Liverpool FC Role & Tactical Profile
Cody Gakpo is part of Liverpool’s 2026/27 squad under head coach Andoni Iraola. This profile brings together the player’s career background, an editorial assessment of the role and the live facts maintained across LFC Globe’s squad directory.
Gakpo offers an attacking reference point whose movement can connect a wide starting position with central scoring areas. When a forward moves inside, the surrounding team must decide who supplies width and who protects against a counterattack. That makes his relationship with the full-back and midfield important to the overall shape. The tactical assessment should look at how he receives, combines and arrives in dangerous spaces, while allowing for different assignments within Liverpool’s forward line.
Career Background & 2026/27 Outlook
Liverpool finalised Gakpo’s transfer from PSV Eindhoven in January 2023. The Netherlands international had developed at PSV before making the move to English football. His Liverpool career has since included domestic trophy successes and regular involvement in the attacking group. The current profile places that background in the 2026/27 squad under Andoni Iraola. Earlier career achievements are not added to the Premier League figures above, which deliberately cover only the current season and competition.
The tables above update separately from this career overview. They distinguish current Premier League involvement, reported contract terms and sourced availability, allowing the season to be followed without confusing a squad listing with confirmation of selection for the next fixture.
Source review: 25 October 2026 (recorded date). Official career background.