James McGarry is looking to soar with Aberdeen in the second half of the season – so he can hit the skies again for international duty.
The defender has just one cap for New Zealand – against Lithuania in 2019. While he was due for a recall for games against DR Congo and Australia last October, the left wing-back was sidelined with a hamstring injury.
Now McGarry is determined to help lift Dons back up the table and into the fight for third place. And he knows that would boost his hopes of a recall by the All Whites, who have confirmed they will play a tournament with Croatia, Tunisia and Egypt in the United Arab Emirates in March.
He said: “Hopefully I will get into the national team again at some point. I just have to keep playing and playing well to get into that squad.