Toby Collyer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tobias Christopher Collyer | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 3 January 2004||
Place of birth | Worthing, England[2] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
Number | 43 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2022 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
2022–2024 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019–2020 | England U16 | 7 | (0) |
2020–2021 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:29, 10 August 2024 (UTC) |
Tobias Christopher Collyer (born 3 January 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Worthing, Collyer began his career in Brighton & Hove Albion's youth system at the under-12 level. At the age of 15, he made his under-18s debut.[4]
Collyer became a key player for the team in the 2020-21 season, as Brighton finished third in Premier League South and won the Premier League under-17s Cup.[4]
Soon after his 17th birthday, Collyer made his under-23s debut, playing the full 90-minute match against Tottenham Hotspur in January 2021.[4]
Manchester United
[edit]Youth career
[edit]In March 2022, he joined the Manchester United Academy.[5] United signed him on a three-and-a-half-year deal after he failed to agree terms of a new contract with Brighton & Hove Albion. He had impressed during his trial with United the previous month.[6] During his signing, Collyer's former Brighton under-18 coach Mark Beard praised his work ethic, running ability, and discipline.[7]
He made a strong impression during his first season, playing for United in the under-21 team in Premier League 2 and appearing twice against the first-team side in the EFL Trophy. He also made three appearances for United's U21.[2]
2023–24 season
[edit]Collyer was included in Manchester United's first-team's opening pre-season squad to face Leeds United on 12 July 2023 in Oslo, but did not make it onto the pitch.[2][8] He finally made his first-team debut in the starting eleven as Manchester United lost to Wrexham 3-1 on 26 July 2023 in San Diego, California on their USA Tour pre-season.[9]
2024–25 season
[edit]Collyer made his first-team debut during the 2024 FA Community Shield against Manchester City, coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute.
International career
[edit]At international level, he has captained the England National Team at under-16 and under-17 levels.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 10 August 2024[10]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2021–22[11] | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Manchester United U21 | 2022–23[12] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
2023–24[13] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
Manchester United | 2024–25[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in FA Community Shield
References
[edit]- ^ "Toby Collyer Manchester United Midfielder, Profile & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Freeman, Will (11 July 2023). "Who is Toby Collyer? Manchester United youngster included in Erik ten Hag's squad vs Leeds United". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Toby Collyer". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d |Egerton, Nathan (23 March 2023). "'Best in the country' – All you need to know about Man Utd's Toby Collyer". Planet Football. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Player Profile | Toby Collyer | Under-21s". Manchester United Football Club. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ Railston, Steven (20 March 2022). "Manchester United complete signing of midfielder Toby Collyer from Brighton". Manchester United Evening News. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Coombs, Dan (9 March 2022). "Manchester United new boy Collyer 'the best in the country', says ex-coach". UNITED IN FOCUS. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ Bostock, Adam (12 July 2023). "Man Utd 2 Leeds United 0 match report and video highlights". Manchester United Football Club. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Hill, Courtney (26 July 2023). "Report: United 1 Wrexham 3". Manchester United Football Club. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Toby Collyer at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Toby Collyer in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Toby Collyer in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Toby Collyer in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Toby Collyer in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Toby Collyer at Soccerway