Keanu Baccus

Keanu Kole Baccus (born 7 June 1998) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Mansfield Town. Born in South Africa, he is an international with the Australia national team, where he made his full international debut in September 2022.

Early life
Baccus was born in Durban, South Africa but moved to Australia before his first birthday where his family settled in western Sydney. Baccus attended Kings Langley Public School where he was inspired by Socceroo Mark Schwarzer to participate in the sport. He is the younger brother of Macarthur FC player Kearyn Baccus.

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.

St Mirren
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. A few months later, the signing was confirmed by the club as a two-year deal. .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
On May 22 2024, it was announced that he had joined Mansfield Town on a free transfer. 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.

International career
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.

In September 2022, Baccus debuted for the senior national team as a second-half substitute in a friendly against New Zealand. On 8 November 2022, he was named in Australia's World Cup squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. 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.

Honours
Australia U20
 * AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2016