Josef Brian Johansen Baccay (born 29 April 2001) is a professional

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

er who plays as a leftback for

Norwegian First Division The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon () and OBOS-ligaen (due to sponsoring ties with :no:OBOS, OBOS), is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon ...

club Odd. Born in Norway, he plays for the Philippines national team.

Professional career

On 16 May 2018, Baccay signed his first professional contract with Lillestrøm. Baccay made his professional debut with Lillestrøm in a 2-0

Eliteserien Eliteserien () is a professional association football league in Norway and the highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division ...

loss to

Molde FK Molde Fotballklubb () is a association football, football club based in Molde Municipality, Molde, Norway, that competes in Eliteserien, the top flight of Norwegian football league system, Norwegian football. Founded on 19 June 1911, the club w ...

on 22 April 2019.

International career

Baccay was born in Norway to a Filipino father and Norwegian mother. Baccay is a youth international for Norway.

Philippines

In March 2024, Baccay was reportedly one of the players being recruited by head coach Tom Saintfiet and team manager Freddy Gonzalez to play for the

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

. On 10 March 2025, Baccay was included in the 24-man squad of the Philippines for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against

Maldives The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in South Asia located in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India, abou ...

. 7 days later, his request to switch international allegiance to the Philippines was approved by

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. Baccay made his debut for the Philippines in a 4–1 victory against the Maldives. He came in as a second-half substitute, replacing Michael Kempter in the 46th minute. He provided the assist for the Philippines' fourth goal in the 92nd minute.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baccay, Josef 2001 births Living people Filipino people of Norwegian descent Norwegian people of Filipino descent 21st-century Filipino sportsmen 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Footballers from Oslo Filipino men's footballers Norwegian men's footballers Sportspeople of Filipino descent Men's association football fullbacks Lillestrøm SK players Fredrikstad FK players Odds BK players Eliteserien players Norwegian Second Division players Norway men's youth international footballers Norway men's under-21 international footballers Philippines men's international footballers