22 Facts About Jayson Molumby

Jayson Patrick Molumby was born on 6 August 1999 and is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion and the Republic of Ireland national team.

Jayson Molumby went on to make five appearances for the Sussex club where he made Premier League debut.

Jayson Molumby made his senior Republic of Ireland debut in September 2020 at the age of 21 after progressing through the youth ranks.

Jayson Molumby started his career at Railway Athletic before playing for a short period at Villa FC.

Jayson Molumby returned to Railway where they developed him from a very young age.

Jayson Molumby spent a season at Railway Athletic before joining Brighton in 2015.

Jayson Molumby became a key part of the Brighton youth teams, playing for both the under-23s and the under-18s.

Jayson Molumby played in the semi-final of the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup.

Jayson Molumby 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.

On 5 January 2021, Jayson Molumby joined Championship side Preston North End on loan until the end of the season.

On Friday 27 August 2021, Jayson Molumby signed with EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion on loan until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent transfer.

On 4 May 2022, Jayson Molumby signed for the Baggies on a permanent deal agreeing a three-year contract with the club with the deal officially going through on 1 July.

Jayson Molumby 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, Jayson Molumby was given the under-16 International Player of the Year award for 2015.

Jayson Molumby scored the winning goal in a match against Finland.

Jayson Molumby scored his first under-19 goal against Austria on 6 September 2016.

Jayson Molumby was included in Stephen Kenny's first Republic of Ireland U21 squad in March 2019 for a European qualifier vs Luxembourg U21.

Jayson Molumby 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.

Jayson Molumby has since captained the side to wins over Armenia U21 and Sweden U21 to put Ireland top of their group.

On 24 August 2020, Jayson 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.

Jayson Molumby is comfortable playing in any form of central midfield role, be it attacking or defensive and has high energy levels.

Jayson Molumby is confident on the ball, looking to make probing passes.