Josh Payne
Personal information
Full name	Joshua James Payne
Date of birth	25 November 1990 (1990-11-25) (age 18)
Place of birth	Basingstoke, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	West Ham United
Number	35
Youth career
2007–2008	Portsmouth Southampton West Ham United
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2008– 2008 2009	West Ham United → Cheltenham Town (loan) → Colchester United (loan)	02 (0) 11 (1) 03 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:30, 15 November 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Josh Payne (born 25 November 1990) is a English football player who currently plays for from West Ham United.

[edit] Club career

Payne began his career with Portsmouth and Southampton^[2] before moving to West Ham. He was named as 2008–09 captain of the West Ham Under 18 team,^[3][4] but joined Cheltenham Town on an initial one month loan on 24 September 2008.^[5][6] He made his debut for Cheltenham against Stockport County on 27 September 2008, scoring a goal in the 66th minute.^[7][8] Payne's loan with Cheltenham Town lasted 3 months before he returned to West Ham United on 22 December 2008.^[9] Payne made his West Ham and Premier League debut on 21 March 2009 in a 1-1 away draw against Blackburn Rovers coming on as a 90th minute substitute for Diego Tristán.^[10]

On 22 October 2009 Payne signed for Colchester United on a one-month loan.^[11] Payne made his debut for Colchester on 24 October 2009 in a 2-1 home victory against Walsall being fouled for a penalty which resulted in Colchester's second and winning goal.^[12]Payne returned to West Ham on 20 November, having played only 3 games for Colchester, as manager Aidy Boothroyd decided not to extend his loan.^[13]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Josh Payne career stats at Soccerbase
• Cheltenham profile