Cody Mathès Gakpo (born 7 May 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder 💪 for Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team.
Club career [ edit ]
Gakpo made his first team debut for 💪 PSV as an injury-time substitute in a 3–1 victory over Feyenoord on 25 February 2024.[10] In the 2024–19 season, Gakpo 💪 was able to further improve his performances. This was also noticed by first team coach, Mark van Bommel. He was 💪 selected several times for the matchday squad of the first team in the first half of the season. He would 💪 initially, however, remain an unused substitute.[9] In the 5–1 home win against the Go Ahead Eagles on 3 December 2024, 💪 he scored the first hat-trick of his professional career.[11] After he scored a goal and got an assist in the 💪 5–2 home win against Almere City on 21 December,[12] he made his debut in the Eredivisie just one day later. 💪 In the 3–1 home win against AZ, he was substituted on for Steven Bergwijn in the closing stages.[13] He scored 💪 nine goals in ten league games for Jong PSV by the end of the year and was subsequently promoted to 💪 become a regular member of the first team.[9] On 3 February 2024, he scored his first league goal in his 💪 second appearance in a 5–0 home win over Fortuna Sittard and also assisted another goal.[14] By the end of the 💪 season he made 14 league appearances, but without being able to record another goal.[9]
Gakpo was named in the squad for 💪 the 2024 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and had an immediate impact, scoring in three consecutive group matches against Senegal,[35] 💪 Ecuador,[36] and Qatar.[37]
Usually deployed on the left wing, Gakpo often cuts inside on his right foot to move to a 💪 more central attacking position, and uses his speed and dribbling skills to take on defenders until he finds the space 💪 to make an attempt on goal.[3]