James Justin
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Michael Justin[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 23 February 1998||
Place of birth | Luton, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | ||
Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Luton Town | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2015 | Luton Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015– | Luton Town | 57 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2017– | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:39, 14 October 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:39, 14 October 2018 (UTC) |
James Michael Justin (born 23 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or a midfielder for League One club Luton Town and the England national under-20 team.
Club career
Born in Luton, Bedfordshire,[3] Justin joined Luton Town in 2005 and progressed through the club's youth system.[4] He was part of the under-11 team that beat Bayern Munich 3–2 to win the Aarau Masters in 2009.[4][5] Justin was called up to the under-18 team as an under-16 due to injuries to other players, playing at right back despite being a central midfielder.[4] Following his breakthrough into the under-18 team, Justin also played regularly for the club's development squad that ended 2014–15 as champions of The Central League Southern Division.[4][6] Justin signed his first professional contract on 4 November 2015 which contracted him to the club until the end of 2016–17.[4] He was named in the matchday squad for the first time on 19 December, remaining an unused substitute in Luton's 3–2 win away to Exeter City.[3][7] Justin was a member of the under-18 team that won the Youth Alliance South East title and the Youth Alliance Cup in 2015–16,[8][9][10] and also reached the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup, in which they lost 1–0 to Blackburn Rovers.[9][11] He made his professional debut as an 83rd-minute substitute for Stephen O'Donnell in a 4–1 win at home to Exeter City on the final day of 2015–16.[12]
Justin broke into the first-team in 2016–17, making his full debut at left back in a 3–1 win at home to newly relegated Championship club Aston Villa in the EFL Cup first round on 10 August 2016.[13] He suffered a calf injury in the warm up before Luton's 2–1 win away to Leyton Orient on 15 October,[14] and returned to the team for a 3–1 victory away to Exeter City in the FA Cup first round on 5 November.[15][16] After making 14 appearances in all competitions during the first half of the season playing in a number of different positions including at right back and as a left winger, Justin signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract to keep him at Luton until the summer of 2019, with the option of a further year.[17][18] He was named Luton Town Young Player of the Season, selected by the Luton Town management team.[19] Justin scored his first professional goal in a 4–1 victory away to Accrington Stanley on 29 April 2017,[20] but was stretchered off after he suffered an ankle ligament sprain in the following match, a 3–1 win at home to Morecambe.[21] However, he recovered in time to play against Blackpool in the play-off semi-final, and started in both legs of the 6–5 aggregate defeat.[22][23] Justin finished the season with 39 appearances and one goal.[16] On 12 July 2017, Luton rejected a bid of £1 million for Justin from Championship club Nottingham Forest.[24] Later that month, Justin signed a contract extension with Luton until 2020, with the option of a further year.[25]
His contract was extended by a further year at the end of the 2017–18 season after a promotion clause was triggered as a result of Luton's promotion to League One.[26]
International career
On 1 June 2017, Justin was called up to the England under-19 team for a training camp in Spain ahead of the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[27] He was retained by manager Keith Downing for two further training camps,[28][29] but did not make the final 18-man squad.[30] Justin received his first call-up to the England under-20 team on 24 August 2017 for two friendly matches against the Netherlands and Switzerland.[31] He made his debut a week later in a 3–0 victory over the Netherlands, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute.[32] Justin made his full debut after starting against Switzerland four days later, before being substituted on 62 minutes, the match finishing a 0–0 draw.[33]
Style of play
Justin primarily plays as a right back, although he has been described as being "versatile" and "attack-minded" and is able to play as a left back, central midfielder, right midfielder and a left winger.[4][17][34]
Career statistics
- As of match played 13 October 2018
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Luton Town | 2015–16[35] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2016–17[16] | League Two | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
2017–18[36] | League Two | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
2018–19[37] | League One | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
Career total | 57 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 75 | 4 |
- ↑ Four appearances in EFL Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
- 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
Luton Town
- EFL League Two runner-up: 2017–18[36][38]
Individual
References
- ↑ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "James Justin". Luton Town F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 "James Justin". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "James Justin & Frankie Musonda turn professional". Luton Town F.C. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ "European masters". Luton Today. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "Dev squad clinch title with six-goal victory". Luton Town F.C. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (19 December 2015). "Benson bundles in 100th minute winner at Exeter". Luton Today. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (13 January 2016). "Hatters U18s clinch Youth Alliance title". Luton Today. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- 1 2 "Luton Town: Nathan Jones will not 'just hand' youth chance". BBC Sport. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (21 April 2016). "Hinds at the double as Hatters U18s clinch Youth Alliance Cup". Luton Today. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (24 February 2016). "FA Youth Cup: Brave Hatters U18s knocked out by Blackburn". Luton Today. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (7 May 2016). "Hatters turn on the style as they finish with a flourish". Luton Today. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (11 August 2016). "Hatters stun Aston Villa to set up Leeds United clash". Luton Today. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (17 October 2016). "O'Donnell's display praised after late call-up at Orient". Luton Today. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ Cunliffe, James (16 November 2016). "Luton Town: Boss Jones 'showing great faith in me,' says James Justin". Bedfordshire on Sunday. Bedford. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by James Justin in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- 1 2 Simmonds, Mike (21 December 2016). "Justin pens a long-term deal with Luton". Luton Today. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ "James Justin: Luton Town's teenage full-back agrees new contract". BBC Sport. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- 1 2 Simmonds, Mike (24 April 2017). "Hylton cleans up at Town's end of season awards". Luton Today. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (29 April 2017). "Hatters hit four as they hammer Accrington". Luton Today. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (6 May 2017). "Luton remain hopeful over Justin injury". Luton Today. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (14 May 2017). "Cullen's treble seals first leg play-off defeat for Luton". Luton Today. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ Mitchell, Brendon (18 May 2017). "Luton Town 3–3 Blackpool (agg: 5–6)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ↑ Street, Tim (12 July 2017). "Exclusive: Luton reject Nottingham Forest's bid for James Justin". Bedfordshire on Sunday. Bedford. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017.
- ↑ "Luton Town: James Justin rewarded with contract extension". BBC Sport. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (16 May 2018). "Luton confirm new contracts for Potts and Sheehan". Luton Today. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (1 June 2017). "Justin earns England U19 call-up". Luton Today. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (15 June 2017). "Justin earns second England U19 call-up". Luton Today. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (21 June 2017). "Justin retained by England U19s". Luton Today. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (26 June 2017). "Justin misses out on England U19s Euro Finals squad". Luton Today. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (24 August 2017). "Justin called up by England U20s". Luton Today. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "Young Lions kick-off new campaign with clinincal victory against the Dutch in Telford". The Football Association. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (5 September 2017). "Justin makes full England U20s debut". Luton Today. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ Clapson, Sarah (13 July 2017). "Luton Town confirm they have rejected Nottingham Forest bid for teenage defender James Justin". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by James Justin in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Games played by James Justin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by James Justin in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ↑ "League Two: 2017/18: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
External links
- James Justin profile at the Luton Town F.C. website
- James Justin profile at the Football Association website
- James Justin at Soccerbase