Heather Payne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballinasloe, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Florida State Seminoles | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Florida State Seminoles | 60 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Peamount United | (13) | |
| 2018–2019 | Bristol City | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 18 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 6 | (5) |
| 2018– | Republic of Ireland | 33 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 April 2023 | |||
Heather Payne (born 26 January 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for American collegiate team Florida State Seminoles and the Republic of Ireland women's national team.
Club career
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]
International
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]
International appearances
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Republic of Ireland's goals first. Score column indicates score after each Payne goal. Updated as of 5 May 2023.
| No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 11 June 2021 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Iceland
|
1-3 | 2-3 | Friendly | [6] |
Honours
Florida State Seminoles
References
- ^ "Payne makes the move to Bristol". The Echo. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Heather Payne becomes the latest to swap WNL for professional football with Bristol City move".
- ^ "Heather Payne". Florida State Seminoles. 23 July 2019.
- ^ Hooper, Dave (24 August 2018). "Heather Payne Returns to Irish Women's Squad - Shannonside". Shannonside. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ Fennessy, Paul. "Four-star Republic of Ireland end campaign on a high with comfortable win over the North". The42. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Iceland 3-2 WNT". FAI. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
External links
- Bristol City profile
- Heather Payne at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Irish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Republic of Ireland women's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland women's international footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- Bristol City W.F.C. players
- Women's Super League players
- Women's association football forwards
- Peamount United F.C. players
- Women's National League (Ireland) players
- Florida State Seminoles women's soccer players
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Irish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Republic of Ireland expatriate women's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland women's youth international footballers
- Sportspeople from Ballinasloe