Persija Jakarta In 2004, Atep was signed by
Persija Jakarta after a fairly good season with
Persiba Bantul. It did not take long for him to get a place in the first team. His remarkable achievements with Persija opened wide opportunities for his international career. In 2005, he was called up to the
Indonesian national team in the
AFF Cup and scored once. His excellent performance at Persija attracted many clubs to sign him, including
Persib Bandung who were in talks of bringing him in for the 2008 season. He stayed at Persija until the end of the
2007 season.
Persib Bandung In 2008,
Persib Bandung finally managed to sign Atep, after failing to get it in the previous season. Although his arrival was greeted so positively by Bobotoh, he did not get so many chances to play early in the season so many predicted that he would leave in the transfer season at the break of the competition. But he survived and his end began to get a chance to play even though only as a backup player. On 6 May 2009, he scored his first league goal in a 2–1 defeat to
Pelita Jaya. the In
2014 season Atep became a hero for Persib after scoring a spectacular goal against
Arema Cronus that sent Persib to the final against Persipura.
The following season's league start was postponed, which cleared the way for Persib to compete in the
AFC Cup before the league began. There, Atep scored in every match they played. Atep left Persib at the end of the
2018 Liga 1, after playing for the club for 10 years.
Mitra Kukar Upon his release from Persib at the end of the 2018 season, Atep joined recently relegated side
Mitra Kukar.
PSKC and Muba Babel In 2020, Atep signed for
PSKC Cimahi. After the 2020 season was declared void, he transferred to
Muba Babel United the following year and made his league debut on 6 October in an away match against
Sriwijaya. == Style of play ==