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Ati Kepo

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Ati Kepo
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Papua New Guinea
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Hekari United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hekari United
National team
2022– Papua New Guinea 10 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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Ati Kepo (born 15 January 1996) is a Papua New Guinean professional footballer who plays for Hekari United and the Papua New Guinean national team.

Kepo is from the village of Kalo in the Rigo District.[1]

Club career[edit]

Kepo represented his village's team at the Hekari Central Cup and was scouted, along with two of his brothers, to join Hekari United.[1][2]

International career[edit]

He debuted internationally on 8 July 2019 in a friendly match against Samoa in a 6-0 victory in which he scored on his debut.

Kepo was again called up on 18 March 2022 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against New Zealand in a 0–1 defeat. It was his first cap after 4 years. On 24 March 2022, Kepo scored for Papua New Guinea against Fiji in a 1–2 victory, advancing his team to the final stage to face the Solomon Islands in which he scored another goal, resulting a 3–2 defeat.[3][4][5]

On 16 June 2023, Kepo scored his first goal against an Asian opponent, Singapore which resulted in a 2-2 draw at the Singapore National Stadium.

International goals[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 July 2019 J.S. Blatter Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa  Samoa 6–0 6–0 2019 Pacific Games
2. 24 March 2022 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Fiji 1–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 27 March 2022  Solomon Islands 2–3 2–3
4. 24 September 2022 Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu  Vanuatu 1–0 1–0 2022 MSG Prime Minister's Cup
5. 16 June 2023 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Singapore 2–2 2–2 Friendly

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Kepo siblings to debut". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. Isimeli, Tasminnie (19 February 2023). "Kepo brotheers look forward to OFC Champions League". PNG Haus Bung. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  3. "Fiji out of Oceania Qualifiers after going down to PNG 2-1". Fijivillage. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  4. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™". FIFA. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  5. "PNG Kapuls bows out of FIFA World Cup in Qatar". Papua New Guinea Today (in Bahasa Indonesia). Retrieved 2022-04-29.

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