BACCUS Keanu

Australia

Football

Date of Birth: 7 Jun 1998

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.78/5'10''

Place of birth: DURBAN

Birth Country:

South Africa

Place of residence : SYDNEY, NSW

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football	Men AUS Australia	12

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Sapporo Dome	Men's Group C #06 ARG Argentina 0 AUS Australia 2	Finished
Sapporo Dome	Men's Group C #14 AUS Australia 0 ESP Spain 1	Finished
Miyagi Stadium	Men's Group C #21 AUS Australia 0 EGY Egypt 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Hobbies:

Supporting English football club Manchester City. (First Phase Football Podcast, 22 Sep 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Western Sydney Wanderers [Australia] since 2014/15

Coach:

Jean-Paul de Marigny [club], AUS; Graham Arnold [national], AUS

Position style:

Midfielder (ultimatealeague.com, 21 Mar 2020)

Hand:

Right-footed (transfermarkt.co.uk, 01 Jan 2020)

Sporting relatives:

His older brother Kearyn, who was born in South Africa, has played professional football and played for South African club Kaizer Chiefs during the 2019/20 season. (transfermarkt.co.uk, 01 Jan 2020 ; soccerladuma.co.za, 23 Mar 2020)

Injuries:

At age 16 he suffered a broken ankle. (First Phase Football Podcast, 22 Sep 2019)

National league:

A-League [AUS] (a-league.com.au, 15 Mar 2020)

Start:

He began playing football at age four at Parklea Soccer Football Club in Sydney, NSW, Australia. (The Wanderer Issue 95, 24 Feb 2019 )

Reason:

"My brother also started playing when he was young, he's about seven years older than me. So it was good to follow in his footsteps." (The Wanderer Issue 95, 24 Feb 2019 )

Ambition:

To play at club level in Europe. (Breakfast on FNR Podcast, 05 Feb 2020)

Award:

He was named 2018/19 A-League Player of the Year by club Western Sydney Wanderers in Australia. (wswanderersfc.com.au, 06 May 2019)

General Interest

General
FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO AUSTRALIA
Born in South Africa, he and his family emigrated to Australia in the early 2000s and settled in Kings Park, a suburb in Sydney, NSW, Australia. (The Wanderer Issue 95, 24 Feb 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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