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

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who currently plays as a defender for

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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

. In September 2019, Gulley rejoin to

International career

U-20

Gulley played every game for the

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at the

2013 OFC U-20 Championship The 2013 OFC U-20 Championship was the 19th edition of the OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament, the biennial football championship of Oceania ( OFC). The competition was held at two venues in Fiji, from the 21 to 29 March, with the winner qualifyi ...

which they won, meaning they qualified to play at the

2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the nineteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. It ran from 21 June to 13 July 2013. At the FIFA Executive Meeting in Zürich on 3 March 2011, ...

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 due to personal reasons.

Honours

Club

New Zealand Football Championship The New Zealand Football Championship ( mi, Te Whakataetae Whutupaoro a Aotearoa) 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 m ...

: 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, ...

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References

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* * Living people 1993 births Association football defenders New Zealand association footballers New Zealand international footballers Wellington Phoenix FC players Wellington United players Team Wellington players A-League Men players New Zealand Football Championship players {{NewZealand-footy-bio-stub