Cody Gakpo
#11 · Forward · age 27
Left-side runner; Liverpool form-player
94
WC26 rating
- Recent form
- 72
- Career peak
- 96
- League level
- 100
- Competition pedigree
- 98
- International pedigree
- 85
- Longevity
- 68
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29
Gakpo’s positional flexibility — left wing, second striker, occasional false-9 — gives Koeman the most rotation-friendly forward in the squad. His Qatar 2022 form set the template: he ran at fullbacks, attacked the back post, and converted at a rate well above expected goals.
Group F’s defensive matchups suit him well. Sweden’s right side will be tested by his pace, Tunisia’s man-marking risks losing track of his late runs, and Japan’s wing-back system will leave space behind for the kind of diagonals Liverpool feed him weekly. Of the Dutch attackers, he carries the most credible double-figure-goals expectation for the tournament.
Strengths
- Powerful left-footed strike from the half-space
- Aerial threat at the back post for a wide forward
- Tournament temperament — three goals at Qatar 2022
Recent form
Liverpool's first-choice left winger through the 2025-26 PL title campaign; double-figures in goals and assists.
His full first name is Cody Mathès — his mother named him after Cody from Step by Step, the American sitcom she watched dubbed into Dutch.