Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tobias Christopher Collyer | ||
Date of birth | 3 January 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Worthing, England [1] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
Number | 65 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2022 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
2022– | Manchester United | ||
International career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2019–2021 | England U16 | 4 | (0) |
2020– | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
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. [3]
Following a strong six-minute appearance in a 2019 game, 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. [3]
Soon after his 17th birthday, Collyer made his under-23s debut, playing the full 90-minute match against Tottenham Hotspur in January 2021. [3]
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. [1]
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. [1] [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]
At international level, he has captained the England National Team at under-16 and under-17 levels. [3]
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 [10] | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Manchester United U21 | 2022–23 [9] | — | — | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
2023–24 [9] | — | — | — | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
Career total | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |