Aribim Pepple

Aribim Pepple (born 25 December 2002) is a professional soccer player who plays for Cavalry FC as a forward.

Aribim Pepple
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002
Place of birth Kettering, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Cavalry FC
Number 24
Youth career
Oadby Owls
Calgary Foothills
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Calgary Foothills 11 (3)
2019– Cavalry FC 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2019

Club career

Early career

Pepple was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire in 2002. There he played for youth club Oadby Owls. He moved to Calgary with his family at the age of five.[1][2]

Calgary Foothills

Pepple joined the youth programme of PDL side Calgary Foothills at the U10 level, and signed for the first team in 2019.[1] That season, he made eleven league appearances for the Foothills, scoring three goals, and would score another goal in one playoff appearance.[3]

In October 2018, Pepple participated in the Canadian Premier League open trials in Calgary and was the youngest participant countrywide at 15, but nonetheless made the first cut after day one.[4][5]

Cavalry FC

On 9 August 2019, Pepple signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC until the end of 2020.[1] On 10 August 2019, he made his debut as a substitute in a 0–0 draw against HFX Wanderers.[6][7] Pepple would be described as "exactly what the Canadian Premier League is built for", and praised by coaching staff shortly after signing with the club for his physical and mental acuity.[8] In November 2019, Cavalry would confirm that Pepple would return for the 2020 season.[9]

International career

In October 2019, Pepple was called to the Canada national under-17 team for friendlies against Argentina and Mexico.[10]

Career statistics
As of 2 November 2019[11][12]
Club League Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Calgary Foothills USL League Two 2019 1131100124
Cavalry FC CPL 2019 70101090
Career Total 1832110214

References
  1. "Cavalry FC Signs Young Canadian Aribim Pepple". Cavalry FC. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. Jonathan Wheeldon [@JWheelo] (21 June 2019). "Love seeing 2002 Born Aribim Pepple getting another start in the @USLLeagueTwo. Both Ethan Keen and Bilal Hasan (2002) on the bench too" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. "Aribim Pepple 2019". USL League Two. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. "Five players to watch heading into Day 2 of the #GotGame Open Trials in Alberta". Canadian Premier League. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  5. @CPLCavalry (26 October 2018). "Meet Aribim Pepple. Aribim is the youngest registered trialist in the whole country and he has advanced to the second day" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. "A. Pepple". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  7. "Travel-burdened Cavalry FC earns draw in Halifax". Travel Wire News. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  8. Pamela Fieber (28 August 2019). "16-year-old enjoys 'much faster and more physical' level of play with Calgary's Cavalry FC". CBC.
  9. "A strong core confirmed for Cavalry FC in 2020". Cavalry FC. 13 November 2019. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  10. "Canada's Men's U-17 squad enters final stage before FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  11. "Aribim Pepple profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  12. "Aribim Pepple profile". USL League Two. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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