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.
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.[10]
In September 2022, Baccus debuted for the senior national team as a second-half substitute in a friendly against New Zealand.[11] On 8 November 2022, he was named in Australia's World Cup squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[12] 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.[13]
International goals
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition