Jayson Molumby

Jayson Patrick Molumby (born 6 August 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Preston North End, on loan from parent club Brighton & Hove Albion, and the Republic of Ireland national team. Molumby was born in Cappoquin, County Waterford and played youth football with Villa FC, Railway Athletic and Brighton & Hove Albion, where he made his debut in the EFL Cup.

Jayson Molumby
Personal information
Full name Jayson Patrick Molumby[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999[2]
Place of birth Cappoquin, Ireland[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Preston North End
(on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
Number 21
Youth career
2008-2012 Villa FC
2014–2015 Railway Athletic
2015–2017 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Millwall (loan) 36 (1)
2021 → Preston North End (loan) 5 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Republic of Ireland U15 6 (0)
2015 Republic of Ireland U16 6 (1)
2015–16 Republic of Ireland U17 6 (2)
2016–17 Republic of Ireland U19 12 (5)
2019 Republic of Ireland U21 10 (0)
2020– Republic of Ireland 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Molumby was born in Cappoquin. He started his career at Railway Athletic before playing for a short period for Villa FC. Afterwards he returned to the club which developed him from a very young age, Railway.[4][5] He spent a season at Railway Athletic before joining Brighton in 2015.[6]

Club career

Development side

Molumby became a key part of the Brighton youth teams, playing for both the under-23s and the under-18s.[2] He played in the EFL Trophy in 2016–17 season, including the last-16 match against Coventry City which saw Brighton knocked out.[7] He also played in the semi-final of the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup.[8]

2017–18

Molumby made his debut for the Seagulls' first team on 22 August in an EFL Cup second round match against Barnet, starting the move that led to the only goal of the game.[9] He made his second appearance for the senior side in the next round of the EFL Cup, playing 120 minutes against Bournemouth alongside fellow Irishman Dessie Hutchinson.[3]

Millwall (loan)

On 23 July 2019, Molumby joined Millwall on loan for the duration of the 2019–20 season.[10] On 13 August Molumby made his Millwall debut in the first round of the EFL Cup where he started in the 2–1 away win over West Brom.[11] 8 days later, Molumby made his career league debut coming on as a sub in a 4–0 away defeat to Fulham in the Championship.[12] After impressing with Millwall, Molumby signed a new 3.5 year contract with Brighton in early March 2020.[13] Molumby scored his first career goal on 18 July scoring the last of the seven goal thriller away at QPR where Millwall lost 4–3 ending The Lions play-off hopes.[14]

Back to the Albion

On 17 September 2020, Molumby made his first appearance for The Albion in over 3 years playing the whole match in a 4–0 home victory over Portsmouth in the EFL Cup match.[15] He featured in a Premier League match day squad for Brighton for the first time on 26 September where he remained an unused substitute in the 3–2 home loss against Manchester United.[16] 4 days later Brighton faced United again this time in the EFL Cup where Molumby started and played 81 minutes of the 3–0 home defeat falling short of a quarter final place.[17] Molumby made his Premier League debut on 21 November, coming on as a substitute helping The Seagulls hold on to their lead over Aston Villa where it finished 2–1 away from home.[18]

Preston (loan)

On 5 January 2021, Molumby joined Championship side Preston North End on loan until the end of the season.[19] He made his debut four days later, starting and playing 75 minutes of the eventual 4–1 third round FA Cup defeat away at Wycombe.[20] A week later he made his league debut for The Lilywhites coming on as a 79th minute substitute in a 2–0 away loss against Bristol City.[21] On his third appearance he assisted a Scott Sinclair goal in a 1–0 away win over Birmingham City on 20 January.[22]

International career

Molumby was called up to the Irish under-15 panel for the 2013–14 season.[4][23] He was included in the Republic's under-16 squad for a four nation tournament in Netherlands, taking on United States, Czech Republic and Netherlands.[6] On 20 March 2016, Molumby was given the under-16 International Player of the Year award for 2015.[24]

Molumby spent time as captain of Ireland's under-17 team.[5] He scored the winning goal in a match against Finland.[25] He scored his first under-19 goal against Austria on 6 September 2016.[26] On 14 March 2017, he was nominated for the under-17 International Player of the Year for 2016, losing out to Declan Rice of West Ham United.[27][28]

Molumby was included in Stephen Kenny's first Republic of Ireland U21 squad in March 2019 for a European qualifier vs Luxembourg U21. He was named captain of the side and continued to captain Ireland at the 2019 Toulon Tournament where Ireland came fourth losing Mexico on penalties in the third-place playoff game. He has since captained the side to wins over Armenia U21 and Sweden U21 to put Ireland top of their group.

On 24 August 2020, Molumby was named in the Republic of Ireland senior squad for the first time for the UEFA Nations League games against Bulgaria and Finland, in what was his manager at under 21 level, Stephen Kenny's first squad as senior manager.[29] He made his debut on 6 September in the 1–0 defeat against Finland at the Aviva Stadium.[30]

Style of play

Molumby is comfortable playing in any form of central midfield role, be it attacking or defensive and has high energy levels. He is confident on the ball, looking to make probing passes.[31]

Career statistics

Club
As of 6 February 2021.[32]

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion U23 2016–17 ———4[lower-alpha 1]040
2017–18 ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Total ———5050
Brighton & Hove Albion 2016–17 EFL Championship 0000000000
2017–18 Premier League 0000200020
2020–21 1000200030
Total 1000400050
Millwall (loan) 2019–20 EFL Championship 3612020—401
Preston North End (loan) 2020–21 EFL Championship 501000—60
Career total 421306050561
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

International
As of match played 15 November 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland
202050
Total50

Honours

Club

Brighton & Hove Albion:

Individual

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