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 September.
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Date of birth
7 May 1999
Nationality
Dutch
Honours
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Press conferenceInjury news: Updates on Cody Gakpo and Joe Gomez from Arne Slot. Cody Gakpo is unlikely to be fit for Liverpool’s visit to Aston Villa but the forward is closing in on a return from injury.
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NewsLFC injury update: Cody Gakpo, Joe Gomez and Tyler Morton. Arne Slot has revealed Cody Gakpo is a doubt for Liverpool's Premier League meeting with Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield on Sunday.
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NewsCody Gakpo and Virgil van Dijk up for Carabao Cup semi-finals award. Cody Gakpo and Virgil van Dijk have each been nominated for the Carabao Cup semi-finals Player of the Round award.
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PreviewHow Cody Gakpo and Liverpool will approach a 'special' Merseyside derby. Cody Gakpo has explained how Liverpool will seek to navigate an emotionally charged Goodison Park atmosphere and beat Everton in the Merseyside derby.
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NewsCody Gakpo voted Liverpool's Men's Player of the Month for the first time. Cody Gakpo has won the Standard Chartered Men's Player of the Month award for the first time in his Liverpool career.