Justin Baas

Mikel Justin Cagurangan Baas (Dutch pronunciation: [baːs]; born 16 March 2000) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Thai League 1 club Ratchaburi Mitr Phol and the Philippines national team.[1]

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Cagurangan and the surname or paternal family name is Baas.
Justin Baas
Personal information
Full name Mikel Justin Cagurangan Baas
Date of birth (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000
Place of birth Quezon City, Philippines
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
Number 22
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– Ratchaburi Mitr Phol 2 (0)
National team‡
2014 Netherlands U-15 3 (1)
2019– Philippines U-22 Olympic 4 (1)
2019– Philippines 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:59, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Youth

Raised in Netherlands, Baas had his youth career at Always Forward, Volendam, and AZ.

Jong AZ

In 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

In September 2020, Baas joined Ratchaburi Mitr Phol, mid-season of the 2020 Thai League 1 which was temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He signed a three-year contract with the club.[3]

International career

Baas was born in Philippines to a Dutch father and a Filipino mother, making him eligible to play for Netherlands or the Philippines. He initially chose Netherlands as he was a U-15 national team member playing a total of 3 games scoring 1 goal.

Philippines U-22 Olympic

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

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
  1. De viervoudig international die AZ verliet voor een compleet ander voetballeven voetbalzone.nl
  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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