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 | Everton | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Duke | 90 | (23) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
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]
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]
On 19 July 2024, Payne was announced at Everton. [13]
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. [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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