Orlando Pride

Nicole Payne

Defender#23

Bio

Nicole Payne was born in Birmingham in 2001. She plays as a defender. Lineball holds stats from 31 of her games across 2024–2026.

Key facts

Age: 25
Height: 1.65 m
Weight: 62 kg
Number: #23
Born: 18/1/2001
Birthplace: Birmingham
Position: Defender
Nationality: Nigeria

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Follow

Instagram@nicoleopayne

Official accounts listed on Wikidata.

Career

West Virginia Mountaineers women's soccer

Career stats

Season

	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026 NWSL	4	5	7	0	0	1	0	8	1	2

Compare PayneStack them up against anyone, with an analyst verdict

Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 NWSLOrlando Pride	12	1	8	1	491	2	12	8	5	7	8
2024 NWSLPortland Thorns FC	19	0	1	0	1,011	1	11	5	7	4	6
Career2 seasons	31	1	9	1	1,502	3	23	13	12	11	14

Game log, 2026 NWSL

Game
19 Oct @ Houston DashW 2-1 19 Oct	0	0	0	8	0	1	1	0	0	0
30 Aug v Utah RoyalsL 1-2 30 Aug	0	1	0	25	1	1	1	0	0	1
24 Aug @ Washington SpiritW 1-0 24 Aug	0	2	0	28	0	1	1	1	1	0
8 Aug v Racing Louisville FCL 1-3 8 Aug	0	0	0	55	0	1	0	0	1	1
25 July v Chicago Stars FCW 1-0 25 July	0	1	0	29	0	1	1	0	0	0
19 July @ Utah RoyalsL 0-1 19 July	0	0	0	74	0	1	0	1	2	1
16 July v Boston Legacy FCL 0-1 16 July	0	2	0	22	0	1	1	1	1	0
4 July @ Angel City FCL 0-2 4 July	0	0	0	45	0	1	1	0	0	1
30 May v Bay FCW 3-1 30 May	0	1	0	74	1	1	0	0	0	1
25 May @ San Diego Wave FCW 1-0 25 May	1	1	1	62	0	1	0	1	2	0
17 May @ Denver Summit FCL 1-3 17 May	0	0	0	45	0	1	1	0	0	2
3 May v Washington SpiritL 2-4 3 May	0	0	0	24	0	1	1	1	0	1

Splits, NWSL

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Split
HomeHome or away, 8W	17	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	50.8	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.7	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.0
AwayHome or away, 3W	14	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	45.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	0.5	0.0
LossesResult, 0W	17	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	46.4	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.8	0.0
WinsResult, 11W	11	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.1	58.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.7	0.4	0.2	0.5	0.0	0.1	0.0
DrawsResult, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	25.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Regular seasonStage, 11W	31	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	48.5	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.5	0.0
Utah RoyalsOpponent, 0W	4	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	43.5	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0
Washington SpiritOpponent, 2W	4	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	52.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.5	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.0
Racing Louisville FCOpponent, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	52.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.0
San Diego Wave FCOpponent, 2W	3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	28.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	0.3	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Angel City FCOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	67.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0
Bay FCOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	82.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	2.0	0.0
Chicago Stars FCOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	18.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kansas City CurrentOpponent, 0W	2	–	–	–	–	76.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Orlando PrideOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	67.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Seattle Reign FCOpponent, 1W	2	–	–	–	–	44.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Boston Legacy FCOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	22.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Denver Summit FCOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
Gotham FCOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	23.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Houston DashOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
North Carolina CourageOpponent, 1W	1	–	–	–	–	67.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Providence Park, Portland, OregonGround, 6W	11	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	57.7	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0
Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, FloridaGround, 2W	7	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	39.1	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.9	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.6	0.0
America First Field, Sandy, UtahGround, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	68.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
Audi Field, Washington, District of ColumbiaGround, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	48.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CaliforniaGround, 1W	2	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	35.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, CaliforniaGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
CPKC Stadium, Kansas City, MissouriGround, 0W	1	–	–	–	–	75.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, ColoradoGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
Lumen Field, Seattle, WashingtonGround, 0W	1	–	–	–	–	3.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, KentuckyGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TexasGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, New JerseyGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	23.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0