Jayson Molumby

Brighton & Hove Albion

Development side

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

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. 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 in the eventual away loss.

Millwall (loan)

On 23 July 2019, Molumby joined Millwall on loan for the duration of the 2019–20 season. 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. Eight days later, Molumby made his career league debut coming on as a sub in a 4–0 away defeat to Fulham in the Championship. After impressing with Millwall, Molumby signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Brighton in early March 2020. 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.

Back to Brighton

On 17 September 2020, Molumby made his first appearance for…

Molumby was called up to the Irish under-15 panel for the 2013–14 season. 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. On 20 March 2016, Molumby was given the under-16 International Player of the Year award for 2015. Molumby spent time as captain of Ireland's under-17 team. He scored the winning goal in a match against Finland. He scored his first under-19 goal against Austria on 6 September 2016. 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. 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. He made his debut on 6 September in the 1–0 defeat against Finland at the Aviva Stadium.

Molumby is comfortable playing in any form of central midfield role, including attacking or defensive, and has high energy levels. He is confident on the ball, and looks to make probing passes.

Molumby was born in Cappoquin in County Waterford. He started his career at Railway Athletic before playing for a short period at Villa FC. He returned to Railway where they developed him from a very young age. He spent a season at Railway Athletic before joining Brighton in 2015.