| Justin Baas | |
| Fullname: | Mikel Justin Cagurangan Baas |
| Birth Date: | 2000 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Quezon City, Philippines |
| Currentclub: | Uthai Thani |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | –2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Always Forward |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Volendam |
| Youthyears3: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | Always Forward |
| Youthyears4: | 2017–2019 |
| Youthclubs4: | AZ |
| Years1: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Jong AZ |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | United City |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | Melaka United |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Kaya–Iloilo |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Uthai Thani |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | Philippines U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam3: | Philippines |
| Nationalcaps3: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 00:38; 29 September 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 22:00; 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Mikel Justin Cagurangan Baas (pronounced as /nl/; 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]
Raised in Netherlands, Baas had his youth career at Always Forward, Volendam, and 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.[2]
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]
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.
Baas was part of the Philippines U-22 Olympic squad that competed in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines. On the second group match on 27 November, he scored the Philippines' only goal in a 2–1 loss to Myanmar.[4]
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]