Nicole Payne

Nicole Oyeyemisi Payne (born 18 January 2001) is an American-born Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward and a defender for collegiate team West Virginia Mountaineers and the Nigeria women's national team.

Nicole Payne
Personal information
Full name Nicole Oyeyemisi Payne[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-18) 18 January 2001[1]
Place of birth United States[1]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward, defender[2]
Team information
Current team
 West Virginia Mountaineers
Number 14
Youth career
Oak Mountain Eagles
Concorde Fire
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– West Virginia Mountaineers 33 (4)
International career‡
2017 United States U17 1 (0)
2018 United States U19 1 (0)
2021– Nigeria 2 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2021.[3]

Early life

Payne was raised in Birmingham, Alabama.[2]

College career

Payne has attended the Oak Mountain High School in her hometown and the West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia.[2]

International career

Payne made her senior debut for Nigeria on 10 June 2021 as a 90th-minute substitution in a 0–1 friendly loss to Jamaica.[4]

Personal life

Payne is the younger sister of fellow footballers Toni Payne and Stephen Payne.[5] She and her sister Toni have played together in the Nigeria women's national team.[4]

References
  1. Nicole Payne at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. "Nicole Payne - Women's Soccer". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  3. "Nicole Payne". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. "Match Report of Jamaica vs Nigeria - 2021-06-10 - FIFA Friendlies - Women". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  5. McIntosh, Loyd (10 January 2017). "Stephen Payne ready to kick off career in Portugal". Upper 90. Retrieved 10 December 2019.


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