THE SECRET SCOUT: Brighton's Jayson Molumby is a composed box-to-box midfielder who can tackle and pass

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Our scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star.

This week he watched teenage Brighton midfielder Jayson Molumby.

Read on to find out what the 18-year-old's game is all about...

The Secret Scout watched 18-year-old Brighton midfielder Jayson Molumby this week

WHAT HAS HE GOT?

Brighton are one of the few Premier League clubs without great depth of cover for what is an improving team. However, there is a chance that one of their own will soon have an opportunity to stake a claim for a place.

Molumby is a tall, composed centre midfielder who joined Brighton's youth set-up from Irish side Railway Athletic two years ago.

He has an attitude and an enthusiasm that will serve him well. I like the way he hunts the ball and breaks up play before moving the ball on quickly and accurately.

Molumby plays more as an up-and-down midfielder than one specifically charged with a holding or attacking role.

Watched on an awful evening, he covered the pitch in vigorous fashion, making it difficult for the opposing midfield but without troubling the referee.

He can tackle and pass the ball, as most players can, but he can pass under pressure as well and that's important.

Quick into the challenge, he does not have the most powerful frame but is tall enough and sharp on his feet.

He also appears to have the stamina to outrun opponents deep into the match and, although he is not physically remarkable, he is certainly not restricted by a lack of mobility.

Teenager Molumby is a tall, composed midfielder who is able to pass well under pressure

WHAT DOES HE NEED?

Alas, he was not helped by his team-mates in this game.

He did, however, show an appetite to play in swirling wind and driving rain.

With better technical players around him, allied with that determination, he should succeed at a higher level.

He makes himself available to receive the ball even if at times he looked a bit frustrated.

Sometimes the best barometer for judging a player is on a horrible midweek winter evening with two men and a dog as a crowd.

That's when you get to see the genuinely enthusiastic ones and in young Jayson Molumby, Brighton have someone who fits the bill.