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Full nameCody Mathès Gakpo
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityNetherlands
Age27
Date of birth7 May 1999
BirthplaceEindhoven
Height193 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubLiverpool
Centre-forwardalso played FWD
36
Appearances
7
Goals
5
Assists
2765
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Liverpool.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League367527656.89
UEFA Champions League11214706.91
FA Cup4002876.7
Community Shield100966.2
Friendlies Clubs100586.2

Scout report

Top-tier performerCentre-forward

C. Gakpo is a 27-year-old centre-forward at Liverpool, rated 78.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 134th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (85.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.23 goals, 0.16 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gakpo.

Judged on this season alone, Gakpo graded 46 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 44 centre-forwards in the Premier League, on 7 goals and 5 assists in 36 appearances (0.391 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 45 → 46). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 79, top 35% of the 44 centre-forwards in the Premier League. At 27 Gakpo is in his prime years, and a market index of 94.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22
Current potentialTop 35% centre-forwards · Premier LeagueCurrent seasonTop 32% centre-forwards · Premier League14th-best centre-forward in the Premier League134th in the Premier League · potential15th-highest potential centre-forward in the Premier League
78.5
Ratingi
15th of 44 centre-forwards
46
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
85.3%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.39
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Liverpool finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

7
Goals
5
Assists
12
G+A
0.19
Goals / app

7 goals in 36 appearances (0.19 per game) for an upper-table side. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 12 goal contributions (0.33 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 85.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.23 goals, 0.16 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 97.9/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 78.5, Gakpo carries the 15th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Premier League (top 35%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.39 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.