Elijah Just

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Elijah Just
Personal information
Full name Elijah Henry Just[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Palmerston North, New Zealand
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Motherwell
Number 21
Youth career
–2015 Western Suburbs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018[3] Western Suburbs 50 (26)
2018–2019 Eastern Suburbs 20 (7)
2019–2022 Helsingør 71 (13)
2022–2025 Horsens 58 (4)
2024–2025 → SKN St. Pölten (loan) 19 (6)
2025– Motherwell 13 (3)
International career‡
2017 New Zealand U-17 7 (2)
2019 New Zealand U-20 3 (1)
2019– New Zealand 38 (8)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  New Zealand
OFC Nations Cup
Winner 2024 Fiji/Vanuatu
OFC U-17 Championship
Winner 2017 Samoa/Tahiti
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 November 2025

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.[4]

Club career

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Western Suburbs

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Just joined the Olé 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.[5] Just was part of the team to win the Central League in 2017,[6] as well as runner-up in the 2018 Chatham Cup.[5]

Eastern Suburbs

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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.[7] Just finished the season playing in 20 games, scoring 7 goals.[8]

FC Helsingør

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In May 2019, FC Helsingør announced that Just would start at the club 1 July.[9]

AC Horsens

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On 1 July 2022, FC Helsingør announced that Just had been sold to AC Horsens.[10]

On 21 August 2024, Just signed for Austrian 2. Liga club SKN St. Pölten on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[11]

Motherwell

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On 9 July 2025, Just signed for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[12]

International career

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U-17

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Just was part of the New Zealand U-17 team that won the 2017 OFC U-17 Championship, qualifying for the U-17 World Cup in India.[13] Just played all three games the U-17 team played at the World Cup and was team captain in the second game against Paraguay.[14][15]

U-20

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Just was originally called up to be part of the New Zealand U-20 side to play at the OFC U-19 Championship in Tahiti but withdraw for club commitments with Western Suburbs.[16] Even though Just didn't play in the OFC U-19 Championship, the team qualified for the U-20 World Cup in Poland 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.[17][18]

National team

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On 15 November 2019, Just made his national team debut for New Zealand in a friendly against Ireland, starting in their 1–3 loss.[19]

On 25 June 2021, Just was called up to the New Zealand squad for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.[20]

Just scored his first international goal against Fiji in their 4–0 win during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Qatar.[21]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played on 22 July 2025
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Eastern Suburbs 2018–19 NZ Premiership 18 7 — — 2[a] 0 20 7
Helsingør 2019–20 Danish 2nd Division 15 1 — — — 15 1
2020–21 Danish 1st Division 25 5 — — — 25 5
2021–22 30 7 2 1 — — 32 8
2022–23 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 71 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 73 14
Horsens 2022–23 Danish Superliga 27 0 3 0 — — 30 0
2023–24 Danish 1st Division 27 3 1 0 — — 28 3
2024–25 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Total 58 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 62 3
SKN St. Pölten (loan) 2024–25 2. Liga 19 6 — — — 19 6
Motherwell 2025–26 Scottish Premiership 15 3 0 0 6 0 — 21 3
Career total 166 29 6 1 4 0 2 0 178 30
  1. ^ Appearances in New Zealand Football Championship play-offs

International

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Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Just goal.
List of international goals scored by Elijah Just
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 March 2022 Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Fiji 2–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 21 June 2024 Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu  Vanuatu 3–0 4–0 2024 OFC Nations Cup
3 11 October 2024 Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu  Tahiti 1–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 14 October 2024 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand  Malaysia 1–0 4–0 Friendly
5 15 November 2024 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand  Vanuatu 6–1 8–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 18 November 2024 Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand  Samoa 7–0 8–0
7 24 March 2025 Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand  New Caledonia 3–0 3–0
8 7 June 2025 BMO Field, Toronto, Canada  Ivory Coast 1–0 1–0 2025 Canadian Shield

Honours

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Western Suburbs

Eastern Suburbs

New Zealand

New Zealand U17

References

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