Cody Gakpo's Biography

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

Cody Gakpo

Gakpo with Netherlands U18 in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Cody Mathès Gakpo
Date of birth	7 May 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward, winger
Team information
Current team	Liverpool
Number	18
Youth career
2007–2016	PSV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Jong PSV	26	(17)
2018–2023	PSV	106	(36)
2023–	Liverpool	47	(12)
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	21	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:19, 10 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:50, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

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.