Jacob Murphy

Norwich City

Along with his twin brother, Josh, he first played football from the age of seven, and eventually they both joined Norwich City as under-12s in 2006. It was announced on 31 March 2011 that the duo were to join the club's academy ahead of a new season. Murphy was a part of the Norwich City youth team which won the 2012–13 FA Youth Cup. He signed his first professional contract for Norwich City on 4 January 2013. In December 2013, he signed a three-year contract with the club. Murphy made his professional debut in a FA Cup match against Fulham on 4 January 2014. Murphy made his first Norwich City appearance in the 2014–15 season, where he provided an assist for his twin brother, Josh, to score in a 3–1 win over Crawley Town in the second round of the League Cup.

Loan spells

On 7 February 2014, he joined Swindon Town on loan which began on 8 February, and lasted until 8 March 2014. Murphy made his debut for the club on 8 February 2014, when he came on as a second-half substitute for Dany N'Guessan in a 3–2 win over Port Vale. After making six appearances, Murphy returned to Norwich City after Swindon Town delayed their decision to extend his loan. On 27 March 2014, Murphy joined League Two club Southend United on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season. He made his Southend debut days later, when he came on as a substitute and provided the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Torquay United. He scored his first goal for the club and provided an…

Murphy was called up to the England U18s in October 2012 and made his debut in a 2–0 win over Italy U18s on 24 October 2012. In November 2012, Murphy was called up by England U19s. His debut came in a 1–0 win over Finland U19s on 13 November 2012. In late 2014, Murphy was called up by England U20s after his brother Josh withdrew from the squad and made his debut in a 3–2 win over Netherlands U20s on 14 October 2014. In 2017 Murphy was called up to the England U21s squad. In his first game he scored twice in a 3–0 win over Iceland U21s. Jacob Murphy scored his third goal for Englands U21s on 22 June 2017, when he came on as a substitute to score an overhead bicycle kick and put the U21s through to the semi-finals of the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

As of match played 24 May 2026

The twins talked about their close bonds and being there for each other. Their parents and his younger brother live in Downham Market and run the nearby Arbuckles restaurant. Their father, John, works as an assistant principal at Downham Market Academy. While on the pitch, Chris Hughton, manager at the time, told the twins to wear different coloured boots so that he could tell them apart. Murphy is of Irish descent through his mother and he is of Nigerian origin through his father.