Personal information | |||
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Full name | Josef Brian Baccay | ||
Date of birth | 29 April 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Leftback | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Odd | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2017 | Kolbotn | ||
2017–2019 | Lillestrøm | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Lillestrøm | 6 | (0) |
2020 | → Fredrikstad (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2021 | → Kongsvinger (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2022– | Odd | 53 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Norway U16 | 5 | (0) |
2018 | Norway U17 | 12 | (1) |
2019 | Norway U18 | 7 | (0) |
2022 | Norway U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022 |
Josef Brian Baccay (born 29 April 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a leftback for Eliteserien club Odd.
On 16 May 2018, Baccay signed his first professional contract with Lillestrøm. [1] Baccay made his professional debut with Lillestrøm in a 2-0 Eliteserien loss to Molde FK on 22 April 2019. [2]
Baccay was born in Norway to a Filipino father and Norwegian mother. [3] Baccay is a youth international for Norway. [4]
In March 2024, Baccay was reportedly one of the players being recruited by head coach Tom Saintfiet and team manager Freddy Gonzalez to play for the Philippines. [5]
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