Keanu Baccus

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Keanu Baccus
Baccus playing for Western Sydney Wanderers U21 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Keanu Kole Baccus[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-07) 7 June 1998 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Durban, South Africa
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mansfield Town
Number 17
Youth career
Parklea SFC
Fairfield Hotspurs
Blacktown Spartans
Blacktown City
2014–2016 Western Sydney Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Western Sydney Wanderers NPL 32 (3)
2016–2022 Western Sydney Wanderers 106 (6)
2022–2024 St Mirren 64 (3)
2024– Mansfield Town 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 Australia U20 5 (1)
2017–2021 Australia U23 13 (0)
2022– Australia 18 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Australia
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Third place 2020 Thailand U-23 Team
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
First place 2016 Vietnam U-20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 March 2024

Keanu Kole Baccus (born 7 June 1998) is a professional soccer player who most recently played as a defensive midfielder for Scottish Premiership club St Mirren. He will join Mansfield Town on 1 July 2024. Born in South Africa, he is an international with the Australia national team, where he made his full international debut in September 2022.

Early life[edit]

Baccus was born in Durban, South Africa but moved to Australia before his first birthday where his family settled in western Sydney.[2] Baccus attended Kings Langley Public School where he was inspired by Socceroo Mark Schwarzer to participate in the sport.[3][4] He is the younger brother of Macarthur FC player Kearyn Baccus.[5]

Club career[edit]

Western Sydney Wanderers[edit]

After rising from the Wanderers Academy to serve as co-captain of the youth team, Baccus signed a two-year senior contract in May 2017.[6]

St Mirren[edit]

In April 2022, St. Mirren boss Stephen Robinson announced that Baccus was joining the Scottish Premiership club following the conclusion of the 2022 A League campaign.[7] A few months later, the signing was confirmed by the club as a two-year deal.[8]

Mansfield Town[edit]

On May 22 2024, it was announced that he had joined Mansfield Town on a free transfer.[9] The Stags had just been promoted from EFL League Two into EFL League One by finishing in an automatic promotion position in the 2023–24 season.

International career[edit]

Baccus qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as part of the Australia under-23 team. The team beat Argentina in their first group match but were unable to win another match. They were therefore not in medal contention.[10]

In September 2022, Baccus debuted for the senior national team as a second-half substitute in a friendly against New Zealand.[11] On 8 November 2022, he was named in Australia's World Cup squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[12] Baccus was used as a substitute in Australia's first three games in the tournament, before making his first senior international start in Australia's loss in the round of sixteen to Argentina.[13]

International goals[edit]

International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 March 2024 Western Sydney Stadium, Parramatta, Australia  Lebanon 1–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[edit]

Australia U20

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Squad list - Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ ""It's Keanu, not Keano!" — why St Mirren's new general is putting his foot down". thetimes.co.uk. 9 April 2022. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Home - Kings Langley Public School". kingslangl-p.schools.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Mark Schwarzer Profile, News & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ^ Staff reporter. "Durban-born Keanu Baccus joins St. Mirren". Kickoff. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Keanu Baccus earns first team contract". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  7. ^ Burns, Scott (25 April 2022). "Western Sydney Wanderers star Keanu Baccus agrees St Mirren pre contract". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Keanu Baccus agrees two-year deal". St Mirren. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Australia's Baccus joins Mansfield from St Mirren". BBC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  11. ^ "New Zealand vs Australia, International Friendlies, Round 1, 25th Sep 2022". Socceroos. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Socceroos Squad Announced for FIFA 2022 World Cup". 8 November 2022. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  13. ^ James, Euan (7 December 2022). "'Dream come true': Baccus over the moon after Socceroos starting debut". Socceroos. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Young Socceroos win AFF U19 title". Goal.com. 25 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

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