Leandro Barreiro

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Barreiroand the second or paternal family name is Martins.

Leandro Barreiro

Barreiro playing for Mainz in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Leandro Barreiro Martins [1]
Date of birth	(2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Erpeldange, Luxembourg
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Benfica
Number	18
Youth career
0000–2015	Racing-Union
2015–2016	Erpeldange
2016–2019	Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2024	Mainz 05	141	(11)
2024–	Benfica	17	(6)
International career‡
2016	Luxembourg U17	1	(0)
2017	Luxembourg U19	3	(0)
2017	Luxembourg U21	4	(0)
2018–	Luxembourg	61	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024

Leandro Barreiro Martins (born 3 January 2000) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Benfica and the Luxembourg national team.

Club career

Born in Erpeldange, Luxembourg, Barreiro was a promising youth in the local FC Erpeldange 72 academy. He moved to the Racing FC Union Luxembourg Academy, from where he garnered attention throughout Europe, including from Paris Saint-Germain. ^[2] He signed with Mainz in 2016. ^[3]

On 4 November 2018, Barreiro signed his first professional contract with Mainz. ^[4] He debuted with Mainz in a 5–1 Bundesliga loss to Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 8 February 2019. ^[5]

As Barreiro's contract was expiring, rumours that Barreiro would become a Benfica player were confirmed when Benfica's club president Rui Costa claimed "O Leandro também é jogador do Benfica" which translates to "Leandro [Barreiro] is also a Benfica player" on 23 May 2024. ^[6] Mainz's sporting director further confirmed that Barreiro would sign for the Portuguese outfit. ^[7] On January 17th 2025, he netted his first career hat-trick (and was subsequently awarded match MVP), as Benfica won 4-0 at home against Famalicão. ^[8]

International career

Barreiro was born in Luxembourg and is of Angolan descent. ^[9] Barreiro made his international debut for the Luxembourg national football team in a 1–0 friendly win against Malta on 22 March 2018. ^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 February 2025 ^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mainz 05	2018–19	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	2019–20	Bundesliga	18	0	0	0	–		–		18	0
	2020–21	Bundesliga	29	2	2	0	–		–		31	2
	2021–22	Bundesliga	31	1	3	0	–		–		34	1
	2022–23	Bundesliga	31	4	3	0	–		–		34	4
	2023–24	Bundesliga	31	4	2	0	–		–		33	4
	Total		141	11	10	0	–		–		151	11
Benfica	2024–25	Primeira Liga	17	6	2	0	1	0	6 [c]	0	26	6
Career total			158	14	12	0	1	0	6	0	177	14

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Taça de Portugal
2. Includes Taça da Liga
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 18 November 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Luxembourg	2018	6	0
	2019	10	1
	2020	8	0
	2021	9	0
	2022	10	1
	2023	11	0
	2024	7	0
Total		61	2

Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first. ^[12]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 March 2019	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Lithuania	1–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2.	14 June 2022	Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Faroe Islands	2–0	2–2	2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

Benfica

• Taça da Liga: 2024–25 ^[13]

References

1. "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 6" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 9. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
2. "Barreiro pisté par le PSG et cramé par le Luxembourg".
3. "Der luxemburgische N'Golo Kanté". 22 February 2018.
4. "Leandro Barreiro Martins erhält Profivertrag bis 2022". www.mainz05.de.
5. "Mainz 05 vs. Bayer Leverkusen - 8 February 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
6. "Todas as explicações de Rui Costa: os motivos para Schmidt continuar, o que falhou esta época, a contestação e o mercado". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-25.
7. "Sehenswertes Tor: Olivier Thill verwandelt Eckball direkt". luxemburger-wort-online (in German). 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
8. "Liga Portugal Benfica-Famalicão match report". Liga Portugal (in Portuguese). 2025-01-16. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
9. "Internacional sub-16 dá nas vistas : Jovem de origem angolana assina pelos alemães do Mainz". 4 May 2016.
10. "Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football – Résultat match amical international: Malte A – Luxembourg A, jeudi le 22 mars 2018: 0 – 1 (0–0)". www.flf.lu.
11. "Leandro Barreiro: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
12. "Leandro Barreiro". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
13. "Taça da Liga pintada de vermelho e branco!" (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

External links

• Profile at the 1. FSV Mainz 05 website (in German)
• Leandro Barreiro Martins at DFB (also available in German )
• Leandro Barreiro at FuPa.net (in German)
• Leandro Barreiro at kicker (in German)