.jpg) Baccus playing forWestern Sydney Wanderers in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kearyn Byron Baccus[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-09-05)5 September 1991 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder, defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Sydney FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Le Mans II | 27 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Perth Glory | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Blacktown City | 46 | (10) |
| 2014–2018 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 62 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Melbourne City | 27 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Kaizer Chiefs | 46 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Macarthur FC | 44 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Australia U17 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2014 | |||
Kearyn Byron Baccus (born 5 September 1991) is a former professionalfootballer who played as acentral midfielder.
He started his senior career in France withLe Mans II before returning to Australia, where he had spells withPerth Glory andBlacktown City. He went on to play in theA-League Men forWestern Sydney Wanderers,Melbourne City andMacarthur FC, making 133 league appearances across the three clubs. Between 2019 and 2022, he played in theSouth African Premiership withKaizer Chiefs.
Born in South Africa, he represented Australia at youth level.
Baccus joined the youth system ofSydney FC in 2008. In 2010, he moved to France to sign withLe Mans, where he featured for the club’s reserve team, Le Mans II. After two seasons, he returned to Australia and signed a short-term deal with A-League clubPerth Glory ahead of a proposed move to Italian sideSiena.[2] Limited opportunities in Perth, coupled with injury problems, saw him leave the club in 2013 and return to Sydney, where he signed withBlacktown City.[3]
On 6 November 2014, Baccus joined A-League sideWestern Sydney Wanderers on an injury-replacement contract.[4] He was included in the squad for the2015 AFC Champions League and went on to establish himself as a regular during the 2015–16 and 2016–17 A-League seasons. He left the club on 12 October 2018 after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
Later that day, he signed with Melbourne City as an injury-replacement player.[5] In January 2019, he signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with the club.[6]
On 5 July 2019, he joinedSouth African Premiership sideKaizer Chiefs on a three-year contract,[7] making 46 league appearances across three seasons.
On 6 July 2022, he returned to Australia, signing a two-year contract with A-League sideMacarthur FC following his release from Kaizer Chiefs.[8] He left the club upon the expiration of his contract on 30 June 2024.[9]
Baccus was born inDurban, South Africa, and later moved toSydney, Australia. He is the older brother ofKeanu Baccus, who plays as a midfielder forScottish Premiership sideSt Mirren.[10]
Following the end of his playing career, he has been working as a truck driver.[11]
On 17 May 2024, Baccus and two of his Macarthur FC teammates were arrested and charged by theNew South Wales Police Force in connection with alleged spot-fixing during the2023–24 A-League Men season.[12] Police alleged that club captainUlises Dávila had received instructions from a South American associate to manipulate the number of yellow cards shown in four matches, and that he paid Baccus and another player A$10,000 each to participate in the scheme.[13]
In September 2025, Baccus was sentenced in Sydney’sDowning Centre Local Court to a two-year conditional release order after pleading guilty to engaging in conduct that corrupts a betting outcome. The court heard that Baccus intentionally received a yellow card in one match as part of the scheme. He was also ordered to pay a A$10,000 pecuniary penalty and undergo treatment for gambling addiction.[11]
During the sentencing, Baccus stated that he would never play football again.[11]
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