The New Zealander Tim Payne began his journey with his new Paraguayan team Olimpia in a more than wonderful way.
Tim Payne
Club: New Zealand
The New Zealand player gained great fame before the start of the 2026 World Cup due to social media fever. (See details)
The New Zealand defender joined Olimpia's ranks in mid-July last for 500 thousand dollars from the Wellington Phoenix team.
Tim Payne.. The most famous unknown player
Payne appeared for the first time with Olimpia as a substitute in the win over Rubio Ñu in the third round of the Clausura stage.
Payne participated in the 69th minute instead of Raúl Cáceres amid applause from the attendees.
⚽¡LLEGÓ SU MOMENTO! Tim Payne🇳🇿 sustituyó a Raúl Cáceres y empezó a sumar sus primeros minutos con la casaca de Olimpia.#ClausuraAPF2026 pic.twitter.com/rkOI2n6bNJ@TigoSportsPY
And after 12 minutes of his participation, Payne scored the fifth goal for his team with a wonderful shot from outside the penalty area.
⚽¡QUÉ GOLAZO! Tim Payne debutó con la camiseta franjeada y en pocos minutos marcó este golazo.@TigoSportsPY
The crushing 5-0 victory wrote Olimpia's first win of the current season locally and it became sixth after 3 rounds.
Olimpia is the historical champion of the Paraguayan league with 48 titles and is the champion of the 2026 Apertura stage.
Payne participated in the 2026 World Cup wearing the New Zealand national team shirt and faced the Egyptian national team in the group stage.
