Their 2026 World Cup
Three goals, including the equaliser against Morocco in the round of 32, and a player-of-the-match award. The Netherlands left the World Cup without losing a single game: they went out on penalties.
Match by match
C. Gakpo played 2 matches for Netherlands, starting every one. He scored 3 goals against Sweden and Morocco. He was named player of the match once.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group F | vs Sweden 5-1 | Started, off on 90′ · 2 goals · 1 assist · ★ MVP |
| Round of 32 | vs Morocco 1-1 | Started, off on 113′ · 1 goal |
Who he is
- Born
- 7 May 1999 · aged 27 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Eindhoven
- Club
- Liverpool F.C.
- Height
- 1.93 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Cody Mathès Gakpo (Dutch: ['koːdi 'ɣɑkpoː]; 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.
Early life Gakpo was born in Eindhoven and raised in the district of Stratum. His father was born in Togo and has Ghanaian ancestry, while his mother is Dutch. In 2007, he moved to the youth academy of PSV, where he then progressed through all of the youth teams.
PSV For the 2016–17 season, Gakpo was part of the reserve team Jong PSV for the first time but mainly featured in the under-19 team.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
Tournament data from API-Football. See more rankings on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Timmy96 · Wikimedia Commons (CC0)