Elijah Henry Just (born 1 May 2000) is a New Zealand professional

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who plays as a winger for AC Horsens and the

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Club career

Western Suburbs

Just joined the Olé Academy, then run by

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moving from Palmerston North to live at the academy. He played for Western Suburbs in the

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that features teams from the lower half of the

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of New Zealand. Just was part of the team to win the

in 2017, as well as runner-up in the

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Eastern Suburbs

Just was part of Eastern Suburbs winning

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team, that won the final series of the league, qualifying for the

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. Just finished the season playing in 20 games, scoring 7 goals.

FC Helsingør

In May 2019, FC Helsingør announced that Just would start at the club 1 July.

AC Horsens

On 1 July 2022, FC Helsingør announced that Just had been sold to AC Horsens.

International career

U-17

Just was part of the New Zealand U-17 team that won the

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, qualifying for the

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in India. Just played all three games the U-17 team played at the World Cup and was team captain in the second game against

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U-20

Just was originally called up to be part of the New Zealand U-20 side to play at the

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but withdraw for club commitments with Western Suburbs. Even though Just didn't play in the OFC U-19 Championship, the team qualified for the

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and Just was part of the team that travelled to the tournament. He played in 3 games, scoring one goal in their Round of 16 defeat by penalties to Colombia U-20.

National team

On the 15 November 2019, Just made his national team debut for

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in a friendly against

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, starting in their 1–3 loss. Just scored his first international goal against Fiji in their 4–0 win during the

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in Qatar.

Career statistics

''As of match played 21 March 2022''

International

''As of match played 21 March 2022.''

International goals

:''Scores and results list the New Zealand goal tally first.''

Honours

Western Suburbs *

winners: 2017 *

runner-up: 2018 Eastern Suburbs *

champions: 2018–19 New Zealand U17 *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Just, Elijah 2000 births Living people New Zealand association footballers New Zealand expatriate association footballers New Zealand youth international footballers New Zealand international footballers Association football forwards Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic association footballers of New Zealand New Zealand under-20 international footballers Western Suburbs FC (New Zealand) players Eastern Suburbs AFC players FC Helsingør players AC Horsens players Danish 2nd Division players Danish 1st Division players New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark New Zealand people of German descent