Chris Payne
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Christopher 'Chris' Payne (born 15 September 1990) is an Australian football (soccer) player currently signed with A League club Newcastle Jets.
. His first official competitive outing for Sydney FC came against Queensland Roar in the opening Pre-Season Cup
match of the season. Sydney ended up winning the match 2-1 with Payne scoring Sydney's first to level the scores at 1-1 and as a consequence become the club's youngest ever player to score in a fully competitive match. He was officially transferred from Manly a week before the opening round of the 2008/09 season with Manly FC receiving $3000 for the transfer.
He scored his first goal for Sydney FC in the 3-1 victory against Newcastle Jets at EnergyAustralia Stadium
.
While playing against the Wellington Phoenix
in the 2009/10 Preliminary final, he scored a controversial goal with his arm.
Despite displaying good form during Sydney FC's Finals run, he was not offered a new contract, and went back to his junior club Manly United.
On 28 June Payne signed a deal with North Queensland Fury for their following season.
North Queensland Fury striker Payne will join Newcastle Jets on a two-year deal for 2011-2012 seasons.
, where he helped the Jets to a 2-1 victory, scoring in the first half.
: A-League Premiership: 2009-2010 A-League Championship: 2009-2010
Sydney FC
Payne played in all of Sydney's three trial matches and scored a double against his former club Manly United at Cromer ParkCromer Park
Cromer Park is a community football ground located in the Northern Beaches suburb of Cromer in Sydney. It has been home to current New South Wales Premier League team Manly United FC ever since they were inducted into the NSWPL from the old New South Wales Super League back in 2004 and also the...
. His first official competitive outing for Sydney FC came against Queensland Roar in the opening Pre-Season Cup
2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
The 2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup competition was held in July and August 2008, in the lead up to the start of the Australian A-League football 2008-09 season....
match of the season. Sydney ended up winning the match 2-1 with Payne scoring Sydney's first to level the scores at 1-1 and as a consequence become the club's youngest ever player to score in a fully competitive match. He was officially transferred from Manly a week before the opening round of the 2008/09 season with Manly FC receiving $3000 for the transfer.
He scored his first goal for Sydney FC in the 3-1 victory against Newcastle Jets at EnergyAustralia Stadium
EnergyAustralia Stadium
Newcastle International Sports Centre is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home ground of the Newcastle Knights and the Newcastle United Jets teams. It is owned by the New South Wales government and administered by the Hunter Region...
.
While playing against the Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix FC
Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. The club competes in the Football Federation of Australia A-League. Ricki Herbert has been the coach since the club's inception to the A-League in July 2007. The current club captain is...
in the 2009/10 Preliminary final, he scored a controversial goal with his arm.
Despite displaying good form during Sydney FC's Finals run, he was not offered a new contract, and went back to his junior club Manly United.
On 28 June Payne signed a deal with North Queensland Fury for their following season.
North Queensland Fury
Payne scored his first goal for the Townsville club in their Round 1, 3-3 draw with Perth Glory. His goal leveled the scores in the first half at 1-1. He again scored against the Glory in the return match in Townsville, hitting a spectacular strike to the top corner of the Glory goal to open the scoring in the Fury's 2-1 win.North Queensland Fury striker Payne will join Newcastle Jets on a two-year deal for 2011-2012 seasons.
Newcastle Jets
Payne made his debut for the Jets, in a pre-season friendly against NSW Premier League club Sutherland SharksSutherland Sharks
Sutherland Sharks Football Club is an Australian football club based in Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia and currently play in the New South Wales Premier League....
, where he helped the Jets to a 2-1 victory, scoring in the first half.
A-League career statistics
(Correct as of 16 February 2011)| Club | Season | League | Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists |
| Sydney FC Sydney FC Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League... |
2007–08 A-League 2007-08 The A-League 2007-08 season was the third season of the Australian A-League football competition, won by the Newcastle Jets. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by and playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and... |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2008–09 A-League 2008-09 The 2008–09 A-League season was the fourth season of the Australasian A-League association football competition. Two new clubs, North Queensland Thunder and Gold Coast Galaxy had received tentative licences from the FFA but these were revoked for the 2008–09 season on 12 March 2008. Expansion... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| North Queensland Fury | 2010–11 | 21 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 21 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Newcastle Jets | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 40 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 42 | 8 | 4 | ||
Honours
With Sydney FCSydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
: A-League Premiership: 2009-2010 A-League Championship: 2009-2010