Mio Backhaus

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Mio Backhaus
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Backhaus with FC Volendam
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth Mönchengladbach, Germany
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
Number 30
Youth career
2015–2017 Kawasaki Frontale
2017–2018 Alemannia Aachen
2018–2021 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Werder Bremen 2 (0)
2021– Werder Bremen II 14 (0)
2023–2024 → FC Volendam (loan) 33 (0)
International career‡
2018 Japan U15 1 (0)
2019 Germany U15 1 (0)
2019–2020 Germany U16 4 (0)
2021–2022 Germany U18 4 (0)
2022–2023 Germany U19 2 (0)
2023–2025 Germany U20 8 (0)
2025– Germany U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:43, 10 September 2025 (UTC)

Mio Backhaus (born 16 April 2004) is a German-Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. [2] He is a German youth international.

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Club career

From Baesweiler, in Aachen, [3] Backhaus joined the Werder Bremen youth team in 2018, having previously been at Alemannia Aachen. He featured for the Bremen second team in the Regionalliga Nord as a teenager, and played for the German age-group teams, up to representing the U19 team. [4] [5] He agreed a new contract with Bremen tying him to the club until 2026. [6]

In July 2023, Backhaus joined FC Volendam on a season-long loan from Werder Bremen, in order to get first-team minutes. [7] Volendam’s goalkeeper from the previous two seasons, Filip Stankovic had also been a loanee, but had returned to Inter Milan from the Eredivisie club. [8] During his season with Volendam he made the most saves (176) of any goalkeeper in the division. [9]

International career

Backhaus has represented Germany internationally at youth levels, winning 12 international caps in the Germany U15, Germany U16, Germany U18 and Germany U19 sides. He also featured for the U15 team of Japan. The Japanese head coach Hajime Moriyasu visited him with representatives from the Japanese FA whilst he was in training in Bremen according to Werder Bremen managing director for sport, Clemens Fritz, in early 2023. [10] In March 2025, he played for the Germany national under-20 football team, starting the match and keeping a clean sheet as they beat Czechia U20 1-0. [11]

Personal life

Backhaus was born in Germany to a German father and Japanese mother. [12]

Career statistics

As of matches played on 30 August 2025 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Werder Bremen 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 0000——00
2022–23 Bundesliga 0000——00
2024–25 0000——00
2025–26 2000——20
Total2000——20
Werder Bremen II 2021–22 Regionalliga Nord 50———50
2022–23 90———90
Total140———140
FC Volendam (loan) 2023–24 Bundesliga 33010——340
Career total490100000500

References

  1. 1 2 "Mio Backhaus | SV Werder Bremen | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Archived from the original on 21 June 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Mio Backhaus". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Nachwuchs im DFB-Trikot:Fußball-Profi zu werden, ist mein Traum". Aachener-Zeitung.de. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Werder verleiht Torhüter Backhaus in die Eredivisie" [Werder loan goalkeeper Backhaus to the Eredivisie]. kicker (in German). 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Perez, Isabella (8 July 2023). "From Germany to the Netherlands: Mio Backhaus was loaned to FC Volendam". srdeportescr.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Werder Bremen verlängert Vertrag mit U18-Nationaltorwart Mio Backhaus" [Werder Bremen extend contract with U18 national goalkeeper Mio Backhaus]. Weser Kurier (in German). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Werder Bremen leiht Torwart Backhaus in die Niederlande aus" [Werder Bremen loan goalkeeper Backhaus to the Netherlands]. Süddeutsche Zeitung. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  8. ↑ Walraven, Richard (5 July 2023). "Duitse doelman voor FC Volendam: talentvolle 'sweeperkeeper' Mio Backhaus gehuurd van Werder Bremen" [German goalkeeper for FC Volendam: talented 'sweeper-keeper' Mio Backhaus loaned from Werder Bremen]. Noordhollandsdagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Debuut Oostzaanse doelman Kayne van Oevelen: Onder de lat in slotduel GAE-FC Volendam". Voetbalinzaanstad. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Who is Mio Backhaus?". Bundesliga.com. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Backhaus enjoys elite league success as Kaboré records pair of wins". One Football. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  12. ↑ Bürger, Malte (13 February 2023). "Japaner nehmen Werders Torhütertalent Mio Backhaus ins Visier" [Japanese target Werder's goalkeeping talent Mio Backhaus]. Weser Kurier. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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