Toni Payne

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Toni Payne
Personal information
Full name Antionette Oyedupe Payne [1]
Date of birth (1995-04-22) 22 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
 Everton
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Duke 90 (23)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Ajax 22 (1)
2018–2024 Sevilla 169 (30)
2024– Everton 0 (0)
International career‡
2012 United States U17 6 (3)
2013–2014 United States U20
2016–2018 United States U23 1 (0)
2021– Nigeria 24 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:16, 19 July 2024 [2]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 July 2023. [2]

Antionette Oyedupe "Toni" Payne (born 22 April 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Everton. [3] Born in the United States, she represents Nigeria at international level.

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Early life

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. She and her sister Nicole have played together in the Nigeria women's national team. [6]

Club career

Ajax

In 2017, Ajax invited Payne for an internship, which led to her signing for the club. [7] She made her league debut against ADO Den Haag on 19 May 2017. [8] Payne scored her first league goal against PSV on 27 May 2018, scoring in the 16th minute. [9]

Sevilla

On 4 July 2018, Payne was announced at Sevilla. [10] She made her league debut against Albacete on 9 September 2018. [11] Payne scored her first league goal against Rayo Vallecano on 16 September 2018, scoring in the 89th minute. [12] On 18 June 2019, it was announced that her contract was extended for two further years. [3]

Everton

On 19 July 2024, Payne was announced at Everton. [13]

International career

Through birth and descent, Payne was eligible to play for the United States or Nigeria.

United States

Payne played for the United States under-17 team, and was in the team which won the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.

Nigeria

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. [14] Her first appearance facing other national team was two days later against Uzbekistan. [15]

On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Azerbaijan 2012 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. 25 September 2012. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 Toni Payne at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. 1 2 Samuel Ahmadu, Sevilla hand Toni Payne contract extension until 2021, Goal , 18 June 2019. Accessed 16 May 2020.
  4. 1 2 Sevilla striker Toni Payne wants to dump USA and play for Super Falcons of Nigeria, 7 March 2019. Accessed 15 May 2020.
  5. 1 2 Samuel Ahmadu, American-born Toni Payne awaits Fifa's clearance, Goal , 5 April 2019. Accessed 16 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Match Report of Jamaica vs Nigeria – 2021-06-10 – FIFA Friendlies – Women". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Drie nieuwe aanwinsten voor Ajax Vrouwen". www.parool.nl (in Dutch).
  8. ↑ "Ajax vs ADO Den Haag - 19 May 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ↑ "Ajax vs PSV - 27 May 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ↑ "TONI PAYNE, DINAMITA NORTEAMERICANA PARA EL ATAQUE DEL SEVILLA FC". sevillafc.es (in Spanish).
  11. ↑ "Sevilla vs Albacete - 9 September 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ↑ "Rayo Vallecano vs Sevilla - 16 September 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ↑ "Everton Sign Payne". www.evertonfc.com.
  14. ↑ Ahmadu, Samuel (18 February 2021). "Nigeria 1-0 CSKA Moscow: Ihezuo hands American born Payne and George winning debuts". Goal. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "Nigeria 1 Uzbekistan 0 : Ayinde's Half-Volley Enough For Win ; Two American-born Players Debut". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  16. ↑ Ryan Dabbs (14 June 2023). "Nigeria Women's World Cup 2023 squad: most recent call ups". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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