Justin Baas

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 26)
Place of birth Quezon City, Philippines
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manila Digger
Number 70
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)
2024–2025 Uthai Thani 24 (1)
2025 Melaka 3 (0)
2026– Manila Digger 2 (0)
International career‡
2014 Netherlands U15 3 (1)
2019–2022 Philippines U23 7 (1)
2019– Philippines 17 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6:18; 11 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals 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 Philippines Football League club Manila Digger and the Philippines national team.

Club career

Youth

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

Jong AZ

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.

Ratchaburi Mitr Phol

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.

International career

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

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.

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

Honors

Manila Digger

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Pertahanan kacukan Belanda-Filipina menuju ke selatan tanah air". Stadium Astro (in Malay). 4 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "TOP Oss – AZ Alkmaar (J)". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  4. ↑ 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.
  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. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Cooper bares 23-man Azkals roster". Inquirer. 1 September 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "Azkals dominates Guam, clinch their first win in World Cup Qualifiers". Dugout Philippines. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.[permanent dead link]
  11. ↑ Saldajeno, Ivan (31 May 2026). "Manila Digger rules PFL after draw vs One Taguig in storm-delayed finale". dugout.ph. Retrieved 31 May 2026.