Keanu Baccus

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 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
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 100 (6)
National team‡
2016 Australia U-20 5 (1)
2017–2021 Australia U-23 13 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Australia
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
2020 ThailandU-23 Team
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
2016 VietnamU-20 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 January 2020

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.

Baccus qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He was part of the Olyroos Olympic squad. The team beat Argentine in their first group match but were unable to win another match. They were therefore not in medal contention.[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]

Honours
Australia U20

References
  1. "Squad list - Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. "Keanu Baccus - Western Sydney Wanderers Team | Western Sydney Wanderers". www.wswanderersfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016.
  3. "Home - Kings Langley Public School". kingslangl-p.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. "Mark Schwarzer Profile, News & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  6. "Keanu Baccus earns first team contract". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 May 2017.
  7. "Young Socceroos win AFF U19 title". Goal.com. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.


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