Heather Payne (born 26 January 2000) is an Irish women's footballer who plays for U.S. college football team Florida State Seminoles and the Irish national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Heather Payne | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Midfielder, | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Florida State Seminoles | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Florida State Seminoles | 46 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Peamount United | (13) | |
| 2018–2019 | Bristol City | 9 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 18 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 6 | (5) |
| 2018– | Republic of Ireland | 29 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2022 | |||
After playing three seasons with Irish side Peamount United F.C. in the Irish Women's National League, Payne signed with Bristol City in the English first division, the FA WSL, in August 2018.[1][2]
In August 2019, after a season with Bristol, Payne moved to the United States to take up a college scholarship with the Florida State Seminoles, who compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[3]
Payne was named to the Ireland senior squad for a 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup-qualifying match against Northern Ireland in August 2018.[4] She made her debut for the team on 31 August 2018 playing as a wing-back.[5]