Heather Payne

Heather Payne (born 26 January 2000) is an Irish women's footballer who plays for U.S. college soccer team Florida State Seminoles and the Irish national team.

Heather Payne
Personal information
Full name Heather Payne
Date of birth (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000
Place of birth Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Florida State Seminoles
Number 12
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Florida State Seminoles 26 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Peamount United (13)
2018–2019 Bristol City 9 (1)
National team‡
2015–2017 Republic of Ireland U17 18 (3)
2018–2019 Republic of Ireland U19 6 (5)
2018– Republic of Ireland 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 August 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2019

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]

References
  1. "Payne makes the move to Bristol". The Echo. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  2. "Heather Payne becomes the latest to swap WNL for professional football with Bristol City move".
  3. "Heather Payne". Florida State Seminoles. 23 July 2019.
  4. Hooper, Dave (24 August 2018). "Heather Payne Returns to Irish Women's Squad - Shannonside". Shannonside. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. Fennessy, Paul. "Four-star Republic of Ireland end campaign on a high with comfortable win over the North". The42. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
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