Heather Payne


Heather Payne is an Irish footballer who plays for U.S. college soccer team Florida State Seminoles and the Irish 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.
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 and the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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. She made her debut for the team on 31 August 2018 playing as a wing-back.