Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Oldham.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1897 | 6.6 |
 EFL Trophy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 6.3 |
Scout report
Kai Payne is a 21-year-old centre-forward at Oldham, rated 31.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 95th of 478 on scout potential in the League Two and 2441st of 2874 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (45.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Payne.
Judged on this season alone, Payne graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 49th of 70 of the 70 centre-forwards in the League Two, on 2 goals and 2 assists in 32 appearances (0.19 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 11).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, top 13% of the 70 centre-forwards in the League Two. At 21 Payne is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Oldham finished 10th of 24 · a mid-table side
2 goals in 32 appearances (0.06 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 4 goal contributions in all.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 45.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Output. 0.19 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 31.8, Payne carries the 9th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League Two (top 13%). In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.19 goal contributions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
