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Tim Payne

Tim Payne

Defender - Right-Back  at Wellington Phoenix
Age32
CitizenshipNew Zealand
Height1.79 m
Footright
BornJanuary 10, 1994
at Wellington Phoenix 2,501 days · joined 2019-07-19
👕200+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps
Market value €450k
Rating · 24/25 5.5 Solid
Right-Back Defender

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Wellington Phoenix
top club · 143 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#681
goals rank
#230
assists rank
12
season goals
24
season assists

Among 1,231 Defender - Right-Backs · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€450k
peak value · 2024
top transfer fee
3
best season · 23/24
48 / 6
int'l caps / goals
274Appearances
12Goals
24Assists
37Yellow cards
3Red cards
73Full matches (90′)
Full nameTim Payne
Name in home countryTimothy John Payne
Date of birth1994-01-10 (32 yrs)
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
CitizenshipNew Zealand
PositionDefender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height179.00 m
Current clubWellington Phoenix
Joined2019-07-19
Contract expires2028-06-30
AgentFootballhouseplus
Jul 2025
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2025
2025 — Wellington Phoenix
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2025
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Nov 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Wellington Phoenix
20 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2023
2023 — Wellington Phoenix
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
23/24 — Wellington Phoenix
25 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 — Wellington Phoenix
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
22/23 — Wellington Phoenix
24 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
2021 — Wellington Phoenix
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
21/22 — Wellington Phoenix
24 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Wellington Phoenix
26 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
Transfer: Eastern Suburbs → Wellington
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Wellington Phoenix
16 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
2019 — Wellington Phoenix
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
18/19 — Eastern Suburbs AFC
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Eastern Suburbs AFC
16 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
16/17 — Eastern Suburbs AFC
16 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
Transfer: Portland 2 → Eastern Suburbs
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
2015 — Auckland City FC, Portland Timbers 2
27 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2015
Transfer: Auckland City → Portland 2
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Auckland City FC
12 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Blackburn → Auckland City
14/15 · Transfer
Aug 2013
Injury: unknown
21 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Blackburn Rovers U21
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
Transfer: Blackburn U21 → Blackburn
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Blackburn Rovers U21
17 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Blackburn U18 → Blackburn U21
12/13 · Transfer
Jan 2012
Transfer: Waitakere Utd. → Blackburn U18
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Blackburn Rovers U18, Blackburn Rovers Reserves
4 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Waitakere United (2004 - 2021)
9 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Auckland City → Waitakere Utd.
10/11 · Transfer
Jan 2010
Transfer: Auckland C. Yth → Auckland City
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Auckland City FC
1 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €450k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1030 other Defender - Right-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.05/90
22
Assists4 total · 0.21/90
72
G+A5 total · 0.27/90
54
Yellow cards2 total · 0.11/90
86
6,583 min
Minutes played by club
Wellington Phoenix 35.2%
Auckland City FC 16.8%
Portland Timbers 2 0.0%
Eastern Suburbs AFC 43.1%
Blackburn Rovers U21 3.6%
Blackburn Rovers U18 1.2%
Blackburn Rovers Reserves 0.0%
Waitakere United (2004 - 2021) 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Wellington Phoenix 11 19/20 24/25 143 4 14 2,320
Auckland City FC 3 09/10 2015 17 3 5 1,107
Portland Timbers 2 1 2015 2015 23 0 0 0
Eastern Suburbs AFC 3 16/17 18/19 51 2 3 2,839
Blackburn Rovers U21 2 12/13 13/14 27 2 1 239
Blackburn Rovers U18 1 11/12 11/12 2 1 0 78
Blackburn Rovers Reserves 1 11/12 11/12 2 0 0 0
Waitakere United (2004 - 2021) 1 10/11 10/11 9 0 1 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€113K4€225K5€338K7€450K09/10 — 1 goals (Auckland City FC)109/1010/11 — 1 assists110/1111/12 — 1 goals (Blackburn Rovers U18)111/1212/13 — 2 goals (Blackburn Rovers U21)12/13 — 1 assists312/1314/15 — 2 goals (Auckland City FC)14/15 — 4 assists614/1516/17 — 1 goals (Eastern Suburbs AFC)16/17 — 1 assists216/1717/18 — 1 goals (Eastern Suburbs AFC)17/18 — 2 assists317/1818/1919/20 — 3 assists319/2020/21 — 1 assists120/212015 — 1 assists1201521/2222/23 — 2 assists222/2323/24 — 3 goals (Wellington Phoenix)23/24 — 4 assists723/2424/25 — 1 goals (Wellington Phoenix)24/25 — 4 assists524/2510/11 — €50K11/12 — €100K12/13 — €50K14/15 — €250K16/17 — €200K17/18 — €250K18/19 — €250K19/20 — €250K20/21 — €250K21/22 — €350K22/23 — €350K23/24 — €350K24/25 — €450KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

09/10: 1109/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 2214/1516/17: 1116/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212015: 0020152019: 0020192021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 0020232025: 00202521/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 3323/2424/25: 1124/25

Assists by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 4414/1516/17: 1116/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 1120/212015: 1120152019: 0020192021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 0020232025: 00202521/22: 0021/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 4423/2424/25: 4424/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 A-League Men Wellington Phoenix 20 1 4 2 0 1,698
23/24 A-League Fin. Wellington Phoenix 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 A-League Men Wellington Phoenix 23 3 4 2 1 622
22/23 A-League Fin. Wellington Phoenix 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 A-League Men Wellington Phoenix 23 0 2 3 1 0
21/22 A-League Fin. Wellington Phoenix 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 A-League Men Wellington Phoenix 23 0 0 2 0 0
2025 Australia Cup Wellington Phoenix 2 0 0 1 0 0
2023 Australia Cup Wellington Phoenix 2 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Australia Cup Wellington Phoenix 2 0 0 1 0 0
2021 FFA Cup Wellington Phoenix 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 FFA Cup Wellington Phoenix 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015 Club World Cup Auckland City FC 4 0 1 0 0 0
2015 US Open Cup Portland Timbers 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
2015 USL Portland Timbers 2 21 0 0 4 0 0
20/21 A-League Wellington Phoenix 26 0 1 3 0 0
19/20 A-League Wellington Phoenix 16 0 3 1 0 0
18/19 ISPSHP-Playoffs (- 2021) Eastern Suburbs AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 NZ Premiership (- 2021) Eastern Suburbs AFC 17 0 0 2 1 0
17/18 NZ Premiership (- 2021) Eastern Suburbs AFC 16 1 2 7 0 1,440
16/17 SS Premiership Eastern Suburbs AFC 16 1 1 5 0 1,399
14/15 ASB Charity Cup Auckland City FC 1 1 0 1 0 120
14/15 ASB Premiership Auckland City FC 10 1 3 2 0 897
14/15 OFC President's Cup Auckland City FC 1 0 1 1 0 0
13/14 U21 PL Blackburn Rovers U21 10 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 U21 PL Blackburn Rovers U21 7 2 1 0 0 239
12/13 U21 PL Qualificationsgr. 1 Blackburn Rovers U21 10 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Youth Cup Blackburn Rovers U18 2 1 0 0 0 78
11/12 Reserve League Blackburn Rovers Reserves 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 ASB Premiership Waitakere United (2004 - 2021) 6 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 ISPSHP-Playoffs (- 2021) Waitakere United (2004 - 2021) 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 OFC Champions League Waitakere United (2004 - 2021) 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 NZFC Auckland City FC 1 1 0 0 0 90
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
09/10 2010-01-01 Auckland C. Yth Auckland City Transfer 0
10/11 2010-07-01 Auckland City Waitakere Utd. Transfer 50000
11/12 2012-01-01 Waitakere Utd. Blackburn U18 Transfer 100000
12/13 2012-07-01 Blackburn U18 Blackburn U21 Transfer 50000
13/14 2013-07-01 Blackburn U21 Blackburn Transfer 0
14/15 2014-07-01 Blackburn Auckland City Transfer 0
14/15 2015-03-26 Auckland City Portland 2 Transfer 250000
16/17 2016-07-01 Portland 2 Eastern Suburbs Transfer 250000
19/20 2019-07-19 Eastern Suburbs Wellington Transfer 250000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
13/14 Ankle injury 2013-08-30 2013-11-30 93 21
23/24 Muscle contusion 2024-02-15 2024-02-22 8 1
23/24 Hamstring injury 2024-03-17 2024-04-04 19 1
24/25 Hip injury 2024-11-15 2024-12-05 21 1
24/25 unknown injury 2025-01-04 2025-02-05 33 4
24/25 Achilles heel problems 2025-07-01 2025-08-09 40 1
Current€450k
Peak€450k
Low
Δ since start+€425k
€113k€225k€338k€450k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €225k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53827 3 0 former national player
Team #32207 #2 0 0 former national player
Team #27263 3 0 former national player
Team #25510 #9 9 4 former national player
Team #9171 #2 33 2 current national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Oskar van Hattum 1 0 749
Finn Surman 2 0 0
James McGarry 1 0 0
Callan Elliot 1 0 0
Liberato Cacace 2 0 0
Cammy Devlin 2 0 0
Louis Fenton 1 0 0
Andre de Jong 2 2 0
Callum McCowatt 2 0 0
Elijah Just 2 0 0
David Ball 2 1 0
Reno Piscopo 2 0 0
Bozhidar Kraev 2 1 0
Nicholas Pennington 1 0 0
Ben Old 2 2 0
Ben Waine 1 1 0
Oliver Sail 1 0 0
Scott Wootton 1 0 0
Sam Sutton 1 0 0
Kosta Barbarouses 1 6 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
23/24 A-League Men Wellington Phoenix 3 23
12/13 U21 PL Blackburn Rovers U21 2 7
09/10 NZFC Auckland City FC 1 1

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
24/25 A-League Men Wellington Phoenix 4 20
23/24 A-League Men Wellington Phoenix 4 23
14/15 ASB Premiership Auckland City FC 3 10

Last 50 matches for Wellington Phoenix The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-05-04 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Perth Glory Available
2025-04-26 AUS1 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Available
2025-04-18 AUS1 Adelaide United 3–2 Wellington Phoenix Available
2025-04-12 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 2–3 Melbourne Victory Available
2025-04-06 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Available
2025-03-29 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Available
2025-03-16 AUS1 Sydney FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Available
2025-03-08 AUS1 Western United 4–1 Wellington Phoenix Available
2025-02-28 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Melbourne City FC Available
2025-02-22 AUS1 Auckland FC 6–1 Wellington Phoenix Available
2025-02-14 AUS1 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Available
2025-02-06 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Brisbane Roar Available
2025-01-25 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Central Coast Mariners INJURED unknown injury
2025-01-20 AUS1 Macarthur FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix INJURED unknown injury
2025-01-15 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Sydney FC INJURED unknown injury
2025-01-11 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Adelaide United INJURED unknown injury
2025-01-03 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Available
2024-12-28 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Newcastle United Jets Available
2024-12-22 AUS1 Western Sydney Wanderers 4–1 Wellington Phoenix Available
2024-12-14 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Macarthur FC Available
2024-12-07 AUS1 Auckland FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Available
2024-11-24 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Melbourne Victory INJURED Hip injury
2024-11-10 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 0–3 Wellington Phoenix Available
2024-11-02 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Auckland FC Available
2024-10-26 AUS1 Perth Glory 0–2 Wellington Phoenix Available
2024-10-20 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Western United Available
2024-05-18 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Melbourne Victory Available
2024-05-12 AUS1 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Available
2024-04-27 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Macarthur FC Available
2024-04-19 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Available
2024-04-12 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Melbourne Victory Available
2024-04-06 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Available
2024-03-31 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Brisbane Roar INJURED Hamstring injury
2024-03-16 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Sydney FC Available
2024-03-09 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Available
2024-03-03 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 3–2 Adelaide United Available
2024-02-24 AUS1 Perth Glory 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Available
2024-02-18 AUS1 Macarthur FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix INJURED Muscle contusion
2024-02-10 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Western United Available
2024-02-06 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Central Coast Mariners Available
2024-02-02 AUS1 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Available
2024-01-27 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Available
2024-01-19 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Melbourne Victory Available
2024-01-14 AUS1 Perth Glory 3–4 Wellington Phoenix Available
2024-01-04 AUS1 Adelaide United 2–2 Wellington Phoenix Available
2023-12-29 AUS1 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix Available
2023-12-23 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Available
2023-12-18 AUS1 Macarthur FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix Available
2023-12-09 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 0–3 Newcastle United Jets Available
2023-12-02 AUS1 Western United 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Available

Teams faced most often by Tim Payne's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Melbourne Victory 8 2 3 3 7 8 -1 25%
Brisbane Roar 5 2 2 1 8 5 +3 40%
Newcastle United Jets 5 3 1 1 7 7 0 60%
Perth Glory 5 3 1 1 8 6 +2 60%
Macarthur FC 5 4 0 1 11 4 +7 80%
Sydney FC 4 1 2 1 4 5 -1 25%
Central Coast Mariners 4 1 2 1 4 2 +2 25%
Adelaide United 4 1 1 2 8 9 -1 25%
Western Sydney Wanderers 4 1 2 1 5 6 -1 25%
Melbourne City FC 4 1 0 3 1 4 -3 25%
Western United 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 50%
Auckland FC 3 0 0 3 2 10 -8 0%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
09/10 Senior debut season
09/10 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 20 1,698 2 0 0 0.11
23/24 25 622 2 0 1 0.43
22/23 24 0 3 0 1 0
21/22 24 0 2 0 0 0
2025 2 0 1 0 0 0
2022 2 0 1 0 0 0
2015 27 0 4 0 0 0
20/21 26 0 3 0 0 0
19/20 16 0 1 1 0 0
18/19 19 0 2 0 1 0
17/18 16 1,440 7 0 0 0.44
16/17 16 1,399 5 0 0 0.32
14/15 12 1,017 4 0 0 0.35

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

A-League Men
131 apps
4 G
14 A
SS Premiership
66 apps
4 G
7 A
U21 PL
17 apps
2 G
1 A
ASB Charity Cup
1 apps
1 G
0 A
FA Youth Cup
2 apps
1 G
0 A
Club World Cup
4 apps
0 G
1 A
OFC President's Cup
1 apps
0 G
1 A
FFA Cup
8 apps
0 G
0 A
USL
21 apps
0 G
0 A
U21 PL Qualificationsgr. 1
10 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Tim Payne

Who is Tim Payne?

Tim Payne is a New professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Wellington Phoenix.

How old is Tim Payne?

Tim Payne is 32 years old. He was born on January 10, 1994 in Auckland.

What position does Tim Payne play?

Tim Payne plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).

What club does Tim Payne play for?

Tim Payne currently plays for Wellington Phoenix.

How many career goals has Tim Payne scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Tim Payne has scored 12 goals in 274 appearances.

What is Tim Payne's market value?

Tim Payne's most recent reported market value is €450k.