Gakpo Cody World Cup 2026 player profile
Gakpo Cody is listed for Netherlands as a Forward. Kickoff Lens uses caps, goals, career context, role, and team strength to explain how this player can affect fixture reads.
Deep player read
Gakpo Cody is currently classified as a high-impact forward: established international, active goal threat, and strong aerial frame. This is a derived Kickoff Lens profile built from the public squad fields, not a private scouting report.
- established international; 50 caps and 21 international goals are used as stable public career context.
- high-impact player in this data package, ranked 2 by impact inside the Netherlands squad and 1 among forward entries.
- active goal threat; strong aerial frame.
- The match model uses this profile through role, experience, impact score, and team context rather than treating the player as a standalone model context.
Player signal
| Team | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Role | Forward · FW |
| Caps | 50 |
| International goals | 21 |
| Impact score | 96 |
| Squad impact rank | 2 |
| Role impact rank | 1 |
| Role profile | high-impact · active goal threat |
Model context
The player impact score is not a standalone rating. It is one input inside the contextual match model, alongside squad depth, team radar, venue adaptation, travel/rest load, and group pressure.
Match questions
- Can the player convert team territory into shots and first-goal pressure?
- Would late absence or reduced minutes materially change the team's ceiling?
- Does aerial size matter against the next opponent's set-piece and crossing profile?
Archive context
| Team power score | 79 |
|---|---|
| Team FIFA rank | 8 |
| Group path | F |
| Squad size in archive | 26 |
| Squad average caps | 33 |
Netherlands fixtures
- Netherlands vs JapanFinished 2-2 · Jun 15, 04:00 · Dallas (Arlington, Texas)
- Netherlands vs SwedenScheduled · Jun 21, 01:00 · Houston
- Tunisia vs NetherlandsScheduled · Jun 26, 07:00 · Kansas City
Related teammates
- Van Dijk VirgilDefender · impact 96
- Malen DonyellForward · impact 96
- Depay MemphisForward · impact 96
- Dumfries DenzelDefender · impact 94
- Weghorst WoutForward · impact 90
- Ake NathanDefender · impact 85
- De Jong FrenkieMidfielder · impact 85
- Reijnders TijjaniMidfielder · impact 82
Related pages
- World Cup 2026 data libraryTeams, players, matches, venues, and model explainers in one crawlable archive.
- Netherlands team radarFull squad, team strengths, and fixture list.
- All player profilesBrowse the World Cup 2026 player library.
- Discovery hubEvery team, match, venue, and tournament page.