Ati Kepo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 January 1996 | ||
| 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
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
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 for 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 in 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
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kepo siblings to debut". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ↑ Isimeli, Tasminnie (19 February 2023). "Kepo brothers look forward to OFC Champions League". PNG Haus Bung. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ↑ "Fiji out of Oceania Qualifiers after going down to PNG 2-1". Fijivillage. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™". FIFA. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ↑ "PNG Kapuls bows out of FIFA World Cup in Qatar". Papua New Guinea Today (in Bahasa Indonesia). Retrieved 2022-04-29.
External links
- Ati Kepo at Soccerway
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