Mio Backhaus

Mio Backhaus (born 16 April 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Werder Bremen. He is a German youth international.

Club career
From Baesweiler, in Aachen, Backhaus joined the Werder Bremen youth team in 2018, having previously been at Alemannia Aachen. He featured for the Bremen second team in the Regionalliga Nord as a teenager, and played for the German age-group teams, up to representing the U19 team. He agreed a new contract with Bremen tying him to the club until 2026.

In July 2023, Backhaus joined FC Volendam on a season-long loan from Werder Bremen, in order to get first-team minutes. Volendam’s goalkeeper from the previous two seasons, Filip Stankovic had also been a loanee, but had returned to Inter Milan from the Eredivisie club.

International career
Backhaus has represented Germany internationally at youth levels Germany U15, Germany U16, Germany U18 and Germany U19.

Personal life
Backhaus is half-German and half-Japanese.