Elijah Just
New Zealand · Attack · Motherwell Football Club
Born 1 May 2000 (age 26). Height 175 cm. Preferred foot: left. Position: Attack. Nationality: New Zealand. Market value €2.5M.
Current club: Motherwell Football Club — 35 appearances, 7 goals and 7 assists this season.
Career totals: 10 goals and 12 assists in 81 appearances (5,150 minutes played).
Season by season
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 35 | 7 | 7 | 2,698 | 7.11 |
| League Cup | 5 | 0 | 3 | 390 | 7.160000 |
| Friendlies | 5 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 6.75 |
Statistics
Per-90 and totals across 58 matches with recorded data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals per 90 | 0.17 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.21 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 0.38 |
| Shots | 68 |
| Shots on target | 38 |
| Shot conversion, % | 15 |
| Key passes per 90 | 1.46 |
| Passes per 90 | 36.18 |
| Dribbles per 90 | 2.88 |
| Dribble success, % | 43 |
| Duels won, % | 47 |
| Tackles per 90 | 1.67 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 0.7 |
| Yellow cards | 7 |
| Red cards | 0 |
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-26 | at Rangers Football Club | 2–3 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-05-02 | at Falkirk Football & Athletic Club | 1–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2026-05-09 | Heart of Midlothian Football Club | 1–1 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-05-13 | The Celtic Football Club | 2–3 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-05-16 | at Hibernian Football Club | 0–1 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-06-06 | at England | 1–0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-06-16 | at Iran | 2–2 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 9.02 |
| 2026-06-22 | Egypt | 1–3 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2026-06-27 | Belgium | 1–5 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2026-08-08 | Birmingham | 0–1 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-08-15 | at Stoke City | 1–2 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-08-22 | Sheffield Utd | 0–0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-08-29 | at Derby | 0–3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 |
| 2026-09-05 | Wrexham | 0–0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| 2026-09-08 | at Southampton FC | 3–1 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 6.42 |
| 2026-09-12 | Burnley Football Club | 3–1 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 7.04 |
| 2026-09-19 | at Lincoln | 1–2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 |
| 2026-09-27 | at China | 0–3 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 7.6 |
| 2026-10-10 | Norwich | 2–1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.54 |
| 2026-10-13 | at Millwall | 0–1 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 6.49 |
FIFA World Cup 2026
3 goals and 0 assists in 3 matches (268 minutes). See the full World Cup 2026 hub.
- New Zealand 1–5 Belgium · Group Stage - 3 — 1 goal, 0 assists
- New Zealand 1–3 Egypt · Group Stage - 2 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Iran 2–2 New Zealand · Group Stage - 1 — 2 goals, 0 assists
Honours
4 trophies won out of 4 finals and podium finishes.
- OFC Nations Cup · 2024 · Winner
- 2. Division · 2019/2020 · Winner
- 2. Division · Winner
- OFC Nations Cup · Winner
Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-09 | AC Horsens | Motherwell Football Club | Transfer |
| 2025-06-30 | — | AC Horsens | — |
| 2024-08-21 | AC Horsens | — | Loan |
| 2022-08-01 | FC Helsingör | AC Horsens | €100k |
| 2019-07-01 | — | FC Helsingör | Free |
| 2018-09-10 | — | — | — |
| 2018-01-22 | — | — | — |
Clubs and national teams
- Motherwell Football Club
- New Zealand · national team
- New Zealand U23
- Swansea City