Jacob Murphy

Jacob Kai Murphy (born 24 February 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Newcastle United.

Murphy made his first-team debut for Norwich City in an FA Cup match against Fulham in January 2014. He has also played on loan for Swindon Town, Southend United and Sheffield Wednesday. He is the twin brother of professional footballer Josh Murphy. The brothers are nephews of former Ipswich Town utility player Tommy Parkin.

Club Career

Norwich City

Murphy was born in Wembley, London. Along with his twin brother, Josh, he 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 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