Jota's Birmingham City career so far |first=Dario |last=Bharat |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=10 September 2018 |access-date=6 June 2019}} At the end of March, BBC Sport's reporter noted that "The most noticeable difference since Monk's appointment has been the greater influence of Spanish forward Jota, who struggled for goals following his club-record move from Brentford in August, but has been pivotal in Blues' successive wins either side of the international break."{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43524020 |title=Birmingham City 1–0 Ipswich Town |work=BBC Sport |date=31 March 2018 |access-date=6 June 2019}}

He was a regular in the side throughout 2018–19, apart from time lost to a groin injury in mid-season,{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-jota-injury-news-15545425 |title='Let's see what happens.' Birmingham City star Jota gives us the latest on his fitness |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=14 December 2018 |access-date=6 June 2019}} but his performances were inconsistent. He scored only three goals over the season,{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/car-crash-thoroughbred-potential-star-16320407 |title='Car crash, thoroughbred, potential star' Birmingham City's end of season ratings |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=23 May 2019 |access-date=6 June 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-transfer-news-jota-16361963 |title=Who is Jota? The Dean Smith disciple set to quit Birmingham City for Aston Villa |first=Alex |last=Dicken |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=31 May 2019 |access-date=6 June 2019}} but provided eleven assists,{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2019/stat-attack-blues-201819-statistics/ |title=Stat attack – Blues 2018/19 statistics |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=13 May 2019 |access-date=6 June 2019}} and in October, created 19 chances for team-mates, four of which led to goals, and contributed to Lukas Jutkiewicz being named Championship Player of the Month.{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11688/11539329/sky-bet-championship-stats-xi-of-october-birmingham-dominate-team-of-the-month |title=Sky Bet Championship stats XI of October: Birmingham dominate Team of the Month |first=Martin |last=Laurence |publisher=Sky Sports |date=30 October 2018 |access-date=6 June 2019}}
{{cite news |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2018/november/championship-player-of-the-month-lukas-jutkiewicz/ |title=Championship Player of the Month: Lukas Jutkiewicz |publisher=English Football League |date=9 November 2018 |access-date=6 June 2019}}

Jota signed for Birmingham's local rivals Aston Villa on 5 June 2019. He agreed a two-year contract with the newly promoted Premier League club, and was reunited with manager Dean Smith with whom he had worked at Brentford. On the same day, Gary Gardner moved in the opposite direction; the fees were undisclosed.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48533985 |title=Jota: Aston Villa sign Birmingham forward as Gary Gardner goes in opposite direction |work=BBC Sport |date=5 June 2019 |access-date=6 June 2019}} He made his debut in Villa's opening fixture as a substitute for fellow new signing and debutant Trézéguet after an hour of a 3–1 defeat away to Tottenham Hotspur, and scored his first (and only) Aston Villa goal on 25 September in a 3–1 away victory against Brighton & Hove Albion in the EFL Cup.{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/brighton-vs-a-villa/420324 |title=Brighton 1–3 Aston Villa: Jack Grealish scores third against young Seagulls |date=25 September 2019 |work=Sky Sports |access-date=7 December 2019}}

On 3 October 2020, Jota left Villa after reaching an agreement for the termination of his contract.{{cite web |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2020/october/Villa-announce-Jota-departure/ |title=Villa announce Jota departure |publisher=Aston Villa F.C. |date=3 October 2020 |access-date=3 October 2020}}

On 4 October 2020, the day after his Aston Villa exit, Jota signed for La Liga club Deportivo Alavés on a one-year contract.{{cite web |url=https://www.deportivoalaves.com/noticia/jota-peleteiro-ficha-por-el-deportivo-alaves |title=Jota Peleteiro ficha por el Deportivo Alavés |website=Deportivo Alavés |date=4 October 2020 |access-date=4 October 2020}} He made his Alavés debut on 18 October, in a 2–0 home league defeat to Elche.{{cite news |url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/primera-division/alaves-vs-elche/cronica/2020/10/18/5f8c5126268e3ec2408b45d0.html |title=El Elche mete al Alavés en un lío |language=es |trans-title=Elche get Alavés in a mess |first=Lorenzo |last=Lara |newspaper=Marca |date=18 October 2020 |access-date=5 October 2021}} He made 23 league appearances without scoring, and confirmed that he would leave the club when his contract expired at the end of the season.{{cite news |url=https://alaves.elcorreo.com/peleteiro-despide-alaves-carta-20210526185644-nt.html |title=Peleteiro se despide del Alavés: "Se queda en las mejores manos" |language=es |trans-title=Peleteiro says goodbye to Alavés: 'It's in the best of hands' |first=Nuria |last=Nuño |newspaper=El Correo |location=Bilbao |date=2 May 2021 |access-date=5 October 2021}}

After leaving Alavés, he was close to joining a side in Saudi Arabia on a multi-year deal, but ultimately announced his retirement in October 2022, saying "in 2021, I lost the ambition I had in previous years and I didn't want that to happen. I wanted to keep in my memory how happy I have been for so many years."{{cite web |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-transfer-news-jota-25242294 |title=Aston Villa flop retires at just 31 after becoming 'afraid' |publisher=Birmingham Mail |date=12 October 2022 |access-date=27 December 2022}}

Jota was called into the Galicia squad for a friendly match against Venezuela on 20 May 2016. His shot on goal from outside the box in the 37th minute was parried by goalkeeper Wuilker Faríñez and was scored by Iago Aspas, he was substituted for Joselu at half time during the 1–1 draw.{{cite news |url=https://www.efe.com/efe/america/deportes/1-venezuela-recurre-a-su-fondo-de-armario-y-empata-con-galicia-en-el-93/20000010-2932000 |title=1–1. Venezuela recurre a su fondo de armario y empata con Galicia en el 93 |language=es |trans-title=Venezuela resort to the back of the wardrobe and draw with Galicia in the 93rd |first=Carlos Alberto |last=Fernández |publisher=EFE |date=20 May 2016 |access-date=12 September 2017}}{{cite web |title=Galicia 1–1 Venezuela |url=https://hispanospherical.com/2016/05/23/galicia-1-1-venezuela-international-friendly-20-may-2016/ |website=The Ball is Hispanospherical |access-date=6 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605233935/https://hispanospherical.com/2016/05/23/galicia-1-1-venezuela-international-friendly-20-may-2016/ |archive-date=5 June 2019}}

Jota was described as similar in style and movement to Spain international David Silva during his time at Eibar.{{cite web |title=Could Eibar's astonishing rise to La Liga end before a ball is kicked? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/may/27/eibar-la-liga-promotion |first=Phil |last=Ball |website=The Guardian |date=27 May 2014 |access-date=15 July 2019}} He was described as having "real technical craft" by manager Mark Warburton upon signing for Brentford.{{cite news |title=Brentford sign Jota from Celta Vigo and Jon Toral of Arsenal |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28804313 |access-date=15 July 2019}} His manager at both Aston Villa and Brentford, Dean Smith, described him as having "great ability, great balance and a great eye for both goals and assists".

Jota was born in A Pobra do Caramiñal, Province of A Coruña, the son of José Ignacio Peleteiro and his wife Lupe. It was a middle-class family: his father worked for savings bank Caixa Galicia before managing a financial services agency and other businesses.{{cite news |url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/gente/2013/06/29/amor-barbanza-jessica-bueno/00031372497002836999632.htm |title=El amor gallego de Jessica Bueno |language=es |trans-title=Jessica Bueno's Galician love |first=Pablo |last=Portabales |newspaper=La Voz de Galicia |date=30 June 2013 |access-date=12 September 2017}} Interviewed in 2017, Jota said he was coached by his father at his first youth club, Xuventú Aguiño.{{cite news |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brentford-wing-wizard-jota-reflects-13121133 |title=Brentford wing wizard Jota reflects on early career and sees promotion chance with the Bees |first=Tom |last=Moore |website=Get West London |date=7 June 2017 |access-date=12 September 2017}} Jota married fashion model Jessica Bueno in June 2015, celebrating the wedding in Marbella after a civil ceremony in Pobra do Caramiñal.{{cite news |url=http://www.hola.com/actualidad/2015060779174/jessica-bueno-boda/ |title=Jessica Bueno y Jota Peleteiro, 'felicidad máxima' en el día de su boda |language=es |trans-title=Jessica Bueno and Jota Peleteiro, 'as happy as can be' on their wedding day |magazine=¡Hola! |location=Madrid |date=7 June 2015 |access-date=12 September 2017}} The couple's first child, a son, was born in February 2016; Jessica has a son from an earlier relationship.{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-jessica-bueno-y-jota-peleteiro-padres-201603011019_noticia.html |title=Jessica Bueno y Jota Peleteiro ya son padres |language=es |trans-title=Jessica Bueno and Jota Peleteiro are parents |newspaper=ABC |location=Madrid |date=30 June 2013 |access-date=12 September 2017}} In February 2024, it was announced that Jota converted to Islam.{{cite web |title=Former Spanish football player Jose Ignacio Peleterio converts to Islam |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/former-spanish-football-player-jose-ignacio-peleterio-converts-to-islam/3146260 |website=AA |access-date=23 February 2024}}

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