Keanu Baccus

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Keanu Baccus
File:Keanu Baccus 2021.png
Baccus with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2021
Personal information
Full name Keanu Kole Baccus[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-07) 7 June 1998 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Durban, South Africa
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 St Mirren
Number 17
Youth career
Parklea SFC
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)
2022–2024 St Mirren 64 (3)
2024–2025 Mansfield Town 39 (4)
2025– St Mirren 3 (0)
International career‡
2016 Australia U20 5 (1)
2017–2021 Australia U23 14 (0)
2022– Australia 21 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Third place 2020 Thailand U-23 Team
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
First place 2016 Vietnam U-20 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 September 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024

Keanu Kole Baccus (born 7 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for St Mirren. He is an international with the Australia national team, where he made his full international debut in September 2022.

Early life

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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

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Western Sydney Wanderers

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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

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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] At the end of his contract, after 64 games and 3 goals for St. Mirren, Keanu decided his future lay elsewhere and decided not to sign a new contract.

Mansfield Town

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On 22 May 2024 it was announced that he had joined Mansfield Town on a free transfer.[9] The Stags had just been promoted from EFL League Two into EFL League One by finishing in an automatic promotion position in the 2023–24 season.

Return to St Mirren

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On 7 August 2025, Baccus returned to St Mirren on a two-year deal with the option for a further year.[10]

International career

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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.[11]

In September 2022, Baccus debuted for the senior national team as a second-half substitute in a friendly against New Zealand.[12] On 8 November 2022, he was named in Australia's World Cup squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[13] Baccus was used as a substitute in Australia's first three games in the tournament, before making his first senior international start in Australia's loss in the round of sixteen to Argentina.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 8 April 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Western Sydney Wanderers 2016-17 A-League 3 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 — 4 0
2017-18 A-League 14 0 0 0 — — — 14 0
2018-19 A-League 24 3 2 0 — — — 26 3
2019-20 A-League 20 1 3 0 — — — 23 1
2020-21 A-League 25 1 0 0 — — — 25 1
2021-22 A-League 20 1 1 0 — — — 21 1
Total 106 6 6 0 — 1 0 — 113 6
St Mirren 2022-23[16] Scottish Premiership 33 2 2 0 1 0 — — 36 2
2023-24[17] Scottish Premiership 31 1 1 0 4 1 — — 36 2
Total 64 3 3 0 5 1 — — 72 4
Mansfield Town 2024-25[18] League One 34 2 2 0 0 0 — 2[d] 0 38 2
Career total 204 11 11 0 5 1 1 0 2 0 223 12
  1. ^ Includes Australia Cup, Scottish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International

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As of match played 15 October 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Australia 2022 5 0
2023 7 0
2024 9 1
Total 21 1
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Baccus goal.
List of international goals scored by Keanu Baccus
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 21 March 2024 Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 1–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification [20]

Honours

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Australia U20

References

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