Jayson Molumby
Jayson Patrick Molumby (born 6 August 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship side West Bromwich Albion, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion of the Premier League. He represents the Republic of Ireland national team at international level. Molumby started his career playing youth football with Villa FC and Railway Athletic before signing for the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion where he later made his senior professional debut. During his time at Brighton he has been on three loan spells, all to Championship sides in Millwall, where he scored his first  professional goal, Preston North End and now currently at West Brom. He made his senior Republic of Ireland debut in September 2020 at the age of 21 after progressing through the youth ranks. Early life. Molumby was born in Cappoquin. 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. Club career. 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-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 Brighton in over three years playing the whole match in a 4–0 home victory over Portsmouth in the EFL Cup match. 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. 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. 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. Preston (loan). On 5 January 2021, Molumby joined Championship side Preston North End on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut four days later, starting and playing 75 minutes of the eventual 4–1 third round FA Cup defeat away at Wycombe . A week later he made his league debut for "The Lilywhites" coming on as a 79th minute substitute in a 2–0 away loss against Bristol City. On his third appearance he assisted a Scott Sinclair goal in a 1–0 away win over Birmingham City on 20 January. West Bromwich Albion (loan). 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. He made his debut on 28 September, coming on as a 81st minute substitute replacing captain Jake Livermore in the  4–0 away win over Cardiff City. Molumby made his first start on his fourth appearance on 20 October, playing 79 minutes of the eventual 2–1 away defeat at Swansea City. Three days later, he made his second start for "The Baggies" where he played the whole match of the 3–0 home win over Bristol City. On 26 November, Molumby was sent off for the first time in his career for a second bookable offence in the 0–0 home draw against Nottingham Forest. He scored his first goal for "The Baggies" on 22 February 2022, his second career goal, putting "Albion