Cody Gakpo

Cody Gakpo
Gakpo with Netherlands U18 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Cody Mathès Gakpo[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger, forward[2]
Team information
Current team
Liverpool
Number 18
Youth career
2003–2007 FC Eindhoven
2007–2016 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Jong PSV 26 (17)
2018–2023 PSV 106 (36)
2023– Liverpool 67 (16)
International career
2016–2017 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
2018 Netherlands U19 3 (0)
2018 Netherlands U20 5 (4)
2019–2021 Netherlands U21 13 (7)
2021– Netherlands 35 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:45, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Cody Mathès Gakpo (born 7 May 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national football team.

A PSV academy graduate, Gakpo made his first-team debut in February 2018. In the 2021–22 season, he won the Dutch Footballer of the Year award after scoring 21 goals in 47 games in all competitions. He signed for Liverpool in January 2023.

Gakpo played youth international football for the Netherlands from under-18 to under-21 level. He made his senior international debut in June 2021 at UEFA Euro 2020.

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – Squad List: Netherlands (NED)" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 20. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Cody Gakpo: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 14 April 2024.