Justin Baas

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Justin Baas
Baas playing for Philippines in 2023
Personal information
Full name Mikel Justin Cagurangan Baas
Date of birth (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Quezon City, Philippines
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2012 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 5 (0)
2021–2022 United City 0 (0)
2022 Melaka United 14 (2)
2023–2024 Kaya–Iloilo 0 (0)
International career
2014 Netherlands U15 3 (1)
2019–2022 Philippines U23 7 (1)
2019– Philippines 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:30; 10 September 2022 (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 last played as a midfielder for Philippines Football League club Kaya–Iloilo 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.[4] On the second group match on 27 November, he scored the Philippines' only goal in a 2–1 loss to Myanmar.[5]

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.[6][7][8] On 10 September, the 19-year-old Baas made his senior debut in a 4–1 away win against the latter.[9][10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "De viervoudig international die AZ verliet voor een compleet ander voetballeven". voetbalzone.nl. 11 November 2020.
  2. ^ "TOP Oss – AZ Alkmaar (J)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  3. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (September 2, 2020). "Justin Baas to play for Ratchaburi in top Thai league". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "Young Azkals take shape for SEA Games as 23-man squad finalized". Huddle PH. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Asian Cup vets, youngsters banner PH Azkals 23-man squad". Inquirer. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Cooper bares 23-man Azkals roster". Inquirer. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Philippines Open World Cup Qualifying Campaign Vs. Syria And Guam". Philippine Football Federation. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Azkals ease past Guam to get qualifying campaign up and running". FOX Sports Asia. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Azkals dominates Guam, clinch their first win in World Cup Qualifiers". Dugout Philippines. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

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