Keanu Baccus

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

Keanu Baccus

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(s)	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	0	(0)
International career‡
2016	Australia U20	5	(1)
2017–2021	Australia U23	14	(0)
2022–	Australia	21	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Australia AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2020 Thailand U-23 Team AFF U-19 Youth Championship 2016 Vietnam U-20 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:40, 6 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024

Early life

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

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.^[6]

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.^[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

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

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

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.^[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

Club

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

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	Lebanon	1–0	2–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	[20]

Honours

Australia U20

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2016^[21]