Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antionette Oyedupe Payne [1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 April 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | ||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sevilla | ||
Number | 11 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Duke | 90 | (23) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Ajax | 22 | (1) |
2018– | Sevilla | 139 | (24) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | United States U17 | 6 | (3) |
2013–2014 | United States U20 | ||
2016–2018 | United States U23 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Nigeria | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2022. [2] ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 July 2023. [2] |
Antionette Oyedupe Payne (born 22 April 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Liga F club Sevilla FC. [3] Born in the United States, she represents the Nigeria women's national team.
Payne was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama to Nigerian parents. [4] [5] She is the older sister of fellow footballers Stephen and Nicole Payne.
From 2016 to 2018, Payne played with AFC Ajax. In June 2018, she joined Sevilla on a one-year contract, which was extended for two further years in 2019. [3]
Through birth and descent, Payne was eligible to play for the United States or Nigeria.
Payne played for the United States under-17 team, and was in the team which won the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.
In 2019, Payne declared her intention to switch her international career to Nigeria. [4] [5] She made her senior debut on 18 February 2021 starting against Russian club CSKA Moscow at the Turkish Women's Cup. [6] Her first appearance facing other national team was two days later against Uzbekistan. [7]
On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. [8]
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