Aribusitamunoipirim Emmanuel "Bim" Pepple (born 25 December 2002) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. He has previously played for Calgary Foothills,

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and for

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side

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. He made his EFL debut for

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during a loan spell in the 2022–23 season.

Early life

Pepple's father was born in

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, Nigeria while his mother was born in

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, England. He was born in

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in 2002. There he played for youth club Oadby Owls at age five. He moved to

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, Canada with his family at the age of five. In Canada, he played youth soccer with Eastside Memorial FC, later joining

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Club career

Calgary Foothills

In October 2018, Pepple participated in the

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open trials in

and was the youngest participant countrywide at 15, but nonetheless made the first cut after day one. In 2019, he joined the

senior side in the

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, he made eleven league appearances for the Foothills, scoring three goals, and would score another goal in one playoff appearance.

Cavalry FC

On 9 August 2019, Pepple signed his first professional contract with

side

until the end of 2020. On 10 August 2019, he made his debut as a substitute in a 0–0 draw against

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. 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. In November 2019, Cavalry would confirm that Pepple would return for the 2020 season. In October 2020 Cavalry announced Pepple would join

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club

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on a two-week trial. Shortly after the conclusion of his time at Sheffield, he was invited to another Premier League trial, this time with

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. In March 2021, Pepple would officially announce his departure from Cavalry via his Instagram, indicating that he had joined the youth side of

club

Getafe

In March 2021, Pepple scored on his debut for Getafe's under-19 team.

Second spell at Cavalry

On 28 April 2022, Pepple returned to Cavalry FC for the 2022 season. In June and July he broke the Canadian Premier League record for longest goalscoring streak, with 6 goals in 5 matches. On July 6, 2022 he was named the CPL's Player of the Month for June after becoming the first-ever player to score in five consecutive league matches. At the time he sat second in the league scoring race with six goals. In July 2022 Cavalry confirmed that they had agreed to a transfer with an undisclosed club, rumoured to be

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, indicating that he would leave the club during the transfer window.

Luton Town

On 2 August 2022, Pepple signed for

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club Luton Town for an undisclosed fee, returning to his country of birth.

Loan to Grimsby Town

Six days after joining Luton, he was loaned out to

for the 2022–23 season. The next day on 9 August Pepple made his debut for The Mariners, starting against

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in a

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match. Pepple's loan was terminated by Grimsby on 12 January 2023, with manager

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saying ''"Bim hasn't had quite as many chances as he would have wished but I'd like to thank him for his time and his efforts with us. You have to remember that it's a big move, coming over from Canada to Luton and then he very quickly joined us on loan. He's a young player that hopefully we've helped develop to a degree and there's still a lot more development to come for him"''. He had made 15 appearances in all competitions, failing to score a single goal.

Return to Luton Town

On 7 February 2023, Pepple was involved in Luton's first team for the first time as he was named as a substitute against former team Grimsby Town in a 3-0 defeat in an

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fourth round replay.

Loan to Bromley

On 18 August 2023, Pepple joined

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on loan for the 2023–24 season. On 31 October, he scored a brace in a 4-2 victory over Redbridge FC in the

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. On 8 January 2024, he was recalled from his loan by Luton Town, following limited playing time.

Loan to Inverness Caledonian Thistle

On 1 February 2024, Pepple joined

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club

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on loan until the end of the season.

Loan to Southend

On 30 August 2024, Pepple signed for

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team

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on a season-long loan. He was recalled in January 2025.

Loan to Chesterfield

On 12 January 2025, Pepple joined League Two side Chesterfield on loan for the remainder of the season.

Plymouth Argyle

On 4 July 2025, Pepple signed for

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club

for an undisclosed fee.

International career

Pepple is eligible to represent Nigeria, England, or Canada after moving to the latter at the age of 5. He was called up to by the Nigeria national under-17 team in preparation for the

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but ultimately decided to represent Canada. In October 2019, Pepple was then called to the Canada national under-17 team for friendlies against

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and

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Career statistics

Honours

Cavalry *

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runner-up:

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(Regular season): Spring 2019, Fall 2019

References

External links

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Cavalry FC profile
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