Toni Payne
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) |
2018–2024 | Sevilla | 169 | (30) |
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 "Toni" Payne (born 22 April 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga F club Sevilla.[3] Born in the United States, she represents Nigeria at international level.
Early life[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Through birth and descent, Payne was eligible to play for the United States or Nigeria.
United States[edit]
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[edit]
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.[7] Her first appearance facing other national team was two days later against Uzbekistan.[8]
On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Toni Payne at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ a b Samuel Ahmadu, Sevilla hand Toni Payne contract extension until 2021, Goal, 18 June 2019. Accessed 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b Sevilla striker Toni Payne wants to dump USA and play for Super Falcons of Nigeria, 7 March 2019. Accessed 15 May 2020.
- ^ a b Samuel Ahmadu, American-born Toni Payne awaits Fifa's clearance, Goal, 5 April 2019. Accessed 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Match Report of Jamaica vs Nigeria – 2021-06-10 – FIFA Friendlies – Women". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Ahmadu, Samuel (18 February 2021). "Nigeria 1-0 CSKA Moscow: Ihezuo hands American born Payne and George winning debuts". Goal. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria 1 Uzbekistan 0 : Ayinde's Half-Volley Enough For Win ; Two American-born Players Debut". All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Ryan Dabbs (14 June 2023). "Nigeria Women's World Cup 2023 squad: most recent call ups". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Nigerian women's footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- AFC Ajax (women) players
- Sevilla FC (women) players
- Eredivisie (women) players
- Liga F players
- United States women's youth international soccer players
- Nigeria women's international footballers
- Nigerian expatriate women's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate women's footballers in the Netherlands
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
- Soccer players from Birmingham, Alabama
- American women's soccer players
- Duke Blue Devils women's soccer players
- FC Kansas City draft picks
- American soccer players of Nigerian descent
- American expatriate women's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- American expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American women
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- United States women's under-20 international soccer players
- Nigerian women's football biography stubs
- Nigerian football forward stubs
- American women's soccer biography stubs
- American soccer forward stubs