Russell Payne (born July 13, 1975, in Columbia, Maryland) is an American soccer coach and former player.
Payne graduated from Glenelg High School where he was a 1992 Second Team All-Met Boys' Soccer Goalkeeper.
He was an All-ACC selection as a sophomore and led the Atlantic Coast Conference as a senior with a 0.88 goals against average (GAA).
In February 1999, Payne was an undrafted invitee to the Chicago Fire training camp, but was released during the pre-season.
[4] In April 1999, he was called up to D.C. United of Major League Soccer when backup Mark Simpson was injured.
[10] He was called up to the MetroStars as a backup goalie for three games early in the season when Mike Ammann was injured.
He also spent time with the New England Revolution[11] and Los Angeles Galaxy in July as a backup goalkeeper.
In August 2000, the MetroStars signed Payne on loan and he played one game for them, allowing two goals in eight minutes.
In the summer of 2006 and 2008, Payne served as an assistant coach for the U.S. U-20 team that played in the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland.