Mio Backhaus

Mio Backhaus

Backhaus with FC Volendam
Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Mönchengladbach, Germany
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Werder Bremen
Number	30
Youth career
2015–2017	Kawasaki Frontale
2017–2018	Alemannia Aachen
2018–2021	Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Werder Bremen	0	(0)
2021–	Werder Bremen II	14	(0)
2023–2024	→ FC Volendam (loan)	33	(0)
International career^‡
2019	Germany U15	1	(0)
2019–2020	Germany U16	4	(0)
2021–2022	Germany U18	4	(0)
2022–2023	Germany U19	2	(0)
2023–	Germany U20	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:56, 29 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:16, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

Mio Backhaus (born 16 April 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.^[2] He is a German youth international.

Club career

From Baesweiler, in Aachen,^[3] Backhaus joined the Werder Bremen youth team in 2018, having previously been at Alemannia Aachen. He featured for the Bremen second team in the Regionalliga Nord as a teenager, and played for the German age-group teams, up to representing the U19 team.^[4][5] He agreed a new contract with Bremen tying him to the club until 2026.^[6]

In July 2023, Backhaus joined FC Volendam on a season-long loan from Werder Bremen, in order to get first-team minutes.^[7] Volendam’s goalkeeper from the previous two seasons, Filip Stankovic had also been a loanee, but had returned to Inter Milan from the Eredivisie club.^[8] During his season with Volendam he made the most saves (176) of any goalkeeper in the division.^[9]

International career

Backhaus has represented Germany internationally at youth levels Germany U15, Germany U16, Germany U18 and Germany U19.^[10]

Personal life

Backhaus is half-German and half-Japanese.^[11]

References

1. "Mio Backhaus". Bundesliga.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
2. "Mio Backhaus". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
3. "Nachwuchs im DFB-Trikot:Fußball-Profi zu werden, ist mein Traum". Aachener-Zeitung.de. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
4. "Werder verleiht Torhüter Backhaus in die Eredivisie" [Werder loan goalkeeper Backhaus to the Eredivisie]. kicker (in German). 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
5. Perez, Isabella (8 July 2023). "From Germany to the Netherlands: Mio Backhaus was loaned to FC Volendam". srdeportescr.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
6. "Werder Bremen verlängert Vertrag mit U18-Nationaltorwart Mio Backhaus" [Werder Bremen extend contract with U18 national goalkeeper Mio Backhaus]. Weser Kurier (in German). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
7. "Werder Bremen leiht Torwart Backhaus in die Niederlande aus" [Werder Bremen loan goalkeeper Backhaus to the Netherlands]. Süddeutsche Zeitung. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
8. Walraven, Richard (5 July 2023). "Duitse doelman voor FC Volendam: talentvolle 'sweeperkeeper' Mio Backhaus gehuurd van Werder Bremen" [German goalkeeper for FC Volendam: talented 'sweeper-keeper' Mio Backhaus loaned from Werder Bremen]. Noordhollandsdagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
9. "Debuut Oostzaanse doelman Kayne van Oevelen: Onder de lat in slotduel GAE-FC Volendam". Voetbalinzaanstad. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
10. Mio Backhaus at DFB (also available in German)
11. Bürger, Malte (13 February 2023). "Japaner nehmen Werders Torhütertalent Mio Backhaus ins Visier" [Japanese target Werder's goalkeeping talent Mio Backhaus]. Weser Kurier. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

External links

• Mio Backhaus at WorldFootball.net
• Bundesliga profile