Leicester City signed James Justin from Luton Town back in 2019 for a fee of €6.7M. A full-back who can play on both right and left. He has represented England on full international level and do have the skills and quality to appear as a regular starter in a Premier League team.
He has since his return from injury performed well under three different managers in the last two seasons, being part of the Championship winning side as well as adding more games to his name during the 2024-25 season back in Premier League.
Justin signed for Premier League club Leicester City on 28 June 2019 on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee. On 24 September, he scored on his debut in a 4–0 away victory over his former club Luton in the EFL Cup third round. On 4 December, he made his Premier League debut with the club as an 80th-minute substitute in a 2-0 victory against Watford.
An ACL injury cut short his involvement in Leicester City’s victorious 2020–21 FA Cup campaign, but the highly regarded defender made his comeback in January 2022 against Tottenham and started in the five subsequent fixtures. On 23 February 2022, he signed a new long-term contract with the club until 2026. On 28 September 2024, Justin scored two goals in a 4-2 away defeat to Arsenal. One of them was a superb volley.
FACTFILE:
- Full Name: James Michael Justin
- Position: Defender
- Date of Birth: 23.02.1998
- Birthplace: Luton
- Nation: England
- Caps / Goals: 1/0
- Major League Career:
- 2015-19, Luton Town (90/6)
- 2015->, Leicester City (124/6)
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