Keanu Baccus
![]() Baccus playing for Western Sydney Wanderers U21 in January 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Keanu Kole Baccus[1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 June 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
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– | Western Sydney Wanderers | 87 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Australia U-20 | 5 | (1) |
2017– | Australia U-23 | 13 | (0) |
Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 January 2020 |
Keanu Kole Baccus (born 7 June 1998) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Western Sydney Wanderers, and the Under 23's national Australian “Olyroos” Soccer team.[2]
Keanu attended Kings Langley Public School where he was inspired by soccer player Mark Schwarzer to play soccer.[3][4]
Baccus attended Crestwood High School, where he was involved in the school's soccer program.
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.[5]
Honours[]
International[]
- Australia U20
References[]
- ^ a b "Squad list - Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ http://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/player/keanu-baccus/1ndgp58hh4rvc16xvw0i9ffjb6
- ^ "Home - Kings Langley Public School". kingslangl-p.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Mark Schwarzer Profile, News & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Keanu Baccus earns first team contract". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Young Socceroos win AFF U19 title". Goal.com. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
External links[]
- Keanu Baccus at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Australian soccer players
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC players
- A-League Men players
- National Premier Leagues players
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic soccer players of Australia
- Australian soccer midfielder stubs