Desevio Ilan Payne (born November 30, 1995) is an American

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player who plays as a

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for Dutch club

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Early and personal life

Payne was born in Greenwood,

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, where his

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father met his

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mother at

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. His parents moved to the Netherlands when he was one year old, where he grew up. He is the older brother of the soccer player

Déron Payne Déron Payne (born 25 September 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Volendam. Career On 18 May 2022, Payne signed a three-year contract with Volendam and was initially assigned to their Under-21 squad. H ...

Career

Payne made his professional debut on February 22, 2015, in the

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against

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International career

Payne is eligible to represent the

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and the

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. Payne represented the United States at the

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* * 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Greenwood, South Carolina American men's soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players Dutch men's footballers American sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent American people of Dutch descent Dutch people of Trinidad and Tobago descent Soccer players from South Carolina Men's association football fullbacks FC Groningen players Excelsior Rotterdam players FC Emmen players Koninklijke HFC players Eredivisie players Tweede Divisie players 21st-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{US-footy-defender-stub