Toni Payne
Personal information
Full name Antionette Oyedupe Payne[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-22) 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.

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]

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.


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