Jayson Patrick Molumby (born 6 August 1999) 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.
Molumby started his career playing youth football with Railway Athletic in his home town of Cappoquin and then Villa FC in Waterford City before signing for the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion where he later made his senior professional debut.
During his time at Brighton he had three loan spells, all to Championship sides in Millwall, where he scored his first professional goal, Preston North End and West Bromwich Albion where he went on to sign a permanent deal with The Baggies in May 2022.
[8] 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 in the eventual away loss.
[15] He featured in a Premier League match day squad for the first time on 26 September where he remained an unused substitute in the 3–2 home loss against Manchester United.
[16] Four 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 90+5th-minute substitute helping the Seagulls hold on to their lead over Aston Villa where it finished 2–1 away from home.
[22] On Friday 27 August 2021, Molumby signed with EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion on loan until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent transfer.
[39] Molumby is comfortable playing in any form of central midfield role, be it attacking or defensive and has high energy levels.