Mio Backhaus
 Backhaus with FC Volendam | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Mönchengladbach, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
FC Volendam (on loan from Werder Bremen) | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Alemannia Aachen | ||
| 2018–2021 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Werder Bremen | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | Werder Bremen II | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | → FC Volendam (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 |
Germany U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Germany U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 |
Germany U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 |
Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Germany U20 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:56, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:16, 20 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
Mio Backhaus (born 16 April 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Volendam, on loan from Werder Bremen.[2] He is a German youth international.
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]
International career
Backhaus has represented Germany internationally at youth levels
Personal life
Backhaus is half-German and half-Japanese.[10]
References
- ^ "Mio Backhaus". Bundesliga.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Mio Backhaus". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Nachwuchs im DFB-Trikot:Fußball-Profi zu werden, ist mein Traum". Aachener-Zeitung.de. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Werder verleiht Torhüter Backhaus in die Eredivisie" [Werder loan goalkeeper Backhaus to the Eredivisie]. kicker (in German). 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Perez, Isabella (8 July 2023). "From Germany to the Netherlands: Mio Backhaus was loaned to FC Volendam". srdeportescr.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mio Backhaus at DFB (also available in German)
- ^ 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.
External links
- Mio Backhaus at WorldFootball.net