Cody Mathes Gakpo (born 7 May 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left winger or centre-forward for Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national 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.
On 1 September 2021, Gakpo made his first start for the Netherlands in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Norway, and scored his first senior international goal three days later in a 4–0 win over Montenegro.
Gakpo was named in the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and had an immediate impact, scoring in three consecutive group matches against Senegal, Ecuador, and Qatar. |