Justin Baas
.png) Baas playing for Philippines in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikel Justin Cagurangan Baas | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Quezon City, Philippines | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Uthai Thani | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Always Forward | ||
| 2012–2016 | Volendam | ||
| 2016–2017 | Always Forward | ||
| 2017–2019 | AZ | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Jong AZ | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | United City | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | Melaka United | 14 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Kaya–Iloilo | 7 | (2) |
| 2024– | Uthai Thani | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Netherlands U15 | 3 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Philippines U23 | 7 | (1) |
| 2019– | Philippines | 17 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:38; 29 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00; 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Mikel Justin Cagurangan Baas (Dutch pronunciation: [baːs]; born 16 March 2000) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Thai League 1 club Uthai Thani and the Philippines national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Raised in Netherlands, Baas had his youth career at Always Forward, Volendam, and AZ.
Jong AZ
[edit]During the 2018–19 season, Baas was promoted to the B-team of AZ. Baas made his debut with Jong AZ as a substitute, replacing Léon Bergsma at the 90th minute of the match in a 1–2 away victory against TOP Oss.[2]
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
[edit]In September 2020, Baas joined Ratchaburi Mitr Phol, during the middle of the 2020 Thai League 1 season which was temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He signed a three-year contract with the club.[3]
International career
[edit]Baas was born in the Philippines and raised in the Netherlands to a Dutch father and a Filipino mother, making him eligible to play for Netherlands or the Philippines. He initially chose the Netherlands as he was a U-15 national team member, playing a total of 3 games and scoring 1 goal.
Philippines U-22 Olympic
[edit]Baas was part of the Philippines U-22 Olympic squad that competed in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines.[citation needed] On the second group match on 27 November, he scored the Philippines' only goal in a 2–1 loss to Myanmar.[4]
Philippines
[edit]Baas received his first call-up for the Philippines senior team in August 2019 when he was named in the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Syria and Guam.[5][6][7] On 10 September, the 19-year-old Baas made his senior debut in a 4–1 away win against the latter.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "De viervoudig international die AZ verliet voor een compleet ander voetballeven". voetbalzone.nl. 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "TOP Oss – AZ Alkmaar (J)". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (2 September 2020). "Justin Baas to play for Ratchaburi in top Thai league". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ Naredo, Camille (27 November 2019). "SEA Games: First goal is bittersweet for Azkals' Justin Baas". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Asian Cup vets, youngsters banner PH Azkals 23-man squad". Inquirer. 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Cooper bares 23-man Azkals roster". Inquirer. 1 September 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Philippines Open World Cup Qualifying Campaign Vs. Syria And Guam". Philippine Football Federation. 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Azkals ease past Guam to get qualifying campaign up and running". FOX Sports Asia. 10 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Azkals dominates Guam, clinch their first win in World Cup Qualifiers". Dugout Philippines. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
External links
[edit]- Justin Baas at Soccerway
- Justin Baas at WorldFootball.net
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Filipino men's footballers
- Philippines men's international footballers
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Eerste Divisie players
- Jong AZ players
- Filipino people of Dutch descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football defenders
- Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
- SEA Games competitors for the Philippines
- Philippines Football League players
- Uthai Thani F.C. players
- Thai League 1 players
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- 21st-century Filipino sportsmen
- Dutch football biography stubs
- Filipino football biography stubs