Justin Gulley (born 15 January 1993) is a New Zealand professional

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who currently plays as a defender for Wellington Olympic.

Club career

Wellington Phoenix

On 4 October 2015, Gulley signed a senior contract with

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Wellington United

On 10 May 2016,

released Gulley from his contract so he could gain gametime at

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Team Wellington

After missing out on a new contract with Wellington Phoenix, Gulley signed again with

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. In September 2019, Gulley rejoin to

International career

U-20

Gulley played every game for the

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at the

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which they won, meaning they qualified to play at the

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in Turkey. Gulley made his World Cup debut in New Zealand in a 0–3 loss to

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, coming on as a sub in the 69th minute. He got his first start in the next match again

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before again coming off the bench in their last game against

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National team

On the 19 March 2018, Gulley was called up for the

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for their friendly against

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after initially being placed on the standby list, after

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withdrew from the team for personal reasons.

Honours

Club

New Zealand Football Championship The New Zealand Football Championship () was a men's association football league at the top of the New Zealand league system. Founded in 2004, the New Zealand Football Championship was the successor to a myriad of short-lived football leagues in ...

: Premiers 2011–12, 2016–17; Runner Up 2011–12, 2013–14, 2017–18 * OFC Champions League Runner Up: 2014–2015,

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International

OFC U-20 Championship The OFC U-19 Championship is a tournament held once every two years to decide the under-19 champions of Oceania and also decides who will represent Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) at the biennial FIFA U-20 World Cup. Between 1974 and 2012, t ...

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

References

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* * Living people 1993 births Men's association football defenders New Zealand men's association footballers New Zealand men's international footballers Wellington Phoenix FC players Wellington United players Team Wellington FC players A-League Men players New Zealand Football Championship players Sportspeople from Lower Hutt 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-footy-bio-stub