Keanu Baccus, who was brought into the world on 7 June 1998 and is now 27 years old, calls South Africa his birthplace. This midfielder, standing tall at 5 feet 9 inches, or 1.76 meters for those more metrically inclined, tips the scales at 10 stone 7 pounds, or 67 kilograms. Baccus, currently clad in the number 25 jersey, calls St Mirren his footballing home and operates mainly as a central midfielder for the Scottish outfit.
If you were to assign a market value to his footballing abilities, it would be approximately β¬700k, or roughly Β£600k, according to Transfermarkt; that was his worth at the time of writing.
Standing at the dawn of his career, Baccus joined the ranks of the Western Sydney Wanderers in Australia's A-League in July 2014 as a promising trainee. His raw talent was undeniable, and his 2016 - 2017 debut season further cemented this view. Baccus graced the field in three first team league matches representing the Wanderers. Subsequent seasons for the midfielder saw a hike in the number of first team appearances, from 14 in 2017 - 2018 to 24, 20, 25, and 20 in the following seasons respectively. His goal tally also mirrored this upward trajectory, with Baccus netting three, one, one and one goals in each season from 2018 - 2019 to 2021 - 2022 respectively.
In July 2022, Scotland awaited for Baccus, who made a cross-continent shift from the Western Sydney Wanderers to St Mirren. Here, the midfielder enhanced his game's consistency and reliability over the following two seasons, featuring 33 and 31 times and scoring twice and once in the seasons of 2022 - 2023 and 2023 - 2024 respectively. In-between his two spells at St Mirren, Baccus had a one-year stint at Mansfield Town in English League One which started in July 2024
Surprisingly, August 2025 saw Baccus' second arrival at St Mirren from Mansfield Town, this time for an undisclosed fee. His return to the Scottish club has already garnered 16 appearances and a goal in the current season (2025 - 2026). Not only did Baccus take St Mirren's midfield by storm, but he also made headways in the League Cup (2025 - 2026) with four starts and the Scottish Cup (2025 - 2026) with a start.
Beyond club football, Baccus' skills caught the attention of the Australian national team selectors, earning him a place to represent his adopted homeland on the biggest stage.
