Tim Payne
Wellington Phoenix · DFRB #2 · New Zealand · Group G 68Rating50Caps3Goals32Age179Height
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Club season 2025/26 A-League Men, Australia Cup
16
Apps
13
Starts
867
Minutes
0
Goals
5
Assists
International
50
Caps
3
Goals
Club career totals
268
Career apps
11
Career goals
Form
Suffered broken collarbone October 2025; right-back/defender
Date of birth1994-01-10 (age 32) NationalityNew Zealand ClubWellington Phoenix · New Zealand LeagueA-League Men PositionDF · Right-back · #2 Height179 cm Preferred footRight Market value—
Aucklander Tim Payne started out at Auckland City and Waitakere United before a 2012 move to Blackburn Rovers, where work-permit issues blocked him from breaking through. After returning home and a spell with Portland Timbers 2, he settled at Wellington Phoenix in 2019 and became a versatile, dependable utility man who has played almost every outfield position. A broken collarbone in October 2025 interrupted his season, but the right-back/defender heads to the World Cup as a 50-cap mainstay.
- Won his 50th cap in New Zealand's first-ever win over a South American side, 4-1 against Chile in March 2026
- Went viral in May 2026 as the World Cup's 'least known' player, jumping from under 5,000 to over 5 million Instagram followers in days
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