Seb Naylor (born 10 September 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Bristol City.[1]
Career
Naylor came through the academy system at Manchester City having joined at the age of eight yesrs-old. He was part of the a Manchester City side which won the FA Youth Cup in 2023-24 and made 19 appearances as they won the Premier League 2 title the following season, after stepping up to the under-21s.[2]
In January 2026, he signed for EFL Championship club Bristol City for an undisclosed fee but with a reported 25% sell-on clause, signing a three and-a-half year contract.[3][2] Having initially featured for the Bristol city youth team the following month,[4] Naylor made his senior debut for Bristol City on 3 March 2026 as a starter in the FA Cup against Port Vale.[5][6]
Career statistics
- As of end of 2025–26 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City U21 | 2024–25[7] | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26[8] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Bristol City | 2025–26[8] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- ↑ "Seb Naylor". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- 1 2 "Bristol City sign Burgzorg on loan and Naylor". BBC Sport. 29 Jan 2026. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.
- ↑ "Man City primed for transfer windfall as three academy players seal moves". Manchester Evening News. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Seb Naylor's first Bristol City steps assessed with Robins targeting 'healthy' development". bristolpost.co.uk. 13 Feb 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "'Barring a miracle, Bristol City's season is over'". BBC Sport. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Bristol City player ratings vs Port Vale: Naylor the bright spot as Reds otherwise poor in loss". bristolpost.co.uk. 4 Mar 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Games played by Seb Naylor in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Games played by Seb Naylor in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 May 2026.