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Antionette Oyedupe Payne (born 22 April 1995) is an American-born Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Liga F club Sevilla FC and the Nigeria women's national team.[3]

Toni Payne

Personal information
Full name	Antionette Oyedupe Payne[1]
Date of birth	(1995-04-22) 22 April 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth	Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, forward
Club 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	110	(21)
National team‡
2012	United States U17	6	(3)
2013–2014	United States U20
2016–2018	United States U23	1	(0)
2021–	Nigeria	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2022.[2] ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2021.[2]

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 end her international career with 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]

References

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