Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephen Oyebolaji Payne | ||
Date of birth | June 16, 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, Alabama, United States [1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Forward Madison FC | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2015 | Chicago Magic | ||
2016–2017 | Estoril | ||
2017–2018 | Varzim | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | UCLA Bruins | 13 | (1) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Varzim B | 27 | (7) |
2018–2019 | Varzim | 14 | (1) |
2019 | Portimonense | 0 | (0) |
2020 | Mafra | ||
2020–2021 | Länk FCV | 20 | (0) |
2022 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | (1) |
2023– | Forward Madison | 32 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 15, 2023 |
Stephen Oyebolaji Payne (born June 16, 1997) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a defender for USL League One side Forward Madison FC.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, Payne is of Nigerian descent. [2] His father had a scholarship for college soccer at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, while his mother ran track at Alabama A&M University; he is the middle of three children with two sisters also playing soccer, Nigeria women's national team players Toni and Nicole Payne. [3]
Payne played for four years at Lake Forest Academy and one year at UCLA Bruins in 2015 before traveling to Europe for trials. Passed over by several professional clubs in France and Italy, he was taken on by a fourth-division Portuguese club and eventually earned his way into the under-23 team of G.D. Estoril Praia. [3]
After a season with their reserve team, Payne made his first team debut for Varzim S.C. during the 2018–19 LigaPro season. He played 19 games, and scored the only goal of the match in the 88th minute against FC Porto B on 23 April 2019. [4]
Payne signed for Portimonense S.C. prior to the 2019–20 Primeira Liga season, alongside teammate Jeferson. [5]
On January 20, 2022, Payne returned to the United States by signing with USL League One club Richmond Kickers. [6]
Payne signed with rival USL League One club Forward Madison FC prior to the 2023 season. [7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Varzim B | 2017–18 | Elite Série 1 AF Porto | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 |
Varzim | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 14 | 1 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Portimonense | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 41 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 |
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