Keanu Baccus

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Keanu Baccus
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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 26) [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*
YearsTeamApps(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 12 (1)
International career‡
2016 Australia U20 5 (1)
2017–2021 Australia U23 14 (0)
2022– Australia 21 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Bronze medal icon.svg 2020 Thailand U-23 Team
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Gold medal icon.svg 2016 Vietnam U-20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:48, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Keanu Kole Baccus (born 7 June 1998) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL League One club Mansfield Town. Born in South Africa, he is an international with the Australia national team, where he made his full international debut in September 2022.

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Early life

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

Western Sydney Wanderers

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

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] At the end of his contract, after 64 games and 3 goals for St. Mirren, Keanu decided his future lay elsewhere and decided not to sign a new contract.

Mansfield Town

On 22 May 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

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

International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
121 March 2024 Western Sydney Stadium, Parramatta, AustraliaFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 1–02–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Australia U20

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  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.
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