Stefan Payne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefan Steve Payne | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Punjab United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Croydon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Croydon | ||
| 2009 | Sutton United | 10 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Gillingham | 28 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Aldershot Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Sutton United | 18 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Macclesfield Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Ebbsfleet United | 13 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | AFC Hornchurch | 46 | (35) |
| 2014–2016 | Dover Athletic | 84 | (33) |
| 2016–2017 | Barnsley | 9 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Shrewsbury Town | 39 | (11) |
| 2018–2019 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | (4) |
| 2021 | Grimsby Town | 13 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Chesterfield | 16 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) | 16 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Welling United | 33 | (10) |
| 2023 | Tonbridge Angels | 5 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Faversham Town | 42 | (36) |
| 2024–2025 | Lydd Town | 11 | (3) |
| 2025– | Punjab United | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | England C | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:24, 15 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Stefan Steve Payne (born 10 August 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Southern Counties East League Premier Division club Punjab United.
He began his career in non-League football with Croydon and Sutton United before joining Fulham, and made his professional debut for Gillingham in League Two in 2010. He did not maintain a first-team place at Gillingham and dropped back into non-league between 2012 and 2016, moving clubs frequently. After two prolific seasons in the Conference Premier for Dover Athletic he signed for Championship club Barnsley, where he did not feature frequently.
Payne then played for Shrewsbury Town in League One, initially on loan, and was their top scorer in the 2017–18 season as they reached the finals of the EFL Trophy and League One play-offs. He subsequently signed for Bristol Rovers, and after a brief loan back at Shrewsbury, Tranmere Rovers.