Toni Payne

Last updated

Toni Payne
Personal information
Full name Antionette Oyedupe Payne [1]
Date of birth (1995-04-22) 22 April 1995 (age 28)
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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Duke 90 (23)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

Contents

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.

Club career

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]

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. [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]

Related Research Articles

Mercy Joy Akide Udoh is a former Nigerian football player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ahmed Musa</span> Nigerian footballer

Ahmed Musa is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward and left winger for the Nigeria national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gabrielle Onguéné</span> Cameroonian footballer

Gabrielle Aboudi Onguéné is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for CSKA Moscow in the Russian Championship and the Cameroon national team. She previously played for Rossiyanka.

Onome Ebi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Nigerian club Abia Angels and the Nigeria women's national team. In 2023 she became the first African footballer, male or female, to play in 6 FIFA World Cup Tournaments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Asisat Oshoala</span> Nigerian footballer

Asisat Lamina OshoalaMON is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for NWSL club Bay FC and the Nigeria women's national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest African female footballers of all time and one of the best in the world, she is one of the most celebrated African female footballers of all time, having won African Women's Footballer of the Year a record six times.

Francisca Ordega is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for CSKA Moscow in the Russian Women's Football Championship.

Florence Omagbemi is a Nigerian former football midfielder. She was part of the Nigeria women's national football team across four FIFA Women's World Cups, several Africa Women Cup of Nations and at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 2016, she was named interim coach of the national side, having previously been an assistant coach to the Nigeria women's national under-20 football team.

Elizabeth Addo is a Ghanaian football forward who have played for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Hilal. She is also the captain of the Ghana women's national football team.

Jermaine "Jay" Seoposenwe is a South African soccer player who plays as a forward for Mexican Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey and the South Africa women's national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rasheedat Ajibade</span> Nigerian footballer

Rasheedat Busayo Ajibade is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Liga F club Atlético Madrid and the Nigeria women's national team. She is nicknamed "RASH", a shortened form of her first name, and is also called "The Girl With The Blue Hair", an ode to her bright-blue hairstyle which she dons whenever she takes to the field.

Anam Imo is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays for Piteå IF in the Damallsvenskan. She also represents Nigeria national football team and has played for the under-20 team.

Glory Akumbu Ogbonna is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender for the Turkish club Beşiktaş JK and the Nigeria women's national team. She has formerly played with Edo Queens in the Nigeria Women Football League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chiamaka Nnadozie</span> Nigerian footballer

Chiamaka Cynthia Nnadoziechee-AH-mə-kə SIN-thee-ə nah-DOH-zee-ay is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Paris FC in the French Division 1 Féminine and the Nigeria women's national football team. She has been regarded as the best female goalkeeper in Africa and one of the best in the world.

The 2021 Turkish Women's Cup, also named Festival Women's Trophy 2021, was the fourth edition of the Turkish Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Turkey. It took place between 17 and 23 February in Antalya. Originally, there were to be two separate, unconnected tournaments involving four teams each. However, because of inadequate documentation, the second tournament that had been announced became simply a series of friendly matches.

This article lists the squads for the 2021 Turkish Women's Cup, the 4th edition of the Turkish Women's Cup. The cup consists of a series of friendly games, and is held in Turkey from 17 to 23 February 2021. The seven national teams and one domestic team involved in the tournament registered a squad of 23 players.

Patricia del Carmen George is an American-born Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Women's Football Super League club Fenerbahçe SK and the Nigeria women's national team.

Mariana Sofía Speckmaier Fernández is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for A-League Women club Wellington Phoenix. Born and raised in the United States to Venezuelan parents, she caps for the Venezuela women's national team.

Gift Nyakno Monday is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish Liga F club UD Tenerife and the Nigeria women's national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nicole Payne</span> Nigerian footballer (born 2001)

Nicole Oyeyemisi Payne is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for NWSL club Portland Thorns on loan from Paris Saint-Germain. Born in the United States, she represents the Nigeria national team.

Nina Norshie is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a defender for Berry Ladies, the KC Courage and the Ghana women's national team.

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. Ahmadu, Samuel (18 February 2021). "Nigeria 1-0 CSKA Moscow: Ihezuo hands American born Payne and George winning debuts". Goal. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  7. "Nigeria 1 Uzbekistan 0 : Ayinde's Half-Volley Enough For Win ; Two American-born Players Debut". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  8. Ryan Dabbs (14 June 2023). "Nigeria Women's World Cup 2023 squad: most recent call ups". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.