Cody Gakpo, forward - Liverpool FC
Liverpool FC added the reigning Dutch Footballer of the Year to their squad with the signing of versatile forward Cody Gakpo in January 2023.
Gakpo set out on his journey towards the professional game by trialling with PSV Eindhoven at the age of six, beginning a development that would see him blossom into a leading figure for club and country.
Having progressed all the way through the Eredivisie side's youth ranks, a first chance to represent the team he supported as a boy at senior level arrived in February 2018 with a brief substitute appearance against Feyenoord in league action.
The special moment of his maiden goal for PSV came later in the same year, with Gakpo opening the scoring in a 4-0 Dutch cup victory away at Excelsior Maassluis in the Septembe...
Date of birth
7 May 1999
Nationality
Dutch
Honours
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ReactionCody Gakpo: We're really enjoying it at the moment but have to keep going like this. Cody Gakpo reiterated Liverpool's hunger for success this season following Thursday night's 6-1 victory over Sparta Prague.
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PodcastListen now: Klopp, Gakpo, Szoboszlai and analysis in 'The Reaction' to 6-1 win. Hear Jürgen Klopp, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai’s thoughts on Liverpool’s half-dozen against Sparta Prague in ‘The Reaction’ podcast from Anfield.
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Match reportClinical Liverpool put six past Sparta and reach Europa League quarters. Liverpool booked their place in the Europa League quarter-finals after an emphatic 6-1 victory over Sparta Prague at Anfield on Thursday.
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InterviewCody Gakpo: It was an amazing week – but now we are fully focused on Forest. Liverpool may have enjoyed an ‘amazing week’ but their focus on the next challenge to overcome – Saturday’s trip to Nottingham Forest – is absolute, insists Cody Gakpo.
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NewsCody Gakpo on Carabao Cup final: "We'd really like to achieve it for the boss". Cody Gakpo has his sights firmly set on giving Jürgen Klopp a Liverpool farewell to remember as the Reds prepare for the 2024 Carabao Cup final.