Ati Kepo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ati Kepo | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Papua New Guinea | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PNG Hekari | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Hekari United/PNG Hekari | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Papua New Guinea | 25 | (8) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2024 | |||
Ati Kepo (born 15 January 1996) is a Papua New Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for PNG Hekari and the Papua New Guinea national team.
Club career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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]
International goals
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 July 2019 | J.S. Blatter Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa | File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2019 Pacific Games |
| 2. | 24 March 2022 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 27 March 2022 | File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands | 2–3 | 2–3 | ||
| 4. | 24 September 2022 | Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu | File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 MSG Prime Minister's Cup |
| 5. | 16 June 2023 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 6. | 23 November 2023 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands | File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2023 Pacific Games |
| 7. | 22 June 2024 | HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji | File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2024 OFC Nations Cup |
| 8. | 14 November 2024 | PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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External links
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