Josh Murphy

Norwich City

Murphy, along with his twin brother, Jacob, first played football together 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 brothers joined the club's academy ahead of a new season.

2012–13 season

Murphy's first involvement in the Norwich first-team came on 26 September 2012 when he was named as an unused substitute in the club's 1–0 Football League Cup victory over Doncaster Rovers. He was a part of the Norwich City youth team who won the 2012–13 FA Youth Cup where he scored in the final against Chelsea. Murphy signed his first professional contract for Norwich City alongside his brother on 4 January 2013.

2013–14 season

He made his professional debut on 24 September 2013, replacing Bradley Johnson in the 67th minute of Norwich's Football League Cup match against Watford, with Norwich 2–0 down. He scored his first professional goal in the 77th minute to pull the score back to 2–1. Norwich eventually went on to win 3–2 in extra time. He made his league debut on 2 November 2013 as a half-time substitute for Steven Whittaker in Norwich's 7–0 league defeat against Manchester City. Then, in December 2013, both Josh and Jacob both signed a three-year contract with the club. His first senior start was in the FA Cup for Norwich City against Fulham. He set up the first goal and was eventually substituted for his brother Jacob Murphy. In 2014, Josh was…

Both Murphy and his brother were called up by the England U18 team in October 2012 and made their U18s debut in a 1–0 win over Finland U19 on 13 November 2012. Then in early 2013, Both Josh and Jacob Murphy were called up by England U19 and their U19s debut in a 3–1 win over Denmark U19. Then on 14 November 2013, Josh scored his first England U19 goal in a 4–1 win over Hungary U19. In late 2014, Murphy was called up by England U20 and scored on his debut on 5 September 2014, in a 6–0 win over Romania U20.

As of match played 15 August 2026

Murphy was born in Wembley, London. He is of Nigerian descent through his father and Irish descent through his mother. He is the twin brother of professional footballer Jacob Murphy. The twins have spoken about their close bonds and being there for each other. Their parents and younger brother live in Downham Market and run the Arbuckles restaurant. While on the pitch, former manager Chris Hughton instructed the twins to wear different coloured boots so that he could tell them apart. His uncle is former Ipswich Town footballer Tommy Parkin.