Desevio Payne

Desevio Ilan Payne (born November 30, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays as a right-back for Dutch Tweede Divisie club Koninklijke HFC.

Desevio Payne

Personal information
Full name	Desevio Ilan Payne[1]
Date of birth	(1995-11-30) November 30, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Koninklijke HFC
Number	95
Youth career
2005–2010	HFC Haarlem
2010–2011	RKSV Pancratius
2011–2012	Zeeburgia
2012–2015	FC Groningen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	FC Groningen	17	(1)
2016–2017	Jong FC Groningen	9	(0)
2017–2019	Excelsior	4	(0)
2019–2021	FC Emmen	4	(0)
2021–	Koninklijke HFC	27	(0)
International career‡
2015	United States U20	5	(0)
2016	United States U23	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of April 6, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of March 26, 2016

Early and personal life

Payne was born in Greenwood, South Carolina, where his Trinidadian father met his Dutch mother at Lander University. His parents moved to the Netherlands when he was one year old, where he grew up.^[2] He is the older brother of the soccer player Déron Payne.^[3]

Career

Payne made his professional debut on February 22, 2015, in the Eredivisie against Heerenveen.^[4]

International career

Payne is eligible to represent the United States, Trinidad and Tobago and the Netherlands. Payne represented the United States at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[5]