| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lewis James Payne [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 2004 [2] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southampton | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Eastleigh (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Newport County (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:38, 2 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Lewis James Payne (born 30 May 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Southampton. He will become a free agent on 30 June 2025.
Payne signed his first professional contract with Southampton in November 2021. [4] On 23 August 2022, he made his professional debut in the 3–0 win over Cambridge United in the EFL Cup, providing the assist for the first goal. [5]
On 31 January 2023, Payne signed for National League club Eastleigh until the end of the season. [6] On 3 March 2023, Payne returned to Southampton following the termination of his loan spell. [7]
On 11 August 2023, Payne joined Newport County on a season-long loan. [8] He made his debut for Newport on 12 August 2023 as a second-half substitute in the 4–0 EFL League Two win against Doncaster Rovers. [9] On 12 December 2023, Payne scored his first goal for Newport in a 4–1 FA Cup third round victory against Barnet. [10]
On 19 July 2024, he joined Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan. [11] He made his debut for the club on 10 August 2024 in a 3–2 victory against Newport County. [12] On 15 January 2025, Payne was recalled from loan and returned to Southampton. [13]
On 25 June 2025, Southampton confirmed that Payne would be released following the expiry of his contract. [14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton U23 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Southampton | 2022–23 [16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eastleigh (loan) | 2022–23 [17] | National League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Newport County (loan) | 2023–24 [18] | League Two | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2024–25 [19] | League Two | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Career total | 50 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 72 | 2 | ||