Keanu Baccus
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Full name | Keanu Kole Baccus[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 7 June 1998||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | St Mirren | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Parklea FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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– | St Mirren | 59 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 |
Australia U20 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2021 |
Australia U23 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Australia | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 March 2024 |
Keanu Kole Baccus (born 7 June 1998) is a professional
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]
International career
Baccus qualified for the
In September 2022, Baccus debuted for the
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 21 March 2024 | Western Sydney Stadium, Parramatta, Australia | Lebanon | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Australia U20
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ ""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.
- ^ "Home - Kings Langley Public School". kingslangl-p.schools.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Mark Schwarzer Profile, News & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ Staff reporter. "Durban-born Keanu Baccus joins St. Mirren". Kickoff. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Keanu Baccus earns first team contract". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Keanu Baccus agrees two-year deal". St Mirren. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Socceroos Squad Announced for FIFA 2022 World Cup". 8 November 2022. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- Socceroos. Archivedfrom the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Young Socceroos win AFF U19 title". Goal.com. 25 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
External links
- Keanu Baccus at Soccerway