Marvin Gakpa

Marvin Ladji Gakpa (born 1 November 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Bandırmaspor.^[2]

Marvin Gakpa

Gakpa with Metz in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Marvin Ladji Gakpa[1]
Date of birth	(1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Dunkirk, France
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Mesaimeer
Number	11
Youth career
0000–2010	Dunkerque
2010–2011	Valenciennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Valenciennes II	30	(4)
2013–2017	Lorient II	64	(9)
2015–2017	Lorient	5	(0)
2016–2017	→ Ajaccio (loan)	31	(3)
2016–2017	→ Ajaccio II (loan)	1	(1)
2017–2018	Quevilly-Rouen	36	(9)
2018–2020	Metz	45	(2)
2020–2021	Paris FC	31	(4)
2021–2024	Manisa	75	(16)
2024	Bandırmaspor	11	(0)
2024–	Mesaimeer	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 February 2024

Club career

On 7 September 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Manisa in Turkey.^[3]

Personal life

Gakpa was born in Dunkirk in the Northern France. He holds French and Algerian nationalities and is of Ivorian descent.^[4][5]

Career statistics

As of 30 July 2020^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Valenciennes II	2011–12	CFA	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2012–13		29	4	—		—		—		29	4
	Total		30	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	4
Lorient II	2013–14	CFA 2	24	5	—		—		—		24	5
	2014–15	CFA	25	4	—		—		—		25	4
	2015–16		15	0	—		—		—		15	0
	Total		64	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	64	9
Lorient	2014–15	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2015–16		3	0	0	0	1	1	—		4	1
	Total		5	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	6	1
Ajaccio	2016–17	Ligue 2	31	3	2	0	0	0	—		33	3
Ajaccio II	2016–17	CFA 2	1	1	—		—		—		1	1
Quevilly-Rouen	2017–18	Ligue 2	36	9	1	1	0	0	—		37	10
Metz	2018–19	Ligue 2	32	2	5	2	3	0	—		40	4
	2018–19	Ligue 1	13	0	1	0	1	0	—		15	0
	Total		45	2	6	2	4	0	0	0	55	4
Career totals			212	28	9	3	5	1	0	0	226	32