Toby Collyer

Toby Collyer
Collyer with West Brom in 2025
Personal information
Full name Tobias Christopher Collyer[1]
Date of birth (2004-01-03) 3 January 2004[2]
Place of birth Worthing, England[3]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[4]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 5
Youth career
–2022 Brighton & Hove Albion
2022–2024 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2026 Manchester United 6 (0)
2025–2026 → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 12 (0)
2026 → Hull City (loan) 5 (0)
2026– West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 England U16 7 (0)
2024–2025 England U20 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:02, 14 April 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:12, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

Tobias Christopher Collyer (born 3 January 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.

Collyer joined Manchester United's youth system in 2022, from Brighton & Hove Albion. He made his first-team debut for United in August 2024. While at United, he had loan spells at West Bromwich Albion and Hull City. Collyer played youth international football for England at under-16 and under-20 levels.

Club career

Brighton & Hove Albion

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. 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.[5]

Manchester United

In March 2022, he joined the Manchester United Academy.[6] United signed him on a three-and-a-half-year deal after he turned down a new contract with Brighton & Hove Albion. He had impressed during his trial with United the previous month.[7] During his signing, Collyer's former Brighton under-18 coach Mark Beard praised his work ethic, running ability, and discipline.[8] 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.[3]

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.[3][9] He made his first-team debut in the starting eleven as Manchester United lost to Wrexham 3–1 on 26 July 2023 in San Diego on their USA Tour pre-season.[10] Collyer made his competitive 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 3–0 home defeat to Liverpool at Old Trafford.[11] He also made his FA Cup debut on 12 January 2025, coming on as a substitute for Kobbie Mainoo in extra time in an away match against Arsenal that ended 5–3 on penalties.[12] On 23 January 2025, Collyer made his Europa League debut in a 2–1 victory over Rangers. His performance earned him praise from team captain Bruno Fernandes.[13][14] On 26 January 2025, Collyer came off the bench in a Premier League match against Fulham at Craven Cottage and cleared the ball off the line, his performance earning further praise from teammates and the public audience.[15]

West Bromwich Albion (loan)

On 15 August 2025, Collyer joined West Bromwich Albion on a season-long loan.[16][17] He made his debut the following day, in a 3–2 win against Wrexham.[18] Following a calf injury against Birmingham City in late November, Collyer returned to Manchester United to recover.[19] On 1 January 2026, it was announced that United had officially recalled him, ending his loan spell early.[20]

Hull City (loan)

On 30 January 2026, Collyer returned to the Championship, joining Hull City on loan for the remainder of the season.[21] He made his debut on 7 February in the 2–3 home defeat against Bristol City.[22]

West Bromwich Albion

On 30 August 2026, West Bromwich Albion signed Collyer on a four-year contract for an undisclosed transfer fee.[23]

International career

Collyer played youth international football for England, making seven appearances for the under-16 team and three appearances for the under-20 team.[24] He captained England at under-16 level.[25]

On 10 October 2024, Collyer made his England under-20 debut during a 2–1 win over Italy in Frosinone.[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United U21 2022–23[27] ————3[a]030
2023–24[28] ————2[a]020
2024–25[29] ————1[a]010
Total ————6060
Manchester United 2024–25[29] Premier League 6010104[b]01[c]0130
2025–26[30] Premier League 0000———00
Total 6010104010130
West Bromwich Albion (loan) 2025–26[30] Championship 120————120
Hull City (loan) 2025–26[30] Championship 50———0050
Career total 23010104070360
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield

Honours

Manchester United

References

  1. ↑ English Football League (2025) [10 September 2025]. "Squad List 2025/26 & U21 Registered Contract Players" (PDF). EFL – Squad List 2025/26.
  2. ↑ "Toby Collyer Manchester United Midfielder, Profile & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  4. ↑ "Toby Collyer". premierleague.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  5. ↑ |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.
  6. ↑ "Player Profile | Toby Collyer | Under-21s". Manchester United Football Club. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Railston, Steven (20 March 2022). "Manchester United complete signing of midfielder Toby Collyer from Brighton". Manchester United Evening News. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Bostock, Adam (12 July 2023). "Man Utd 2 Leeds United 0 match report and video highlights". Manchester United Football Club. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Hill, Courtney (26 July 2023). "Report: United 1 Wrexham 3". Manchester United Football Club. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  11. ↑ Nelson, Joe (29 October 2024). "Collyer credits senior pros for aiding his development". Manchester United.
  12. ↑ Anka, Carl. "Toby Collyer's cameo against Arsenal suggests he has the energy and athleticism Amorim desires". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Toby Collyer did something no other Man Utd player on record has done in Europa League clash against Rangers". SPORTbible. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "Bruno Fernandes and Rio Ferdinand give verdict on Toby Collyer's European debut". www.msn.com. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  15. ↑ "Fulham 0-1 Man Utd: Martinez's deflected strike gives visitors win in Premier League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  16. ↑ "Toby Collyer joins Albion on loan". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "Man Utd midfielder Collyer joins West Brom on loan". BBC Sport. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "Wrexham 2–3 West Bromwich Albion". ESPN. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "Toby Collyer: West Brom midfielder suffers injury setback". BBC Sport. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  20. ↑ "Toby Collyer returns to Manchester United". www.wba.co.uk. West Bromwich Albion. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  21. ↑ "Collyer joins Hull City on loan". Hull City A.F.C. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  22. ↑ "Hull City 2–3 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  23. ↑ "West Brom sign Collyer from Manchester United". BBC Sport. 30 August 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  24. ↑ "Toby Collyer Statistics International Matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  25. ↑ "Collyer completes loan move". manutd.com. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  26. ↑ Vassell, Zac (10 October 2024). "Report: England Men's ELS 2-1 Italy". England Football. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Toby Collyer in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Toby Collyer in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  29. 1 2 "Games played by Toby Collyer in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  30. 1 2 3 "Games played by Toby Collyer in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  31. ↑ UEFA.com. "Tottenham vs Man Utd | UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
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