Ati Kepo

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Ati Kepo
Personal information
Full name Ati Kepo
Date of birth (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Papua New Guinea
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hekari United
Number 9
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Hekari United
International career‡
2019– Papua New Guinea 23 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024

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

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Club career

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

Kepo debuted internationally with the Papua New Guinea national team on 8 July 2019 in a friendly match against Samoa in a 6-0 victory in which he scored.

Kepo was again called up on 18 March 2022 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against New Zealand in a 1–0 defeat. It was his first cap after four years. On 24 March 2022, Kepo scored for Papua New Guinea against Fiji in a 2–1 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

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 July 2019 J.S. Blatter Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 6–06–0 2019 Pacific Games
2.24 March 2022 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1–12–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.27 March 2022Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 2–32–3
4.24 September 2022 Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 1–01–0 2022 MSG Prime Minister's Cup
5.16 June 2023 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 2–22–2 Friendly
6.23 November 2023 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 1–01–1 2023 Pacific Games
7.22 June 2024 HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 2–02–1 2024 OFC Nations Cup

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 29 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™". FIFA . Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "PNG Kapuls bows out of FIFA World Cup in Qatar". Papua New Guinea Today (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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