| Mio Backhaus | |
| Birth Date: | 16 April 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Mönchengladbach, Germany |
| Height: | 1.94 m[1] |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Werder Bremen |
| Clubnumber: | 30 |
| Youthyears1: | –2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Alemannia Aachen |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Werder Bremen |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Clubs1: | Werder Bremen |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Clubs2: | Werder Bremen II |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs3: | → FC Volendam (loan) |
| Caps3: | 33 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Germany U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam3: | Germany U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022–2023 |
| Nationalteam4: | Germany U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam5: | Germany U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:56, 29 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22:16, 20 July 2023 (UTC) |
Mio Backhaus (born 16 April 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Werder Bremen.[2] He is a German youth international.
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]
Backhaus has represented Germany internationally at youth levels Germany U15, Germany U16, Germany U18 and Germany U19.
Backhaus is half-German and half-Japanese.[9]