_037_(Payne).jpg) Payne with the Portland Thorns in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicole Oyeyemisi Payne | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team |
Portland Thorns (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Oak Mountain Eagles | |||
| Concorde Fire | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 53 | (4) |
| 2022 | USC Trojans | 16 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Portland Thorns (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | United States U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | United States U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Nigeria | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2021 | |||
Nicole Oyeyemisi Payne (born 18 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for National Women's Soccer League club Portland Thorns, on loan from Première Ligue side Paris Saint-Germain. Born in the United States, she represents Nigeria at international level.
Early life
Payne was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, attending Oak Mountain High School there.
College career
Payne attended West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia for three years, transferring to the University of Southern California for her fourth and final year.
Club career
Payne signed with Paris Saint-Germain of France's Division 1 Féminine in July 2023. Her first appearance (of four to date) for PSG came as a substitute in a 5–2 win over Dijon FCO on 12 November 2023, with her first start on 20 January 2024 in an 8–1 win over FC Girondins de Bordeaux.
In February 2024 she was loaned to the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League for the 2024 season.
International career
Payne was called up to the United States national under-17 team in 2017.
Payne made her senior debut for Nigeria on 10 June 2021 as a 90th-minute substitute in a 0–1 friendly loss to Jamaica.
Personal life
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, to Nigerian parents, Payne is the younger sister of fellow footballers Toni Payne and Stephen Payne. She and her sister Toni have played together in the Nigeria women's national team.
Honours
Paris Saint-Germain
- Coupe de France: 2023–24
References
- ^ Nicole Payne at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Nicole Payne joins Paris Saint-Germain". EN.PSG.FR. 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Nicole Payne – Women's Soccer". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- "Nicole Payne". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- "Nicole Payne joins Paris Saint-Germain". Paris Saint-Germain. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- "Nicole Payne loaned out to Portland Thorns FC". Paris Saint-Germain. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- "Nicole Payne Excited To Make Division One Féminine Debut With PSG". Super Falcons Show. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Portland Thorns FC (18 February 2024). "Thorns FC acquire defender Nicole Payne on loan from Paris Saint-Germain". Portland Thorns FC. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- "U-17 WNT to Face England Twice in Portland, Oregon - U.S. Soccer". Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Match Report of Jamaica vs Nigeria – 2021-06-10 – FIFA Friendlies – Women". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- McIntosh, Loyd (10 January 2017). "Stephen Payne ready to kick off career in Portugal". Upper 90. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- "LE PSG PUISSANCE 4" (in French). 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
External links
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Nigerian women's footballers
- 21st-century Nigerian sportswomen
- Women's association football defenders
- Nigeria women's international footballers
- Soccer players from Birmingham, Alabama
- American women's soccer players
- West Virginia Mountaineers women's soccer players
- African-American soccer players
- American sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- 21st-century African-American sportswomen
- USC Trojans women's soccer players
- Paris Saint-Germain FC (women) players
- American expatriate sportspeople in France
- American expatriate women's soccer players
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Nigerian expatriate women's footballers
- Portland Thorns FC players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- United States women's youth international soccer players
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Nigeria