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Nicole Payne
Nicole
Payne
Jan 18, 2001
#11 - Defender

Nicole Oyeyemisi Payne is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for National Women's Soccer League club Portland Thorns. Born in the United States, she represents Nigeria at international level.

Did You Know?

She played college soccer at West Virginia before transferring to the University of South Carolina.
She is of Nigerian descent.
She represented the United States at youth levels before switching to the Nigeria national team.
Her two older siblings are also professional footballers. She even played with her sister Toni together for Nigeria's national team.
She majored in Psychology at West Virginia and later graduated from USC.
She first came to Portland on loan from PSG before transferring permanently.
The sisters trained five days a week since childhood—even on holidays—under the intense eye of their dad
Nicole credits her sister Toni as her biggest soccer role model and inspiration.

Best Actions

Two goals for USC


Club Achievements

Coupe de France: 2023–24

Stats

Year Club AP GL
2024
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present
Portland Thorns 21 0
2023
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2024
PSG 3 0
2022
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USC Trojans 16 3
2019
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2021
West Virginia Mountaineers 53 4
International Stats
2021
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2024
Nigeria 9 0
2018
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United States U19 1 0
2017
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United States U17 1 0