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Keanu Kole Baccus (born 7 June 1998) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish Premiership club St Mirren and the Australia national team. Born in South Africa, he made his full international debut for Australia in September 2022.

Keanu Baccus

Baccus playing for Western Sydney Wanderers U21 in January 2017
Personal information
Full name	Keanu Kole Baccus[1]
Date of birth	(1998-06-07) 7 June 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth	Durban, South Africa
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
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	13	(2)
National team‡
2016	Australia U20	5	(1)
2017–2021	Australia U23	13	(0)
2022–	Australia	1	(0)
Honours Men's football Representing  Australia AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2020 Thailand U-23 Team AFF U-19 Youth Championship 2016 Vietnam U-20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2022

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 Bulls 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 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.[9]

In September 2022, Baccus debuted for the senior team as a second-half subsitute in a friendly against New Zealand.[10] On 8 November 2022, Baccus was named in Australia's World Cup squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[11]

Honours

Australia U20

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2016[12]

References

External links

• Keanu Baccus at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Keanu Baccus

Keanu Kole Baccus (* 7. Juni 1998 in Durban) ist ein australisch-südafrikanischer Fußballspieler, der beim FC St. Mirren in der Scottish Premiership unter Vertrag steht. Er war Teil des Olympiakaders der Olyroos bei den Olympischen Spielen 2020 in Tokio.

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- [en] Keanu Baccus

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[it] Keanu Baccus

Keanu Kole Baccus (Durban, 7 giugno 1998) è un calciatore sudafricano naturalizzato australiano, centrocampista del St. Mirren e della nazionale australiana.

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[ru] Баккус, Киану

Киану Коул Баккус (англ. Keanu Kole Baccus; род. 7 июня 1998[1][2], Дурбан, Квазулу-Натал) — австралийский футболист африканского происхождения, полузащитник клуба «Уэстерн Сидней Уондерерс». Участник летних Олимпийских игр 2020 в Токио.

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