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==== 2024–25 season ====
==== 2024–25 season ====
Collyer made his first-team debut during the [[2024 FA Community Shield]] against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute. He made his Premier League debut on 1 September 2024, coming on as a half-time substitute for [[Casemiro]] in a 0–3 home defeat to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] at [[Old Trafford]]. He was included in the Matchday squad for the away game against Viktoria Plzen in the UEFA Ueropa League.
Collyer made his first-team debut during the [[2024 FA Community Shield]] against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute. He made his Premier League debut on 1 September 2024, coming on as a half-time substitute for [[Casemiro]] in a 0–3 home defeat to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] at [[Old Trafford]].


== International career ==
== International career ==

Latest revision as of 20:04, 12 December 2024

Toby Collyer
Personal information
Full name Tobias Christopher Collyer
Date of birth (2004-01-03) 3 January 2004 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Worthing, England[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Manchester United
Number 43
Youth career
0000–2022 Brighton & Hove Albion
2022–2024 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Manchester United 1 (0)
International career
2019–2020 England U16 8 (0)
England U17
2024– England U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:03, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:28, 15 October 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

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Early career

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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

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Youth career

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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

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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

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Collyer made his first-team debut during the 2024 FA Community Shield against Manchester City, coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute. He made his Premier League debut on 1 September 2024, coming on as a half-time substitute for Casemiro in a 0–3 home defeat to Liverpool at Old Trafford.

International career

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At youth international level, he captained England at under-16 and under-17 levels.[4] He made eight appearances for the under-16 team.[10]

On 10 October 2024, Collyer made his U20 debut during a 2–1 win over Italy in Frosinone.[11] He has made two appearances for the under-20 team.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 17 September 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United U21 2022–23[13] 3[a] 0 3 0
2023–24[14] 2[a] 0 2 0
2024–25[15] 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 6 0 6 0
Manchester United 2024–25[15] Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0 1[b] 0 3 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 9 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in FA Community Shield

References

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  1. ^ "Toby Collyer Manchester United Midfielder, Profile & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Toby Collyer". premierleague.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Player Profile | Toby Collyer | Under-21s". Manchester United Football Club. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  6. ^ Railston, Steven (20 March 2022). "Manchester United complete signing of midfielder Toby Collyer from Brighton". Manchester United Evening News. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Bostock, Adam (12 July 2023). "Man Utd 2 Leeds United 0 match report and video highlights". Manchester United Football Club. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  9. ^ Hill, Courtney (26 July 2023). "Report: United 1 Wrexham 3". Manchester United Football Club. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  10. ^ a b Toby Collyer at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  11. ^ Vassell, Zac (10 October 2024). "Report: England Men's ELS 2-1 Italy". England Football. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Toby Collyer Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Games played by Toby Collyer in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Games played by Toby Collyer in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Toby Collyer in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
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