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Toni Payne
Personal information
Full name Antionette Oyedupe Payne
Date of birth (1995-04-22) April 22, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Birmingham, Alabama
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Midfielder/Forward
Team information
Current team
Sevilla FC
Number 11
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Duke 90 (23)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 AFC Ajax 22 (1)
2018– Sevilla FC 48 (11)
International career
2012 United States U17
2013–2014 United States U20
2016–2018 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antionette Oyedupe Payne, known as Toni Payne (born 1995) is an American-Nigerian footballer. She plays as a forward for Sevilla FC.[1]

Life

Toni Payne was born in Birmingham, Alabama, to two Nigerian-born parents,[2] and raised in the United States.[3]

Payne played for the United States under-17 team, and was in the team which won the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship. From 2016 to 2018 she played with AFC Ajax. In June 2018 joined Sevilla on a one-year contract, which was extended for two further years in 2019.[1] In 2019 she declared her intention to continue her international career with Nigeria.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Samuel Ahmadu, Sevilla hand Toni Payne contract extension until 2021, Goal, 18 June 2019. Accessed 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Sevilla striker Toni Payne wants to dump USA and play for Super Falcons of Nigeria, 7 March 2019. Accessed 15 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b Samuel Ahmadu, American-born Toni Payne awaits Fifa's clearance, Goal, 5 April 2019. Accessed 16 May 2020.