Jack Moorhouse

Jack Moorhouse

Jack Moorhouse in 2025.
Personal information
Full name	Jack Lee Moorhouse
Date of birth	(2005-11-29) 29 November 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Manchester, England [1]
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.84 m) [2]
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Manchester United
Youth career
2022–2025 [1]	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2025–	Manchester United	0	(0)
2025–2026	→ Leyton Orient (loan)	20	(0)
International career‡
2025–	Republic of Ireland U21	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:02, 2 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:31, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Jack Lee Moorhouse (born 29 November 2005) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United. ^[3]

Club career

Youth career

A central midfielder, he made his under-18s debut for Manchester United when he was 15 years-old, going on to feature in the FA Youth Cup. He continued to play for the U18s at the start of the 2023-24 season before suffering an injury that ruled him out of action for over a year. He returned to the Manchester United U21 team during the 2024-25 season and was nominated for the Premier League 2 Player of the Month award in December 2024. ^{[4] [5]}

Manchester United

He was promoted to train with the first team in January 2025. ^[6] He travelled with the Manchester United first-team squad for their Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur on 16 February 2025, and was named amongst the match-day substitutes. ^{[7] [8]}

In August 2025 he moved on loan to Leyton Orient. ^[9] He made his first start for Leyton Orient on 12 August 2025 in their EFL Cup 1-0 defeat at home against Wycombe Wanderers. ^[10] He returned to United on deadline day in February 2026 after making 24 appearances for the Londoners.

International career

Born in England, he is eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland, and was called into an Ireland U19s training camp in the summer of 2023. ^[11] Moorhouse received his first Republic of Ireland U21 call up in March 2025 for friendlies against Scotland U21 & Hungary U21 in Spain. ^[12] He made his debut for the side against Scotland U21 on 21 March, in a 2–0 defeat. ^[13]

Style of play

His ball-carrying prowess has stood out at junior level. ^{[14] [15]}

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 January 2026

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester United U21	2024–25 [16]	—			—		—		—		1 [a]	0	1	0
Manchester United	2024–25 [16]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2025–26 [17]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leyton Orient (loan)	2025–26 [17]	League One	18	0	0	0	1	0	—		3 [a]	2	22	2
Career total			18	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	2	23	2

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Player Profile | Jack Moorhouse | Under-18s". www.manutd.com.
2. "Jack Moorhouse Manchester United Midfielder, Profile & Stats". PremierLeague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
3. "Jack Moorhouse". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
4. Lee, Michael (16 February 2025). "Jack Moorhouse can be Man Utd's next Pogba – & kickstart the Amorim era". Planet Football. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
5. Vegas, Paul (15 December 2024). "MOORHOUSE CONFIRMS INJURY RETURN WITH BRACE IN MAN UTD U21 WIN". Tribal Football. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
6. Marshall, Tyrone (5 January 2025). "Manchester United hand teenage midfielder first-team training opportunity after award nomination". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
7. Booth, Domonic (15 February 2025). "Amorim's academy graduates can bring spark to miserable season". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
8. "Spurs vs. man United". Soccerway. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
9. "Manchester United player Jack Moorhouse joins Leyton Orient on loan". BBC Sport. 1 August 2025.
10. Bishop, Dave (12 August 2025). "Late own-goal ensures O's cup exit". Yellow Advertiser. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
11. Harrington, Eoin (15 February 2025). "Manchester United Injury Crisis Creates Opening For Irish-Eligible Midfielder". Balls.ie. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
12. "Ireland Under-21 squad named for Scotland and Hungary friendlies". www.fai.ie.
13. "Ireland U21s slump to defeat against Scots in Spain". 21 March 2025 – via www.rte.ie.
14. Railston, Steven (21 December 2024). "Ineos changes and the hidden gem - the inside story of Manchester United's academy this season". Manchester Evening News.
15. Burrows, Tom (16 February 2025). "Who are the seven Manchester United academy players who could face Tottenham?". The Athletic. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
16. "Games played by Jack Moorhouse in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
17. "Games played by Jack Moorhouse in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2025.