| Toby Collyer | |
| Full Name: | Tobias Christopher Collyer |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Worthing, England[1] |
| Height: | 1.75 m[2] |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Manchester United |
| Clubnumber: | 43 |
| Youthyears1: | –2022 |
| Youthclubs1: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Youthyears2: | 2022–2024 |
| Youthclubs2: | Manchester United |
| Years1: | 2024– |
| Clubs1: | Manchester United |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020–2021 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 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 Manchester United.
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.[3]
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.
Soon after his 17th birthday, Collyer made his under-23s debut, playing the full 90-minute match against Tottenham Hotspur in January 2021.
In March 2022, he joined the Manchester United Academy.[4] 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.[5] During his signing, Collyer's former Brighton under-18 coach Mark Beard praised his work ethic, running ability, and discipline.[6]
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.
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.[7] 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.[8]
Collyer made his first-team debut during the 2024 FA Community Shield against Manchester City, coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute.
At international level, he has captained the England National Team at under-16 and under-17 levels.
| Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Manchester United U21 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| Manchester United | 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||