Elijah Just: From New Zealand to Premier League dream

A New Zealand midfielder is chasing a boyhood dream after starring at the World Cup.

E. Just

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Age

Position

Midfielder

Club

Swansea City

Nationality

New Zealand

Key stat

7 goals in 35 Scottish Premiership games for Motherwell

What happened. Elijah Just, a 26-year-old New Zealand midfielder, is a regular for Swansea City, who sit second in the Championship. He hopes to reach the Premier League after fulfilling a boyhood dream by starring for New Zealand at the World Cup this summer.

Just was linked with Celtic and Rangers before joining Swansea in July.
He scored seven goals in 35 Scottish Premiership games for Motherwell.
Swansea face Lincoln City away on Saturday at 15:00 BST.

“I've had some up and downs throughout my career and yeah, getting to this stage has been quite the journey”
— Elijah Just

Swansea's early-season form has put the Premier League within sight, but the long Championship campaign will test whether they can stay in the promotion race.

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