Ati Kepo

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.

Club career
Kepo is from the village of Kalo in the Rigo District. He represented his village's team at the Hekari Central Cup and was scouted, along with two of his brothers, to join Hekari United.

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.

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.