Their 2026 World Cup
Match by match
E. Just played 3 matches for New Zealand, starting every one. He scored 3 goals against Iran and Belgium.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group G | vs Iran 2-2 | Started, played the full match · 2 goals |
| Group G | vs Egypt 1-3 | Started, off on 85′ |
| Group G | vs Belgium 1-5 | Started, played the full match · 1 goal · 🟨 |
Biography
Elijah Henry Just (born 1 May 2000) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell and the New Zealand national team. Just is New Zealand's all-time leading scorer at the FIFA World Cup with three goals.
Western Suburbs Just joined the Olé Football Academy, then run by Declan Edge moving from Palmerston North to live at the academy. He played for Western Suburbs in the Central League that features teams from the lower half of the North Island of New Zealand. Just was part of the team to win the Central League in 2017, as well as runner-up in the 2018 Chatham Cup. In 2018, Just had a brief trial at Dutch club PEC Zwolle. While he was deemed good enough for a contract, the club ultimately decided to not give him one. Due to Dutch rules, he would've needed to be given a non-EU salary. PEC Zwolle found this to be too expensive at the time.
Eastern Suburbs Just was part of Eastern Suburbs winning New Zealand Football Championship team, that won the final series of the league, qualifying for the OFC Champions League.
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