 Baccus withWestern 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 | |||
| * 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 adefensive midfielder forSt Mirren. He is an international with theAustralia national team, where he made his full international debut in September 2022.
Baccus was born inDurban,South Africa but moved toAustralia before his first birthday where his family settled in westernSydney.[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 ofMacarthur FC playerKearyn Baccus.[5]
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]
In April 2022,St. Mirren bossStephen Robinson announced that Baccus was joining theScottish 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 forSt. Mirren, Keanu decided his future lay elsewhere and decided not to sign a new contract.
On 22 May 2024 it was announced that he had joinedMansfield Town on a free transfer.[9] The Stags had just been promoted fromEFL League Two intoEFL League One by finishing in an automatic promotion position in the2023–24 season.
On 7 August 2025, Baccus returned to St Mirren on a two-year deal with the option for a further year.[10]
Baccus qualified for theTokyo 2020 Olympics as part of theAustralia 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 thesenior national team as a second-half substitute in a friendly againstNew Zealand.[12] On 8 November 2022, he was named in Australia'sWorld Cup squad for the2022 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 toArgentina.[14]
| 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 | |
| St Mirren | 2025–26[19] | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 217 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 13 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 March 2024 | Western Sydney Stadium,Sydney, Australia |  Lebanon | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [21] |
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