EXCLUSIVE: Ghanaian prodigy Cody Gakpo signs new PSV Eindhoven contract

Published on: 12 September 2019

Ghanaian youngster Cody Mathès Gakpo has signed a new contract extension with the Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven.

The 20-year-old penned a three-year deal which will keep him at the Philips Stadion outfit until summer 2023.

“This new contract gives me the feeling that the club appreciates me. Those are things that you as a footballer must cherish," Gakpo told the club's official website.

"It was not such a difficult choice for me to renew again,"

“I am very happy that I have again been able to put my signature under a PSV contract. As a boy from Eindhoven, it is, of course, a dream to reach the first team."

Gakpo joined the PSV Academy at the age of eight and came through the ranks in Eindhoven.

He scored an incredible 16 goals for PSV U-21 in 27 appearances last season.

He has made 31 appearances in all competitions for PSV and scored four goals, including a goal in the UEFA Europa League tie against Apollon Limassol.

"In recent years I have been able to play football step by step. Via Jong PSV, training at the first, a permanent place in the selection and occasionally minutes to the situation as it is now. I feel great here in my own city."

He is currently on the sidelines after picking up an injury earlier last week.

He has scored two goals and provided two assists in his 10 appearances for PSV Eindhoven this season so far.

The highly-rated forward has featured for the Netherlands U-18, U-19, U-20, and U-21 but still eligible to play for with Ghana or Togo in future.

He was born to a Ghanaian father and Togolese mother in Eindhoven.

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